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April 16, 2015
Book Review: The Hawley Book of the Dead by Chrysler Szarlan
Title: The Hawley Book of the Dead
Author: Chrysler Szarlan
Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Witches
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 4,5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Revelation “Reve” Dyer grew up with her grandmother’s family stories, stretching back centuries to Reve’s ancestors, who founded the town of Hawley Five Corners, Massachusetts. Their history is steeped in secrets, for few outsiders know that an ancient magic runs in the Dyer w...
April 15, 2015
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Last Impressions
I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for urban fantasy / paranormal romance “Last Impressions”, the third book in the Marnie Baranuik Files.
Tour ScheduleApril 16th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
April 17th: Promo Post @ Nat’s Book Nook
April 18th: Book Excerpt @ Will Read for Feels
April 19th: Guest Post @ Editor Charlene’s Blog
April 20th: Book Review @ Books, Books and More Books
April 22nd: Promo Post @ The Reading Head
April 22nd: Promo Post @ Undercover Book...
Waiting on Wednesday (28)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill from Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases bloggers are eagerley anticipating. These can be debut novels, sequels, eBooks,…as long as they aren’t released yet.
Click HERE to view all my ‘Waiting on Wednesday‘ posts.
I’m waiting for…
Title: The Boy Meets Girl Massacre (Annotated)
Author: Ainslie Hogarth
Release September 8, 2015
Noelle takes a summer nightshift job at the infamous Boy Meets Girl Inn, even though she’s well...
Release Day Party Fools Rush
About the Book 
Title: Fools Rush
Author: Ciara Knight
Genre: Historical Western Romance
To avert an impending life of servitude, Bethany Cook seeks freedom on a wagon train bound for gold country. Disguised as a young boy she secures work as a travel companion with Thomas Nolan, a rich New Yorker who is on his own quest to distance himself from the nightmare of a fraudulent marriage.
A cross-country journey by Thomas’ side proves more difficult than Bethany anticipated when he becomes obsess...
April 14, 2015
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Obliteration
I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for science-fiction novel “Obliteration”. The tour runs from April 15 to April 22.
Tour ScheduleApril 15th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
April 15th: Promo Post @ Nat’s Book Nook
April 17th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
April 19th: Book Review @ The Single Librarian
April 20th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy
April 22nd: Author Interview @ Literary Musing
About The Book
Title: Obliteration (McKenzie Files Book 3)
Autho...
Book Review: Little Miss Evil by Bryce Leung and Kristy Shen
Title: Little Miss Evil
Authors: Bryce Leung and Kristy Shen
Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy
Age Group: Middle Grade
Rating: 3,5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
When you live in a volcano, ride to school in a helicopter, and regularly see your dad on the news with the caption “EVIL GENIUS” underneath his picture, it takes a lot to rattle you.
Until you get a message that says: We have your father. Deliver the NOVA in 24 hours or we...
Teaser Tuesdays (26)
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. In this meme, we grab our current read, open it to a random page and share two teaser sentences from somewhere on that page with our readers.
Click HERE to view all my ‘Teaser Tuesdays‘ posts.
Here is my teaser:
“You’ll wear this halter if it kills me,” Ishmael snarled.
The unicorn reared up and pulled back. Ishmael yanked the cord forward. They fought, unicorn against creature. Ishmael persisted and, after many tries, sli...
April 13, 2015
Release Day: I Don’t Have a Happy Place
I DON’T HAVE A HAPPY PLACE
Cheerful Stories of Despondency and Gloom
“Korson’s preoccupations—checking crime blotters for neighborhood stats, being certain that her first child would come out crazy, avoiding chitchat at parties—may keep her firmly in her cranky cave but will strike a funny bone in readers.”
— Publishers Weekly
Kim Korson’s writing has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine and Moomah the Magazine. She is originally from Montreal, Canada, has lived in Brooklyn, NY...
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (56)
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. It’s where book bloggers gather to talk about what books they read and reviewed last week, what books they’re currently reading and what books they’re planning to read. This is a great way for me to plan my reading week, and to take a sneak peek at what others are reading.
Finished Reading 
Book Review: Twisted by Andrew E. Kaufman
Title: Twisted
Author: Andrew E. Kaufman
Genre: Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
The psychologist with a troubled past…
Dr. Christopher Kellan spends his days at Loveland Psychiatric Hospital, overseeing a unit known as Alpha Twelve, home to the most deranged and psychotic killers imaginable. His newest patient, Donny Ray Smith, is accused of murdering ten young girls and...
