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Book Blitz: After Thought by P.A. Crenshaw
Hello bookworms, and happy Sunday! It’s my hope that you’re enjoying a nice long weekend, preferably surrounded by good friends, good food, and good books. Or any selection of those things! I’m here today to help add to that TBR, with a spotlight on a newly released book. Are you ready? Let’s do it! After ThoughtAfter Thought Series Book 1 P. A. CrenshawGenre: FantasySub-Genre: Magical Realism/Urban Fantasy Releasing May 30, 2021 What if ordinary people could do extraordinary things by thought alone? What if falling in love could get you killed? Welcome to P. A. Crenshaw’s brand-new AFTER THOUGHT series,…
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Book Review: A Slice of Magic by A.G. Mayes
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: A Slice of Magic Author: A.G. Mayes Publisher: HarperImpulse Pages: Print; 234 Release Date: January 25, 2019 Source: NetGalley / Publisher —————————————- Genre: Cozy Mystery / Magical Realism HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy quick, sweet reads with quirky characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Susanna Daniels has spent over twenty years wondering why her beloved Aunt Erma disappeared from her life. When Aunt Erma leaves a voicemail asking for help at her pie shop, Susanna thinks she’s finally going to get the answers she’s been…
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Book Review: The Memory Trees by Kali Wallace
Media Type: Audio Book Title: The Memory Trees Author: Kali Wallace Publisher: Katherine Tegan Books Run Time: 12 hours 51 minutes Release Date: October 10, 2017 Source: Library ——————————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Content Screening: Mild Violence; Adult Language Recommended to: Readers who like ethereal reads that have one foot in reality and the other in magic. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N The Memory Trees is a dark magical realism novel about a mysterious family legacy, a centuries-old feud, and a tragic loss that resurfaces when sixteen-year-old Sorrow returns to her mother’s family orchard for…
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Book Review: A Million Junes by Emily Henry
Media Type: Audio Book Title: A Million Junes Author: Emily Henry Publisher: Razorbill Pages: Hardcover; 350 Release Date: May 16, 2017 Source: Library Borrow ———————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love YA, adore magical realism, and just want to get lost. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N For as long as Jack “June” O’Donnell has been alive, her parents have had only one rule: stay away from the Angert family. But when June collides—quite literally—with Saul Angert, sparks fly, and everything June has known is thrown into…
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Book Review: The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepard
Media Type: Audiobook Title: The Secret Horses of Briar Hill Author: Megan Shepard Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: October 13, 2016 Source: Library Borrow ———————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who enjoy magical realism and amazing characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N There are winged horses that live in the mirrors of Briar Hill hospital. In the mirrors that line its grand hallways, which once belonged to a princess. In those that reflect the elegant rooms, now filled with sick…
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Book Review: Rules for Stealing Stars by Corey Ann Haydu
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Rules for Stealing Stars Author: Corey Ann Haydu Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: September 29, 2015 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ——————————————————————— Content Screening: Parental Depression, Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy deep stories about families, and specifically about sisters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In the tradition of Sharon Creech and Wendy Mass, Corey Ann Haydu’s sparkling middle grade debut is a sister story with a twist of magic, a swirl of darkness, and a whole lot of hope. Silly…