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Book Review: The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Wise and the Wicked Author: Rebecca Podos Publisher: Harper Collins/Balzer + Bray Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: May 28, 2019 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher ————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy slow burn stories filled with magic, and a bit of mayhem. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Ruby Chernyavsky has been told the stories since she was a child: The women in her family, once possessed of great magical abilities to remake lives and stave off death itself, were…
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Book Review: The Bone Charmer by Breeana Shields
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Bone Charmer Author: Breeana Shields Publisher: Page Street Kids Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: May 21, 2019 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy “sliding doors” stories with vivid characters and settings. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In Saskia’s world, bones are the source of all power. They tell the future, reveal the past, and expose secrets in the present. Each village has a designated seer who performs readings for the townsfolk, and in Midwood, the…
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Book Review: Last Things by Jacqueline West
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Last Things Author: Jacqueline West Publisher: Greenwillow Books Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: May 7, 2019 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher ——————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love dark, atmospheric stories that keep you guessing right up until the end. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N When strange things start happening to local music idol Anders Thorson, everyone blames his number-one-fan, Thea. But is she out to hurt him? Or protect him? High school senior Anders Thorson is unusually gifted. His band,…
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Book Review: The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Devouring Gray Author: Christine Lynn Herman Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: April 2, 2019 Source: Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories that are dark and atmospheric. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Branches and stones, daggers and bones, They locked the Beast away. After the death of her sister, seventeen-year-old Violet Saunders finds herself dragged to Four Paths, New York. Violet may be a newcomer, but she soon learns her mother isn’t: They belong to one of the…
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Cover Reveal: The Veil of Ashes (Princess Vigilante #2) by S. Usher Evans
Hi everyone! Today I’m excited to participate in the cover reveal for THE VEIL OF ASHES by S. Usher Evans! This is the second book in an epic YA Fantasy series and book one, THE CITY OF VEILS, just released on April 16th! Check below the beautiful cover designed by Jo Painter and don’t forget to enter the INTL giveaway. About the Book: Title: The Veil of Ashes Series: Princess Vigilante #1 Author: S. Usher Evans Publisher: Sun’s Golden Ray Publishing Publishing Date: July 9, 2019 Genres: YA Fantasy Goodreads | Preorder: SGR Pub | Amazon | iBooks Blindsided by betrayal, Brynna…
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Book Review: Lovestruck by Kate Watson
Title: Lovestruck Author: Kate Watson Publisher: Flux Pages: Paperback; 300 Release Date: April 2, 2019 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lighter reads with great messages. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Sixteen-year-old cupid-in-training Kali is in an Olympus-sized mountain of trouble. Rule number one in arrow-toting matchmaking: don’t stick yourself. But accidents happen, and Kali instantly falls hard for her indie rock, bass-playing target, Benicio. The God of Love is going to kill her. Even if he is her dad. Being…
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Book Review: We Rule the Night by Clarie Eliza Bartlett
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: We Rule The Night Author: Claire Eliza Bartlett Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: April 2, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ————————————————————- Content Screening: Violence, Adult Language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love stories with realistic characters, facing impossible odds. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Two girls use forbidden magic to fly and fight–for their country and for themselves–in this riveting debut that’s part Shadow and Bone, part Code Name Verity. Seventeen-year-old Revna is a factory worker, manufacturing war…
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Book Review: Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Sky Without Stars Series: System Divine Book 1 Authors: Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: Hardcover; 592 Release Date: March 26, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy retellings with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A thief. An officer. A guardian. Three strangers, one shared destiny . . . When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. A new life for a wealthy French family and their descendants.…
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Can’t Wait Wednesday – The Oddmire by William Ritter
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted here, at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. If you’re continuing with WOW, feel free to link those up as well! Find out more here. Real talk, I am SO EXCITED about this book! The instant that I saw the synopsis for William Ritter’s new book, I was smitten. I have a soft spot for middle grade at…
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Book Review: Beware the Night by Jessika Fleck
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Beware The Night Author: Jessika Fleck Publisher: Swoon Reads Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: March 12, 2019 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a Fantasy with a brave heroine facing unspeakable odds. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N When her world divides, pitting light against dark, Veda must join a dangerous revolution to save her grandfather and fight against injustice…even if it costs her the boy she loves. On the island of Bellona, life is…