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Book Blitz and Giveaway: The Dog Men by Patricia Crandall
The Dog MenPatricia CrandallPublication date: January 1, 2018Genres: Mystery Ten-year-old Wyatt and eleven-year-old Hannah uncover the dark world of illegal dog fights when they trespass at a Vermont farm and peep through a barn window. And when crotchety old Lester Cranshaw’s dog, Paddy, turns up missing, there is no holding him back from investigating the situation and the kids join in. In the dead of the night, after the trio are captured and held hostage at the Inglis farm, Wyatt will need all of his wits and courage to escape in order to save the lives of his friends. THE…
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Book Review: The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Invited Author: Jennifer McMahon Publisher: Doubleday Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: April 30, 2019 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ————————————— Genre: Paranormal Thriller / Mystery HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a slightly spooky mystery with a historical feel. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who don’t simply move into a haunted house,…
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Book Review: Little White Lies (Debutantes #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Media Type: Print Book Title: Little White Lies * Series: Debutantes #1 Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Publisher: Freeform Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: November 6, 2018 Source: Publisher ——————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who mysteries that involve sassy debutantes and tons of scandal. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Eighteen-year-old auto mechanic Sawyer Taft did not expect her estranged grandmother to show up at her apartment door and offer her a six-figure contract to participate in debutante season. And she definitely never imagined she would accept. But…
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Book Review: The Color of Lies by C.J. Lyons
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Color Of Lies Author: CJ Lyons Publisher: Blink Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: November 6, 2018 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher ——————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy YA mysteries with diverse characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author CJ Lyons comes The Color of Lies, a world drenched in color and mystery. High school senior Ella Cleary has always been good at reading people. Her family has a rare medical condition called…
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Book Review: Girl at the Grave by Teri Bailey Black
Media Type: Ebook Title: Girl at the Grave Author: Teri Bailey Black Publisher: Tor Teen Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: August 7, 2018 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy slow moving, but well executed mixes of historical fiction and fantasy. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Valentine has spent years trying to outrun her mother’s legacy. But small towns have long memories, and when a new string of murders occurs, all signs point to the daughter of a murderer. Only one…
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Book Review: Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough
Media Type: Physical Book Title: Cross Her Heart Author: Sarah Pinborough Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 341 Release Date: September 4, 2018 Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours ——————————————— Genre: Thriller / Mystery HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy slow burn thrillers with excellently executed twists. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Lisa lives for her daughter Ava, her job, and her best friend Marilyn, but when a handsome client shows an interest in her, Lisa starts daydreaming about sharing her life with him too. Maybe she’s ready now. Maybe she can…
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Book Review + Giveaway: The Fireproof Girl by Loretta Lost
Title: The Fireproof Girl Author: Loretta Lost Series: (Sophie Shields, #1) Pages: Publication date: September 29th 2016 Source: Xpresso Book Tours/Author Genres: Mystery, New Adult, Romance HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Add it: Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo Abandoned at birth, Sophie Shields grew up in abusive foster homes, escaping into books and computers for solace. When the constant danger became too much to bear, she ran away,…
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Book Review: The Window by Amelia Brunskill
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Window Author: Amelia Brunskill Publisher: Delacorte Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: April 3, 2018 Source: Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy mysteries with a slow burn, and a big finish. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Anna is everything her identical twin is not. Outgoing and athletic, she is the opposite of quiet introvert Jess. The same on the outside, yet so completely different inside–it’s hard to believe the girls are sisters, let alone twins. But they are.…
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Book Review: Sunburn by Laura Lippman
Media Type: Print Book Title: Sunburn Author: Laura Lippman Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: February 20, 2018 Source: Harper Collins / TLC Book Tours —————————————————- Genre: Mystery / Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of a mystery/thriller that features well made characters and plenty of tension! Add it on: HarperCollins | Amazon | Barnes & Noble A Bustle, Entertainment Weekly and PopSugar Most Anticipated Book of 2018. “Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master. She is…
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Book Review: Double Take by Abby Bardi
Media Type: Ebook Title: Double Take Author: Abby Bardi Publisher: Harper Collins Impulse Pages: 186 Release Date: March 21, 2016 Source: PUYB ——————————————- Genre: Mystery HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy reading about the early 70’s culture. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon Set in Chicago, 1975, Double Take is the story of artsy Rachel Cochrane, who returns from college with no job and confronts the recent death of Bando, one of her best friends. When she runs into Joey, a mutual friend, their conversations take them back into their shared past and to the revelation that Bando may have been murdered. To find out who murdered…