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Book Review: Kings or Pawns (The Kings #1) by J.J. Sherwood
Media Type: Ebook Title: Kings or Pawns *Series: The Kings Book 1 Author: J.J. Sherwood Publisher: Silver Helm Pages: Paperback; 383 Release Date: October 1, 2015 Source: Author ——————————————————- Genre: Epic Fantasy HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy their Fantasy with a good dose of political intrigue. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes The first book in JJ Sherwood’s Steps of Power epic fantasy series. The Kings, Book I: Kings or Pawns is a political intrigue that spirals into an action and adventure series as the final events unfold. 8,994 P.E.—The…
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Book Review: The Voyage to Magical North by Claire Fayers
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Voyage to Magical North Author: Claire Fayers Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. (BYR) Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: July 5, 2016 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher ————————————————- Content Screening: Magical mischief HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy magical romps, filled with pirates and mischief! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne is a girl with a past–if only she could remember what it is. Found alone in a rowboat as a child, clutching a shard of the rare starshell needed for spell-casting, she’s spent…
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Book Blitz: Bottled by Carol Riggs
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! If you’ve dragged yourself out of bed this Monday morning, and are being productive, I applaud you. As a reward, it’s time to share with you another bookish spotlight! This one is quite lovely, if I do say so myself. Bottled by Carol Riggs has a cover that is just too luscious for words. Enjoy! Bottled by Carol Riggs Genre: YA Fantasy Release Date: July 7th 2016 Clean Reads At seventeen, Adeelah Naji is transformed into a genie and imprisoned in a bottle. For a thousand years, she fulfills the wishes of greedy masters—building their palaces,…
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Book Review: Neverwhere (Author’s Preferred Text) by Neil Gaiman
Media Type: Print Book Title: Neverwhere: Author’s Preferred Text Author: Neil Gaiman Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 464 Release Date: June 7, 2016 Source: TLC Book Tours ——————————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy darkly written fiction with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes The #1 New York Times bestselling author’s ultimate edition of his wildly successful first novel featuring his “preferred text”—and including his special Neverwhere tale, “How the Marquis Got His Coat Back”. Published in 1997, Neil Gaiman’s darkly hypnotic first novel, Neverwhere, heralded the…
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Book Review: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Roses and Rot Author: Kat Howard Publisher: Saga Press Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: May 17, 2016 Source: Publisher ——————————————– Genre: Fantasy / Contemporary (This borders the line between YA and NA.) HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone who loves fairy tales, especially the true life ones. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Imogen and her sister Marin have escaped their cruel mother to attend a prestigious artists’ retreat, but soon learn that living in a fairy tale requires sacrifices, be it art or love. What would you…
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Book Review: Flying Away by Caroline A. Gill
Media Type: Ebook Title: Flying Away *Series: The Flykeeper Chronicles Author: Caroline A. Gill Publisher: St. Helena Press Pages: Kindle; 228 Release Date: January 12, 2016 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love vivid Fantasy with well-written characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes When Iolani Bearse was five years old, she lost her father to war. When she was nine, her mother died in a freak car accident. When Lani was fourteen, eerie green lights invaded, tearing her from the only home…
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Book Review: The Beltane Escape by Ariella Moon
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Beltane Escape *Series: The Two Realms Trilogy #1 Author: Ariella Moon Publisher: Star Tribe Publishing Pages: Kindle; 225 Release Date: February 2016 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy fantasy stories, featuring fairy folk and strong female characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Lady Fenella, ever surrounded by guards, knows only responsibility and duty. She believes Merlin and the Lady of the Lake are myths, Gran’s warnings about Fairy are superstition, and Fairy was invented to make…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Charmed by Jen Calonita
I’m so happy to present today’s spotlight book, because it’s the second in one of my favorite series! Jen Calonita’s Flunked soared to the top of my reading list last year, with it’s adorable characters and fun, magical premise. When I found out that there was a sequel coming, I was so excited. I’m proud to be able to share that sequel with you! Goodreads It takes a (mostly) reformed thief to catch a spy. Which is why Gilly Cobbler, Enchantasia’s most notorious pickpocket, volunteers to stay locked up at Fairy Tale Reform School…indefinitely. Gilly and her friends may have defeated…
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Book Review: Low Town (Low Town #1) by Daniel Polansky
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Low Town * Series: Low Town #1 Author: Daniel Polansky Publisher: Random House Pages: Paperback; 354 Release Date: August 16, 2001 (Reprint) Source: Library —————————————————– Genre: Dark Fantasy / Noir Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Any reader who loves a dark fantasy story with a well fleshed out main character. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In the forgotten back alleys and flophouses that lie in the shadows of Rigus, the finest city of the Thirteen Lands, you will find Low Town. It is an ugly place,…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Lost Heir by Allison Whitmore
Welcome to another book spotlight, my friends! Today, the bright lights are trained on The Lost Heir by Allison Whitmore. Do you love Fantasy? Do you love gorgeous covers? I think this is something you’ll want to pay attention to. Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Isabella Foxworthy was just another girl…until she learned she was an empath, able to read the energy of others. A secret world known as the Violet City lies beneath her family’s hotel in Los Angeles. Through this discovery, Isabella is catapulted into a whirlwind of magic, adventure, and danger. The Violet City holds the key to…