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Book Review: Shudder (Stitch Trilogy #2)
Media Type: Ebook Title: Shudder *Series: Stitch Trilogy #2 Author: Samantha Durante Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 348 Release Date: June 15, 2013 Source: Author —————————————————— Content Screening: Adult Language; Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who fell in love with the first in the series, Stitch. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N It’s only been three days, and already everything is different. Paragon is behind her, but somehow Alessa’s life may actually have gotten worse. In a wrenching twist of fate, she traded the safety and companionship of her…
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Book Review: A Brand New Ending
Media Type: Ebook Title: A Brand New Ending Author: S.A. Rolls Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 532 Release Date: April 9, 2013 Source: Author / Promotional Tour ———————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence; Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy contemporary fiction with a bit of a twist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N “Phoenix Harper never imagined her life would come to this: A life not worth living anymore. After a failed suicide attempt, Phoenix is sent to be observed at a local psychiatric hospital. There she meets Braeden Harris,…
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Guest Post: Samantha Durante, author of Shudder
Please welcome Samantha Durante, author of the Stitch Trilogy, to the blog today! She’s on a tour promoting her newest book, Shudder. Amazon / B&N / Smashwords It’s only been three days, and already everything is different. Paragon is behind her, but somehow Alessa’s life may actually have gotten worse. In a wrenching twist of fate, she traded the safety and companionship of her sister for that of her true love, losing a vital partner she’d counted on for the ordeal ahead. Her comfortable university life is but a distant memory, as she faces the prospect of surviving a bleak winter on the meager…
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Book Review: A Trick of the Light
Media Type: Print Book Title: A Trick of the Light Author: Lois Metzger Publisher: Balzer & Bray Pages: Hardcover; 208 Release Date: June 18, 2013 Source: Publisher ————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are okay with books dealing with tough issues. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Mike Welles had everything under control. But that was before. Now things are rough at home, and they’re getting confusing at school. He’s losing his sense of direction, and he feels like he’s a mess. Then there’s a…
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P.T. McHugh on his book release + the title of book two!
Earlier this year I devoured and raved about Keeper of the Black Stones, the first book in the Stone Ends trilogy! From my review, it should be obvious that this a book that you want to add to your reading list! I’ll refresh your memory below. Add it on Goodreads / Amazon / B&N Awkward in his own skin, shy around girls and worried about anything and everything, Jason Evans is just like a million other teenage boys in high school, with one very large exception: he has been given a gift that allows him to jump through time. A set of…
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Book Review: Land of the Awoken
Media Type: Ebook Title: Land of the Awoken Author: Ben Fielder Publisher: Mirador Publishing Pages: Paperback; 262 Release Date: December 2, 2011 Source: Author ————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy fantasy books with sweeping worlds and beautiful writing. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N How would you handle it when your faithful dog started to speak to you after a nasty blow to the head? You’d probably not want to take the event too seriously…However, when that dog is joined by countless others, from…
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Book Spotlight: The Year of the Great Seventh
Welcome to another great spotlight post my bookish friends! When I first saw Teresa Orts’ The Year of the Great Seventh, I knew I’d want to read it. All about celebrities, and the lavish lifestyle of well-to-do LA teens, I couldn’t wait to dive in. Just check out the synopsis! Sophie has always felt out of step — an outsider, even amongst friends in her high school with all the hype about celebrity culture. Her life in L.A. seems to have been already written for her, but when her junior year starts, it all takes a drastic turn. When she…
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Spotlight on Zombie, Incorporated
Twilight. With zombies. Eighteen-year-old Katie Allred is socially awkward and unpopular at school. The only child of parents who had her right out of high school, Katie is herself about to leave the nest, even though she hardly feels ready. Katie’s new after-school job at the Zimble Box Corporation draws her into the complex social strata of high school cliques and backstabbing friends in ways she never imagined. Katie soon discovers there’s something very strange about the “in” crowd at school—and about her employer, too. Shortly after starting her new job, the Contagion breaks out, plunging her town and the…
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Book Review: Domino Falls
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Domino Falls *Series: Devil’s Wake #2 Author: Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due Publisher: Atria Books Pages: Ebook; 384 Release Date: February 19, 2013 Source: NetGalley ——————————————————– Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of zombie stories! Especially those who love new twists in their literature. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N It began on Freak Day—that day no one could explain, when strangers and family members alike went crazy and started biting one another. Some thought the outbreak was caused by a…
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Book Review: Tempestuous
Media Type: Print Book Title: Tempestuous Author: Kim Askew & Amy Helmes Publisher: Merit Press Pages: Hardcover; 224 Release Date: December 18, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy modern day retellings of classic stories, and fun plots. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Recently banished, unfairly, by the school’s popular crowd, former “it girl,” Miranda Prospero, finds herself in a brave new world: holding dominion amongst a rag-tag crew of geeks and misfits where she works at the Hot-Dog Kabob in the…