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Book Review: In the Forests of the Night
Media Type: Print Book Title: In The Forests of the Night (Goblin Wars #2) Author: Kersten Hamilton Publisher: Clarion Books Pages: Hardcover; 288 Release Date: Oct 3, 2011 Source: Publisher —————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence —————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of a good fantasy story with lovable, memorable characters. Other books in the series: Tyger, Tyger (Goblin Wars #1) Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N The battle against goblinkind continues . . . but which side will Teagan be on? Teagan, Finn, and…
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Mythic Heroines with Laura Bickle
Please welcome to the blog Laura Bickle! She’s here during a promo tour for her Anya Kalinczyk series, which includes Embers and Sparks. Laura is a lover of all things nerdy and fantasy. That alone makes her a win in my book! Below she’s written a guest post all about powerful heroines, which are also my cup of tea. Please enjoy, and remember to check out her books and add them to your TBR! Mythic Heroines: Ishtar’s Uneasy Balance by Laura Bickle I’ve always loved reading about powerful heroines, women who are in charge of their own story. I grew up reading Robin…
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An Interview with J.G. McKenney and a giveaway!
I’m happy to welcome J.G. McKenney to my blog for an author interview! His book, Eon’s Door was actually just recently reviewed by me and I absolutely adored it. Definitely one of my favorite Fantasy books so far. Lucky for you, he’s brought along a giveaway of said book just for you! 1) Eon’s Door has deep roots into being surrounded by nature. Is that what you set out to write, or did it come organically once you started writing? An interesting choice of words, since Eon is a tree. And, yes, I intended to write a book in which Nature…
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Book Review: Eon’s Door
Media Type: Ebook Title: Eon’s Door Author: J.G. McKenney Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 316 Release Date: July 10, 2011 Source: Author ——————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Fantasy Violence ——————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommend for: Lovers of Fantasy Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Eon’s Door should not be open. Two thousand years after three clans flee the world of humans through Eon’s Door to find sanctuary in a realm called Erla, a prophecy left to them by the ancient race that created the tree portal is coming…
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An Interview with Beth Barany
Beth Barany, author of Henrietta the Dragon Slayer, is here today for an author interview. I asked her a few questions and she was sweet enough to answer them! You can see my review here, the book was great, but I’ll let her go ahead and take the center stage. Don’t forget to leave a comment for her! 1) I saw on your website that you help aspiring authors! What led you to choose that as a path? I’ve always seemed to gravitate to teaching and helping others, and what better way to focus my talents and enthusiasm and knowledge…
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An Interview with R.T. Kaelin, author of Progeny
You, my friends, are in for a treat today! R.T. Kaelin, author of the epic high fantasy Progeny, is here for an author interview! Now if you are a fan of fantasy, this is a book you need to pick up. At 672 pages it might seem a bit daunting at first, but I can promise you that this book is absolutely worth the read. It’s amazing! I’ll have a review up very soon, but in the meantime I’ll give the floor over to R.T. and let him talk. Enjoy! 1) Progeny must have been quite an undertaking! The book…
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Book Review: Running from Secrets
Media Type: Ebook Title: Running from Secrets Author: Stephanie Void Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 198 Release Date: January 23, 2010 Source: Author ================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Bethany has never felt as alone as she feels in Linwood—until she dreams up Chime, a woman on the run because of a magic crime she didn’t commit. The dreams get more and more urgent, so Bethany tries to banish them by writing them down, only to discover she’s stumbled into the role of unwitting controller of Chime’s world.<br><br>Chime is real…
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Book Review: Henrietta the Dragon Slayer
Media Type: Print Book Title: Henrietta the Dragon Slayer Author: Beth Barany Publisher: Firewolf Books Pages: Paperback; 236 Release Date: June 17, 2011 Source: Author =================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: None HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Henrietta, the legendary Dragon Slayer of the Kingdom of Bleuve, can’t stomach the thought of one more kill. Yet, in order to save her dying mentor, she must go on one last quest. But will misfit companions, seasickness, and an ego maniacal king derail the quest for the healing stone? And will she be able to cut past her conscience…
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Book Review: The Circle Cast
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Circle Cast Author: Alex Epstein Publisher: Tradewind Books Pages: Paperback; 300 Release Date: January 4, 2011 Source: Author =================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart How did an exiled girl become the most powerful witch in legend? Britain, 480 AD. Saxon barbarians are invading, pushing the civilized British out of their own island. Morgan is the daughter of the governor of Cornwall. But when her father is murdered and her mother taken as the King’s new wife, she has to flee to Ireland to avoid…
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Book Review: The Iron Thorn
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Iron Thorn *Series: The Iron Codex (Book 1) Author: Cailtlin Kittredge Publisher: Delacorte Pages: Hardcover; 512 Release Date: February 22, 2011 Source: Library —————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence —————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy immersion in a fabulous fantasy world. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N In the city of Lovecraft, the Proctors rule and a great Engine turns below the streets, grinding any resistance to their order to dust. The necrovirus is blamed for Lovecraft’s epidemic of madness, for the strange and eldritch creatures that roam…