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August 18, 2012

Book Review: Abandoned (Smoky Barrett #4) by Cody McFadyen

Book Review: Abandoned (Smoky Barrett #4) by Cody McFadyen on I Heart Reading

Title: Abandoned (Smoky Barrett #4)

Author: Cody McFadyen

Genre: Thriller, Suspense

Publisher: Bantam

Publication Date: October 27th 2009

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Author Website | Goodreads | Amazon | B&N


For FBI Special Agent Smoky Barrett, her colleague’s wedding is cause for celebration. Until a woman staggers down the aisle—incoherent, wearing only a white nightgown. A fingerprint check determines that she’s been miss...
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Published on August 18, 2012 17:29

August 17, 2012

Book Review: My Hero is My Monster

Book Review: My Hero is My Monster on I Heart Reading

Title: My Hero is My Monster

Author: June Spears

Genre: Short Story, Non-Fiction

Publisher: Self-Published

Publication Date: July 10th 2012

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Goodreads | Amazon (Paperback) | Amazon (Kindle)

Review copy provided by the author in exchange for honest review.


A young girls childhood is stolen when her Hero becomes the monster in her bed everynight.

My Hero is My Monster is a short story of about eleven pages long, so naturally, t...

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Published on August 17, 2012 17:13

August 16, 2012

Book Review: Ascend (Trylle Trilogy #3) by Amanda Hocking

Book Review: Ascend (Trylle Trilogy #3) by Amanda Hocking on I Heart Reading

Title: Ascend (Trylle Trilogy #3)

Author: Amanda Hocking

Genre: YA, Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Tor

Publication Date: April 26th 2012

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Amanda’s Blog | Goodreads



Wendy Everly is facing an impossible choice. The only way to save the Trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself. If she doesn’t surrender to the Vittra, her people will be thrust into a brutal war against an unbeatable foe....

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Published on August 16, 2012 17:10

August 15, 2012

Book Review: Torn (Trylle Trilogy #2) by Amanda Hocking

Book Review: Torn (Trylle Trilogy #2) by Amanda Hocking on I Heart Reading

Title: Torn (Trylle Trilogy #2)

Author: Amanda Hocking

Genre: YA Paranormal Romance, Faeries, Trolls

Publisher: Pan MacMillan

Publication Date: March 1st 2012

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Amanda’s Blog | Goodreads



The second book in this page-turning trilogy from the phenomenal Amanda Hocking


Acknowledging that she was different from everyone else wasn’t difficult for Wendy Everly – she’d always felt like an outsider. But a new wor...

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Published on August 15, 2012 17:47

Book Tour: Book Excerpt Mana by Asher Tensei

Book Tour: Book Excerpt Mana by Asher Tensei on I Heart Reading


Today I’m hosting a book excerpt for Mana, a fantasy novel by author Asher Tensei.


Excerpt

“Damn…people in this town are crazy,” he said to himself. “2012 doesn’t seem like the year…” He dusted himself off and glided to his stop to make up for lost time. He was relieved that a few students congregated there. It calmed him from the encounter a little.


“Hey, Eurich!” A soft declaration came from the small crowd of students. A girl with...

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Published on August 15, 2012 17:06

Release Day Party Sunstruck

Release Day Party Sunstruck on I Heart Reading


Today I’m hosting a release day party for Sunstruck, a parody/satire by author Mayra Calvani.


About Sunstruck


A fun, quirky, beach summer read by Twilight Times Books!


Daniella is an architecture student living with her narcissistic artist boyfriend in San Juan. Abandoned by her father at an early age, Daniella always falls for the ‘wrong’ type of man. Her most enduring male relationship so far has been with her cat.


Several strange mysteries are thre...

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Published on August 15, 2012 13:48

Starter Day Party The Rebel Princess Tour

Starter Day Party The Rebel Princess Tour on I Heart Reading


I’m hosting a starter day party for The Rebel Princess Tour today. The Rebel Princess is a contemporary romance novel by author Anne M. Strick.


Tour Schedule

August 15th: Starter Day Parrty

@ I Heart Reading


August 16th: Excerpt and Giveaway

@ Serenity’s Lovely Reads


August 17th: Guest Post

@ Library Mosaic


August 18th: Excerpt and Character Interview

@ Literature Labyrinth


August 19th: Book Excerpt

@ Night Owl Reads


August 20th: Review

@ Books...

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Published on August 15, 2012 13:39

August 14, 2012

Book Review: The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Book Review: The Woman in Black by Susan Hill on I Heart Reading

Title: The Woman in Black

Author: Susan Hill

Genre: Horror, Supernatural Thriller, Ghosts

Publisher: Vintage

Publication Date: First publication in 1983

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor in London, is summoned to Crythin Gifford to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, and to sort through her papers before returning to London. It is here that Kipps first sees the woman in black and b...

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Published on August 14, 2012 17:36

August 13, 2012

Book Review: Dark Swan (Shadow Heir #4) by Richelle Mead

Book Review: Dark Swan (Shadow Heir #4) by Richelle Mead on I Heart Reading

Title: Dark Swan (Shadow Heir #4)

Author: Richelle Mead

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Faeries, Adult, Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Bantam Books

Publication Date: February 2nd 2012

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars


Goodreads | Author Website



#1 New York Times bestselling author Richelle Mead returns to the Otherworld, a mystic land inextricably linked to our own–and balanced precariously on one woman’s desperate courage…


Shaman-for-hire Euge...

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Published on August 13, 2012 17:14

Starter Day Party My Hero is My Monster

Starter Day Party My Hero is My Monster on I Heart Reading


Today is the starter day party for My Hero is My Monster and I’m glad to host it on my blog!


Tour Schedule

August 13th: Starter Day Party

@ I Heart Reading


August 16th: Book Excerpt

@ Serenity’s Lovely Reads


August 17th: Review

@ Night Owl Reads


August 18th: Review

@ I Heart Reading


August 19th: Author Interview

@ Majanka’s Blog


August 20th: Review and Excerpt

@ Nick’s Book Blog


About My Hero is My Monster

Title: My Hero is my Monster

Author: June S...

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Published on August 13, 2012 05:46