-
Book Review: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place Author: Julie Berry Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Pages: Kindle; 368 Release Date: September 23, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy witty banter, mixed with mystery and farce. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes There’s a murderer on the loose—but that doesn’t stop the girls of St. Etheldreda’s from attempting to hide the death of their headmistress in this rollicking farce. The students of St. Etheldreda’s School for Girls face a bothersome…
-
Book Review: The Whispering Skull (Lockwood & Co. #2) by Jonathan Stroud
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Whispering Skull *Series: Lockwood & Co. #2 Author: Jonathan Stroud Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 448 Release Date: September 16, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone! Especially those who loved the first book in this series. Can you believe it? It gets better! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn’t made much progress. Quill Kipps and…
-
Book Review: Made For You
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Made For You Author: Melissa Marr Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: September 16, 2014 Source: Publisher / Publicity ——————————————- Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy atmospheric, dark and twisted YA thrillers. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes When Eva Tilling wakes up in the hospital, she’s confused—who in her sleepy little North Carolina town could have hit her with their car? And why? But before she can consider the question, she finds that she’s awoken with a strange new skill:…
-
ARC Review: Winterkill by Kate A. Boorman
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Winterkill Author: Kate A. Boorman Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: September 9, 2014 Source: NetGalley ———————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy rich, atmospheric writing with a desolate setting to match. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Emmeline knows she’s not supposed to explore the woods outside her settlement. The enemy that wiped out half her people lurks there, attacking at night and keeping them isolated in an unfamiliar land with merciless winters. Living with the shame of her grandmother’s…
-
Book Review: Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Heir of Fire *Series: Throne of Glass #3 Author: Sarah J. Maas Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Pages: Hardcover; 576 Release Date: September 2, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————– Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love this series, and are ready for more! If you haven’t started, what are you waiting for? Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak—but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth .…
-
Book Review: The Young World by Chris Weitz
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Young World *Series: The Young World Trilogy #1 Author: Chris Weitz Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: July 29, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————————— Content Screening: Violence, Adult Language HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dystopian fiction featuring teen protagonists. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes After a mysterious Sickness wipes out the rest of the population, the young survivors assemble into tightly run tribes. Jefferson, the reluctant leader of the Washington Square tribe, and Donna, the girl…
-
Book Review: The Fog of Forgetting by G.A. Morgan
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Fog of Forgetting *Series: Five Stones Trilogy #1 Author: G.A. Morgan Publisher: Islandport Press Pages: Hardcover; 303 Release Date: July 17, 2014 Source: Publisher ———————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Fantasy reads with brave, young protagonists. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes In The Fog of Forgetting, the beginning of a new adventure-fantasy trilogy, five children wash up on the shores of an foreign land, unwitting agents of destiny in a realm struggling to withstand a force that could change…
-
Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Homeroom Diaries by James Patterson and Lisa Papademetriou!
Hello there fellow bookworms! You’ve made it through half the week! Go ahead, pat yourself on the back. You deserve it. If it makes your day any better, I also have an awesome spotlight and giveaway for you today as well. Do you love James Patterson’s YA books? If you do, read on my friends. Read on. In James Patterson’s first highly illustrated “diary fiction” story for teens, the mega-bestselling author’s most endearing and original teen heroine ever proves that everyone can use a helping hand once in a while. Margaret “Cuckoo” Clarke recently had a brief stay in a…
-
Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Fog of Forgetting by G.A. Morgan
Happy Friday wonderful readers! You’ve made it through another week, and I think that definitely deserves a treat, don’t you? Today I have the spotlight on a new book that sailed to the top of my reading list as soon as I read the synopsis! G.A. Morgan’s The Fog of Forgetting sounds like a magical journey that I can’t wait to take! I hope you’ll consider adding this book to your TBR pile, and don’t forget to scroll on down to the bottom for a gorgeous giveaway! Happy reading! Move over, Narnia. The journey to Ayda has begun. The journey to…
-
Graphic Novel Review: This One Summer
Title: This One Summer Author: Mariko Tamaki Illustrator: Jillian Tamaki Publisher: First Second Pages: Hardcover; 320 Recommended Age Group: 16+ Release Date: May 6, 2014 Source: NetGalley Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It’s their getaway, their refuge. Rosie’s friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had. But this summer is different. Rose’s mom and dad won’t stop fighting, and when Rose and Windy seek a distraction from the drama, they find themselves with a whole new set of problems. It’s a summer of secrets…