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Book Review: The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler
The perfect couple…or the perfect lie? A year and a half ago, Gemma met the love of her life, Danny. Since then, their relationship has been like something out of a dream. But one Friday evening, Gemma returns home to find Danny is nowhere to be seen. After two days with no word from her husband, Gemma turns to the police. She is horrified with what she discovers – a serial killer is on the loose in Bristol. When she sees the photos of the victims she is even more stunned…the victims all look just like Danny. But, the detectives…
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Book Review: Falling From Trees by Mike Fiorito
Falling from Trees is a collection of tales in the tradition of Italo Calvino, Jorges Borges, Stanislaw Lem and even Philip K. Dick. And while coming from the speculative tale tradition Falling from Trees strikes out new territory in exploring consciousness, identity and the human condition. More than just embodying ideas, these stories are written with heart and longing. And humor. Some of the tales may have an apocalyptic feel, but hang in there, Falling from Trees, will delight you and restore your hope.
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Book Review: The Art of Escapism Cooking by Mandy Lee
Media Type: Print BookTitle: The Art of Escapism CookingAuthor: Mandy LeePublisher: William Morrow CookbooksPages: Hardcover; 400Release Date: October 15, 2019Source: TLC Book ToursGenre: Cookbooks HDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who love a good cookbook, with stories behind the beautiful food. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In this inventive and intensely personal cookbook, the blogger behind the award-winning ladyandpups.com reveals how she cooked her way out of an untenable living situation, with more than eighty delicious Asian-inspired dishes with influences from around the world. For Mandy Lee, moving from New York to Beijing for her husband’s work wasn’t an exotic adventure—it was an ordeal. Growing increasingly exasperated with China’s stifling political climate,…
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Book Review: Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Media Type: Print Book Title: Chilling EffectAuthor: Valerie ValdesPublisher: Harper VoyagerPages: Paperback; 448Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours Genre: Space OperaHDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love snarky heroines, plenty of action, and lots of madcap antics. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure. Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the…
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Book Review: After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
Media Type: Print BookTitle: After The FloodAuthor: Kassandra MontagPublisher: William MorrowPages: Hardcover; 432Release Date: September 3, 2019Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours Genre: Science Fiction/DystopianHDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love slow burn books that deal excellently with climate change as an end of the world scenario. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | HarperCollins An inventive and riveting epic saga, After the Flood signals the arrival of an extraordinary new talent. A little more than a century from now, our world has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America’s great coastal cities…
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Book Review: The Chocolate Maker’s Wife by Karen Brooks
Media Type: Print Book (ARC)Title: The Chocolate Maker’s WifeAuthor: Karen BrooksPublisher: William Morrow PaperbacksPages: Paperback; 608Release Date: August 20, 2019Source: TLC Book Tours / Publisher Genre: Historical Fiction / RomanceHDB Rating: 3*Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories that feature strong women in other time periods. Add it on:Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | HarperCollins Australian bestselling novelist Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this breathtaking novel set in 17th century London—a lush, fascinating story of the beautiful woman who is drawn into a world of riches, power, intrigue…and chocolate. Damnation has never been so sweet… Rosamund Tomkins, the…
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Book Review: Protect The Prince (Crown of Shards #2) by Jennifer Estep
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Protect The Prince * Series: Crown of Shards #2 Author: Jennifer Estep Publisher: Harper Voyager Pages: Paperback; 448 Release Date: July 2, 2019 Source: TLC Book Tours / Publisher ———————————————– Genre: Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are eager for more Evie, and more sweet, sweet romance! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N First, Evie has to deal with a court full of arrogant, demanding nobles, all of whom want to get their greedy hands on her crown. As if that wasn’t bad enough, an…
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Book Review: Storm and Fury (The Harbinger #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Storm and Fury * Series: The Harbinger #1 Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Publisher: Inkyard Press Pages: Hardcover; 512 Release Date: June 11, 2019 Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours ————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence; Sexual Content HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone! I’d never read the series this is a spin-off of, and it held up perfectly as a standalone! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Eighteen-year-old Trinity Marrow may be going blind, but she can see and communicate with ghosts and spirits. Her unique gift is…
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Book Review: Realm by Alexandrea Weis
Media Type: Print Book Title: Realm Author: Alexandrea Weis Publisher: Vesuvian Books Pages: Paperback; 397 Release Date: May 14, 2019 Source: TLC Book Tours / Publisher ——————————————— Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy history told from a different perspective. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Based on a true story. When her homeland is conquered by the mighty Alexander the Great, Roxana—the daughter of a mere chieftain—is torn from her simple life and thrown into a world of war and intrigue. Terrified, the sixteen-year-old girl of renowned beauty is…
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Book Review: Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
Media Type: Print Book Title: Pieces of Her Author: Karin Slaughter Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 496 Release Date: May 21, 2019 Source: TLC Book Tours / Publisher ————————————————– Genre: Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy slow burn thrillers with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N The #1 internationally bestselling author returns with a new novel in the vein of the New York Times bestsellers Pretty Girls and The Good Daughter—a story even more electrifying, provocative, and suspenseful than anything she’s written before. What if the person you thought you knew best turns…
