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Roald Dahl 100 Celebratory Blog Tour – Review of Esio Trot
This year Penguin Young Readers and the Roald Dahl Literary Estate are celebrating 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl —the world’s number one storyteller. ==================================================================== Roald Dahl holds a special place in this bookworm’s heart. His stories were some of my favorites while I was growing up, and I love the fact that they are still so popular with today’s kids as well! There’s something magical about Roald Dahl’s writing. It’s a bit silly, a bit magic-filled, and always manages to have this beautiful message in it that is never preachy. They’re little portals to the best part…
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Book Spotlight and Giveaway: Decoherence by Liana Brooks
Today’s spotlight is one that caught my eye based on the cover art. Portals to other universes? Sign me up. These interesting book just released yesterday so now is your chance to grab it! Samantha Rose and Linsey MacKenzie have established an idyllic life of married bliss in Australia, away from the Commonwealth Bureau of Investigation, away from mysterious corpses, and—most of all—away from Dr. Emir’s multiverse machine. But Sam is a detective at heart, and even on the other side of the world, she can’t help wonder if a series of unsolved killings she reads about are related—not just…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Fish Wielder by Jim Hardison
Today’s spotlight is one that, admittedly, made me giggle when I first happened upon it. There’s a lot to be said for a good cover, and when that cover is definitely out of the ordinary it’s even better! I present to you, the spotlight for today, Fish Wielder in all its glory. Fish Wielder is kind of like Lord of the Rings, set in Narnia, if it was written by the guys who made Monty Python and the Holy Grail while they were listening to the music of They Might Be Giants. In ancient times, the Dark Lord Mauron cooked…
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Author Interview + Giveaway: Serenity by India R Adams
Serenity India R. Adams (Forever, #1) Publication date: July 26th 2016 Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult To say I know where this story begins is to say I remember what lifetime started it all…and why. What I do know is this lifetime is hard and cruel…maybe like the rest. That is until I meet him–the light that shines and guides me. To where I don’t know but my soul chooses to follow regardless. I believe it has done this before. I believe I will follow him…forever. A destructive home life silently tears Serenity, a 16 year old girl, apart until her…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Unknown by Wendy Higgins
That’s right, my bookish friends! It’s release day for Wendy Higgins’ Unknown and you can grab it for $2.99 today only. Have I caught you while you’re looking for your next read? Well then, settle in. It’s time for some more info on this book and, if you’ll be so kind as to read to the bottom, a pretty amazing giveaway as well! Amber Tate believes the worst thing she’ll suffer in life is dealing with the unrequited love she feels for her brother’s best friend, Rylen Fite. She also believes war is something unfortunate that happens places far, far away…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Lavender in Bloom by Lily Velez
Good morning, darling bookish people! Are you on the hunt for a swoon-worthy, historical romance? Look no further, Lily Velez has you covered with Lavender in Bloom. Lavender in Bloom Lily Velez Publication date: July 25th 2016 Genres: Historical, Romance, Young Adult It’s the year 1802 in Avignon, France… Noah Capet has spent most of his young life living simple and unvaried days in the hushed countryside of southern France. Quiet, reserved, and diffident, his preference for existing is to do so in solitude, keeping to himself both in town and on his family’s farm—a predilection that’s altogether disrupted when…
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Book Review: The Killer In Me by Margot Harrison
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Killer In Me Author: Margot Harrison Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: July 12, 2016 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher ————————————————– Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good, tense read with vividly written characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Seventeen-year-old Nina Barrows knows all about the Thief. She’s intimately familiar with his hunting methods: how he stalks and kills at random, how he disposes of his victims’ bodies in an abandoned mine in the deepest, most desolate part of a…
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Book Review: Rising Tides by
Media Type: Ebook Title: Rising Tides Author: Katy Haye Publisher: Plumshine Books Pages: Paperback; 264 Release Date: June 24, 2016 Source: YA Bound Book Tours ——————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dystopian novels that have plenty of tension and intrigue. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes The truth won’t stay submerged forever. City is the last civilised place left on a drowned Earth, a floating town built from metal and plastic from the Time Before. It’s the only home doctor’s daughter Libby Marchmont has ever known or…
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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: Secrets, Lies and Scandals by Amanda K. Morgan
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Secrets, Lies and Scandals Author: Amanda K. Morgan Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: July 5, 2016 Source: FFBC / Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy murder mysteries blended with Contemporary issues Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Nothing ruins summer vacation like a secret…especially when it involves a dead teacher. Ivy used to be on top of the social ladder, until her ex made that all go away. She has a chance to be Queen Bee again, but…