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Book Review: Scent of Darkness
Media Type: Print Book Title: Scent of Darkness Author: Margot Berwin Publisher: Pantheon Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: January 29, 2013 Source: Publisher ——————————————— Genre: Paranormal Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy elegant prose and descriptive writing. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Evangeline is eighteen years old when her grandmother gives her the ultimate gift-a scent she has created just for her. From the moment Eva places a drop on her neck, her entire life changes. Previously unnoticed, she becomes the object of intense desire for everyone around…
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A guest post by Marion Croslydon and a giveaway!
Oxford Whispers by Marion Croslydon is on tour with AToMR Tours! Lucky me, I get to help promote it! I have to say that the premise of this book sounds deliciously creepy. If you haven’t had a chance to read it just yet, let me tempt you with it right now! Madison LeBon is dead set against the dead. Her fresh start at Oxford University is a brand new beginning. She finally has a chance to turn the page on her psychic powers and cumbersome voodoo heritage. Snakes, dolls, ghosts, and spirits: Farewell… Not quite. When the tragic lovers in…
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Book Review: Crossroads
Media Type: Ebook Title: Crossroads *Series: Crossroads Academy #1 Author: J.J. Bonds Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 310 Release Date: November 2011 Source: Author —————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence —————————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are fans of the Vampire Academy series. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N When Katia enrolled at Crossroads Academy she knew things weren’t exactly going to be easy. The sole heir to the worlds’ most powerful vampire, her presence was bound to cause a stir. But nothing could have prepared her…
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Book Review: Valkyrie Rising
Media Type: Print Book Title: Valkyrie Rising * Series: Valkyrie #1 Author: Ingrid Paulson Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: October 9, 2012 Source: Library ————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy paranormal fiction but are looking for something outside the box. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Nothing ever happens in Norway. But at least Ellie knows what to expect when she visits her grandmother: a tranquil fishing village and long, slow summer days. And maybe she’ll…
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Book Review: Obumbrate
Media Type: Ebook Title: Obumbrate *Series: Illumine Series #2 Author: Alivia Anders Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 292 Release Date: July 7, 2012 Source: Purchased ———————————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence; Mild Language ————————————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series, and new readers who love a darker story with a strong female protagonist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Essallie Hanley just wishes her life could go back to normal. But what’s normal when you carry the burden of knowing you’re a half-angel created for…
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5 Facts + An Interview with Alivia Anders!
ARE YOU READY? I said, ARE YOU READY? Well you better be, because today on the blog it’s all about Alivia Anders. She is the author of The Illumine Series, which you can see in her awesome dossier below. Illumine and Obumbrate are already out for your reading pleasure, and Riven is coming so very soon! Now, please enjoy some facts and an interview as Alivia tours Riven around the web! ********** 5 Facts + An Interview with Alivia! 1- My first time using a circa 70-80’s sewing machine to complete a HUGE project, I made a fully lined, stitched and movie accurate…
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Book Review: Hanging By A Thread
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Hanging By A Thread Author: Sophie Littlefield Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 288 Release Date: September 11, 2012 Source: NetGalley ——————————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Language ——————————————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a paranormal read, and are looking for something a little different. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Summer is the best part of the year in Winston, California, and the Fourth of July is the highlight of the season. But the perfect town Clare remembers…
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Book Review: Velveteen
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Velveteen *Series: Velveteen #1 Author: Daniel Marks Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 464 Release Date: October 9, 2012 Source: Publisher ——————————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence ——————————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who don’t mind graphic scenes, and unflinchingly morbid humor. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Velveteen Monroe is dead. At 16, she was kidnapped and murdered by a madman named Bonesaw. But that’s not the problem. The problem is she landed in purgatory. And while it’s not…
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Audio Book Review: Girl of Nightmares
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Girl of Nightmares *Series: Anna #2 Author: Kendare Blake Narrator: August Ross Publisher: Audio GO Format: MP3 CD Duration: 10 hours and 3 minutes Source: Audio Go ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence; Swearing ————————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N It’s been months since the ghost of Anna Korlov opened a door to Hell in her basement and disappeared into it, but ghost-hunter Cas Lowood can’t move on. His friends remind him that Anna sacrificed herself so that Cas could…
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Book Review: Evergreen
Media Type: Print Book Title: Evergreen * Series: Mer Tales #2 Author: Brenda Pandos Publisher: Obsidian Mountain Publishing Pages: Paperback; 275 Release Date: June 29, 2012 Source: Author ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ——————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a great mermaid story and a fabulous romance! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A kingdom on the brink of war. A king on the fringes of insanity. A family running for their lives. Ash and Fin’s only desire is to be together…