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Book Review: Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos
Content Warnings: Fatphobia (challenged), gore and blood Shaun of the Dead meets Dumplin’ in this bitingly funny YA thriller about a kickass group of teens battling a ravenous group of zombies. In the next few hours, one of three things will happen. 1–We’ll be rescued (unlikely) 2–We’ll freeze to death (maybe) 3–We’ll be eaten by thin and athletic zombies (odds: excellent) Vivian Ellenshaw is fat, but she knows she doesn’t need to lose weight, so she’s none too happy to find herself forced into a weight-loss camp’s van with her ex-best friend, Allie, a meathead jock who can barely drive,…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Tribulation by Jaydeep Shah
It’s Tuesday friends! Shockingly today’s spotlight is not a romance novel. I know, I know, I read A LOT of romance, but I also really enjoy a good thriller. Tribulation promises to be a hauntingly good time and I can’t wait to check it out. TribulationJaydeep Shah(Cops Planet #1)Publication date: June 15th 2020Genres: Adult, Suspense, Thriller When a couple celebrates their eleventh marriage anniversary at their old mansion far from the city of Naples, Florida, they begin experiencing paranormal events. While trying to find out the truth of what’s happening, they encounter a girl wandering in the mansion. She is…
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Book Review: Like A Fly On The Wall
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Like A Fly On The Wall Author: Simone Kelly Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 448 Release Date: July 11, 2017 Source: Harper Collins / TLC Book Tours —————————————————- Genre: Suspense / Contemporary HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy intrigue mixed with some scenes on the steamier side. Add it on: HarperCollins | Amazon | Barnes & Noble From talented debut author Simone Kelly comes this suspenseful novel that crackles with intrigue, sex, and plenty of surprises—perfect for fans of Eric Jerome Dickey and Carl Weber. Meet Jacques…
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Book Review: The Sea Crystal and Other Weird Tales by Susan Berliner
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Sea Crystal and Other Weird Tales Author: Susan Berliner Publisher: SRB Books Pages: Kindle; 160 Release Date: April 3, 2016 Source: Author ———————————————————– Genre: Short Stories HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy suspenseful tales with a very paranormal twist. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Welcome to Susan Berliner’s world. It’s a place where strange things—both good and bad—happen. Meet some of the inhabitants: * Doreen. It’s time for her wedding—but where is everyone? (Doreen’s Wedding) * Neal. The face he sees in the mirror is no longer…
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Book Review: The Run Begins by J. Frank James
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Run Begins *Series: Lou Malloy Crime Series Author: J. Frank James Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Pages: Kindle; 52 Release Date: August 26, 2013 Source: Author ————————————————- Genre: Crime / Fiction / Mystery / Thriller / Suspense / Action / Adventure HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good back story and want to read more in the series Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Lou Malloy is 18 years old and ready for the world. His brother Sam has left and his sister wants to move to Florida with the family. Malloy is having none of it and on a wild…
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Book Review: Hardwired by Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Hardwired Author: Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie Publisher: Flux Pages: paperback; 240 Release Date: November 8, 2015 Source: Publisher/Netgalley ———————————————– Genre: Teens/YA Suspense Content Screening: Some violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a strong male lead in a not so distant dystopian future. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes When Lucas tested positive for the warrior gene—a genetic abnormality believed to predispose humans to violence—he was shipped off to the Bake Shop, an impregnable government facility. There, he underwent a battery of psychological tests aimed at making him crack. Now, labeled safe to return to normal life, he’s ready to…
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Book Excerpt and Giveaway: BlindSight by Susan Peterson Wisnewski
Go ahead, celebrate. We’re half way through the week! If there’s one thing I love about Wednesday is that we’re one step closer to Friday. Today we have Susan Peterson Wisnewski’s and her book, Blindsight. This book intrigued me as soon as I read the description and I am looking forward to reading it! If you’ve been following the tour, this is stop number 18! Life is already bad enough after Tisha Adams loses both her job and her beautiful Manhattan apartment. Living in a musty garage apartment and working for her uncle in Queens, her life is upended when she witnesses a…
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Cover Reveal: After She’s Gone by Lisa Jackson
Are you ready for some suspense? Lisa Jackson’s After She’s Gone promises a harrowing tale of jealousy, betrayal and the darkside of fame. Let’s check out the gorgeous cover that stares into your soul. Pre-order Links: Amazon or Kobo Cassie Kramer and her younger sister, Allie, learned the hazards of fame long ago. Together, they’d survived the horror of a crazed fan who nearly killed their mother, former Hollywood actress Jenna Hughes. Still, Cassie moved to L.A., urging Allie to follow. As a team, they’d take the town by storm. But Allie, finally free of small-town Oregon, and just that little bit more beautiful,…
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Book Review: Watch the Shadows by Robin Winter
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Watch The Shadows Author: Robin Winter Publisher: White Whisker Books Pages: Print/Ebook, 176 Release Date: April 20, 2015 Source: Author/Book Publicity Tour —————————————————- Genre: Suspense/Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy darker suspense stories, with a slow burn. Add it on: Goodreads In the college town of Isla Vista, California, small, odd things start happening. Science-geek Nicole notes the crows are leaving. Meg Burdigal can’t find her tabby cat, Schrand. Brian the postman feels uneasy at the rustlings, the shadows he’s seen at the edge of his vision…
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Book Review: Anyone Can Die
Media Type: Print Book Title: Anyone Can Die Author: James LePore Publisher: The Story Plant Pages: Paperback; 48 Release Date: February 22, 2011 Source: Promotional Tour ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Thriller/Suspense ————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Those who have read the first book. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N James LePore’s first novel, A World I Never Made earned raves from reviewers, readers, and fellow authors alike. Blogcritics called it, “An outstanding first novel, and a wonderful thriller.” Bella Online said, “I highly recommend this compelling suspense story filled with vivid characters and haunting…
