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September 22, 2014
Release Day Party Drowning in Fear
About the Book
Title: Drowning in Fear
Author: Majanka Verstraete
Genre: Horror, Lower Grade, Chapter Book
For as long as he can remember, Nolan has been afraid of drowning. The fear is so bad he can’t even go swimming with his friends.
In an attempt to help him get over his fears, his Dad signs him up for a summer camp near Lake Weird. Ever since Nolan heard the news, he’s been having nightmares about an abandoned cabin near a lake, and about him drowning in water thick as blood.
Nolan is certain...
September 21, 2014
Book Review: Meeting Place of the Dead by Richard Palmisano
Title: Meeting Place of the Dead
Author: Richard Palmisano
Genre: True Haunting, Non-Fiction, Ghosts and Hauntings
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 3 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Come with us as we investigate a place that has so many spirits it is impossible to even hazard a count. A place that seems warm and inviting, but this is only an illusion a ghostly trap to lure you in. On this journey we discover hidden secrets, violent ghosts who f...
Book Tours: Promo and Excerpt for Too Hot To Handle
About the Book
Emma Brewster comes from a long line of Brewster witches and she is not only a witch but a fire-starter witch. She is supposed to be able to control that element but so far she can’t control much of anything when she comes in contact with a handsome man.
Now why is she always bumping into that new, handsome man who just so happens to be a Fire Fighter. She has taken to wearing colored contacts and sunglasses, even on cloudy days so her eyes don’t see him that clearly… but he alwa...
September 20, 2014
Mini-Review: White Witch, Monstrous Beauty, Pretty Crooked
Time for some mini-reviews! What are mini-reviews, you ask? As the title suggests, these are short reviews, consisting of one paragraph tops, about a book. It’s a way to catch up on the books I’ve read a while ago, but never got around to reviewing.
White Witch
Title: White Witch (Coven #1)
Author: Trish milburn
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Witches
Rating: 2 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Fresh, fun, and dangerous! I can’t wait for the next one!” -Sherrilyn Kenyon #1 NYT Bestselling Author of the Dark-Hu...
Book Review: This Beautiful World by Elisabeth Jackson
Title: This Beautiful World
Author: Elisabeth Jackson
Genre: Romance / Suspense
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
As children, RaeAnne and her sidekick King were held captive after they discovered the body of a boy their age in a crate of apples in their small town’s peculiar orchard. Now RaeAnne is grown and the mother of a troubled young daughter. After her mother is killed in an accident, she travels home to her f...
September 18, 2014
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Loving is Good
I’m happy to host the starter day party today for the book tour for new adult sweet romance “Loving is Good”. The tour runs from September 19 to October 19. I’ll be reviewing the book on October 17. Stay tuned for the review and in the mean time, visit the other tour stops.
Tour Schedule
September 19th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
September 19th: Book Excerpt @ Bloggers from Down Under
September 21st: Author Interview @ The Single Librarian
September 23rd: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Re...
Mini-Review: The Treachery of Beautiful Things, Inheritance of Shadows, Shadow and Bone
Time for some mini-reviews! What are mini-reviews, you ask? As the title suggests, these are short reviews, consisting of one paragraph tops, about a book. It’s a way to catch up on the books I’ve read a while ago, but never got around to reviewing.
The Treachery of Beautiful Things
Title: The Treachery of Beautiful Things
Author: Ruth Frances Long
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
A darkly compelling mix of romance, fairy tale, and suspense from a new voice in te...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for A Dead End in Vegas
I’m happy to host a starter day party today for the book tour for women’s fiction “A Dead End in Vegas”. I’ll be reviewing the book on October 16. Stay tuned for the review and meanwhile, visit all the other tour stops.
Tour Schedule
September 18th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
September 19th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
September 21st: Promo Post @ Margo Bond Collins’ Blog
September 21st: Promo Post @ Bloggers from Down Under
September 23rd: Book Excerpt @ Bookaholic Ramblings
Sept...
Bloggiesta September 2014
It’s Bloggiesta again! Last time, this event really helped me get more organized, and made me tackle tons of things on my blog to do list. Now I’m at it again, with a new to-do-list.
If you want to participate with a fun bunch of people, or just want some inspiration to tackle that dreaded to-do-list, sign up for Bloggiesta here.
This time, Bloggiesta runs from Thursday, September 18 to Sunday, September 21st (midnight is the deadline, no matter where you are in the world!).
Here’s my to do list...
September 17, 2014
Book Review: The 100 (The Hundred #1) by Kass Morgan
Title: The 100 (The Hundred #1)
Author: Kass Morgan
Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian, Romance, Science-Fiction
Age Group: Young Adult
Rating: 2 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest reivew.
In the future, humans live in city-like spaceships orbiting far above Earth’s toxic atmosphere. No one knows when, or even if, the long-abandoned planet will be habitable again. But faced with dwindling resources and a growing populace, government leaders know they mu...
