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May 28, 2013
Book Review: Sora’s Quest (The Cat’s Eye Chronicles #1) by T.L. Shreffler
Title: Sora’s Quest
Author: T.L. Shreffler
Genre: Fantasy
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Rating: 4,5 stars
Purchase: Amazon, Smashwords (FREE), B&N (FREE)
Sora Fallcrest was born into Nobility. She has it all: money, maids, a fancy estate. But she never expected to be kidnapped.
Abducted from her manor, Sora is plunged into a world of magical races, arcane jewelry and forgotten lore. She finds herself at the mercy of a dangerous assassin, haunted by an even darker past. She yearns for freedom, but he...
May 27, 2013
Book Review: House of Rain by Greg F. Gifune
Title: House of Rain
Author: Greg F. Gifune
Genre: Dark Fiction, Horror, Supernatural Horror
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Goodreads, DarkFuse Publications
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for honest review.
Gordon Cole is a tired and lonely old man. A troubled Vietnam vet and recent widower, he does his best to survive in an increasingly dangerous neighborhood while drowning in the nightmares of his horrific past and struggling with the death of his beloved wife Katy.
A...
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (28)
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.
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Finished Reading Last Week
Messages From The Dead by Sandy DeLuca
Roo...
May 26, 2013
Book Review: Magic in Us: The Power of Imagination by Natalie Tinti
Title: Sewing a Friendship 2 – The Magic in Us: The Power of Imagination (Book 1)
Author: Natalie Tinti
Genre: Children’s Chapter Book
Age Group: Lower Grade
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
When a secret agent dog, Dogon, informed four best friends that Nina has a bad horrible scratch and she won’t be able to play her musical instruments, they must quickly come and make her feel better. While deciding what to do nex...
In My Mailbox (46) / Mailbox Monday (55) / Stacking The Shelves (11)
The purpose of this meme is to share the books that came into our house last week with our readers. These can be ARCs, books we purchased ourselves, books requested for review by authors and publishers, eBooks, free reads we stumbled upon and audiobooks. The only thing that doesn’t count are library books.
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren.
Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews.
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In My Mailbox
Conjur...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party Misunderstandings
I’m happy to host the starter day party for m/m contemporary romance tour “Misunderstandings” today. The tour runs from May 26th to June 9th. I’ll be reviewing the book on June 7th on my blog. Stay tuned for the review, and meanwhile, visit the other blogs on the schedule.
Tour Schedule
May 26th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
May 28th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
May 29th: Author Interview @ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog
May 31st: Book Excerpt @ Regina May Ross
June 1st: Book Excerpt and A...
Book Review: Culture Shock by Jeanette Pekala
Title: Culture Shock
Author: Jeanette Pekala
Genre: YA Paranormal Mystery
Age Group: Young Adult
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon (Kindle), Amazon (Paperback), B&N
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
CULTURE SHOCK is a witty tale of mystery and romance with a large helping of southern hospitality.
Macy Holmes is a seventeen-year-old socially-isolated introvert since her best friend’s death a year ago. When her family decides to move from Manhattan to th...
May 25, 2013
Book Review: Aphanasian Stories by Rhonda Parrish
Title: Aphanasian Stories
Author: Rhonda Parrish
Genre: Fantasy, Short Story Collection
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon (Kindle), Amazon (Paperback)
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Three of Rhonda Parrish’s beloved Aphanasian stories brought together in one collection for the first time!
A Love Story: Z’thandra, a swamp elf living with the Reptar, discovers a human near the village. When she falls in love with him, she faces the most difficult cho...
May 22, 2013
Book Review: The Shining by Stephen King
Title: The Shining
Author: Stephen King
Genre: Horror
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Rating: 4,5 stars
Danny was only five years old but in the words of old Mr Halloran he was a ‘shiner’, aglow with psychic voltage. When his father became caretaker of an the Overlook Hotel his visions grew frighteningly out of control.
As winter closed in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seemed to develop a life of its own. It was meant to be empty, but who was the lady in Room 217, and who were the masked guests goin...
Book Review: Kingdom of Heroes by Jay Philips
Title: Kingdom of Heroes
Author: Jay Philips
Genre: Supernatural / Fantasy / Mystery
Rating: 4 stars
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Years ago, a gene virus ran rampant across the planet, leaving a small percentage of people gifted/ cursed with extraordinary abilities and humanity itself forever changed. Suddenly, there were people with super strength and speed, people who could read minds, people who could teleport the...
