Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile

Book Review: Playing the Part

2013-06-18T07:07:00.005-07:00

Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Playing the Part Author: Robin Covington Publisher: Entangled: Brazen Pages: Ebook; 250 Release Date: June 10, 2013 Source: Publisher ------------------------------------------------------ Genre: Romance HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love evenly matched characters who have sizzling chemistry! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari /

Book Review: Beside Your Heart

2013-06-17T05:13:00.002-07:00

Media Type: Ebook Title: Beside Your Heart Author: Mary Whitney Publisher: Omnific Publishing Pages: Paperback; 256 Release Date: June 17, 2013 Source: Literati Literature Lovers Tours --------------------------------------------------- Content Screening: Adult Language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy sweet, and heartbreaking reads with honestly amazing

Sunday Post / In My Mailbox (2)

2013-06-16T09:45:00.001-07:00

Sunday Post and In My Mailbox are hosted by Kimba's Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Mod Podge Bookshelf respectively. Click the buttons above to join in the fun! ======================================================================= Second week I've been able to do this :). I'm loving visiting other bloggers and following new awesome people! Let's get going!

Book Review: Shattered

2013-06-15T10:29:00.003-07:00

Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Shattered Author: Kathi Baron Publisher: Westside Books Pages: Hardcover; 262 Release Date: September 1, 2009 Source: JKS Communications ----------------------------------------------------------------- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy more realistic reads, that deal with tough issues. Add it on:

Books To Watch (6/13/13)

2013-06-13T00:00:00.000-07:00

In the quick moving world of publishing, sometimes amazing books can be forgotten in an instant. Thus was born, Books to Watch. A way to share with you both wonderful books I've read in the past, and highlight something upcoming! A two for one if you will. So sit back, relax, and let me add some books to your TBR. ********************* Time to give some more love to Middle Grade

Book Review: The Battle for Princess Madeline

2013-06-12T00:30:00.000-07:00

Media Type: Ebook Title: The Battle for Princess Madeline Author: Kirstin Pulioff Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 156 Release Date: May 2013 Source: Prism Book Tours ---------------------------------------------------------- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy sweet and short Fantasy reads Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari

Book Review: Wanted: Wife

2013-06-11T00:30:00.000-07:00

Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Wanted: Wife Author: Gwen Jones Publisher: Avon Books Pages: Paperback; 384 Release Date: June 4, 2013 Source: Publisher ------------------------------------------------ Genre: Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Romance readers who love a sweet, enjoyable read with a stunning male lead! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Andy

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (1)

2013-06-10T00:30:00.000-07:00

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila from Book Journey! It's a chance to highlight what you've read, what you're reading now, and what's coming next. Plus a great way to just share any random thoughts :). I love it! ======================================================================= I actually already reviewed Bad Mouth and The

Sunday Post / In My Mailbox (1)

2013-06-09T15:20:00.002-07:00

Sunday Post and In My Mailbox are hosted by Kimba's Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Mod Podge Bookshelf respectively. Click the buttons above to join in the fun! ======================================================================= It's been a long time since I've posted one of these! I'd like to get back into doing these once a week and sharing with you what I'm stoked to read!

Book Review: The Goddess

2013-06-07T06:00:00.000-07:00

Media Type: Ebook Title: The Goddess *Series: Idol Series #1 Author: Robyn Grady Publisher: Entangled: Indulgence Pages: Ebook; 250 Release Date: May 13, 2013 Source: Publisher ------------------------------------------------ Genre: Romance HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of classic romance with a princely male lead. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N

Book Review: Strangelets

2013-06-06T19:21:00.000-07:00

Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Strangelets Author: Michelle Gagon Publisher: Soho Teen Pages: Hardcover; 288 Release Date: April 9, 2013 Source: Publisher ---------------------------------------------- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy psychological thrillers mixed with a little science fiction Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari

Rory's Top Beach Reads + Win Rules of Summer!

2013-06-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today's spotlight is on a book that I am extremely eager to get my hands on. I'll admit that it sounds like the perfect companion to a day at the beach, and we all know summer is right around the corner! Check out Joanna Philbin's Rules of Summer. THE RULES OF SUMMER is about two 17 year-old girls living in the same beachfront mansion in East Hampton for the summer, one “upstairs” (the

Book Review: Bad Mouth

2013-06-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

Media Type: Ebook Title: Bad Mouth Author: Angela McCallister Publisher: Entangled: Covet Pages: Ebook; 247 Release Date: May 20, 2013 Source: Publisher -------------------------------------------- Genre: Romance / Paranormal Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love paranormal romance and sexy, bad-mouthed male leads! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon

Resilient Cover Love + Giveaway!

2013-06-03T00:30:00.000-07:00

Today I'm happy to help promote an amazing upcoming YA book with a rather gorgeous cover, Resilient by Patricia Vanasse. Livia has never felt like she fits in. As normal as it sounds, Livia is anything but ordinary. She can feel every emotion of every single person around her, and it’s maddening. In pursuit of some psychic quiet, she moves with her family from New York City to Whidbey

Blogger Backstage Pass: Melissa from Harley Bear Book Blog

2013-06-01T16:02:00.001-07:00

It's time for another edition of Blogger Backstage Pass! Are you always looking for shiny new blogs to follow? Do you feel like you'd just like to get to know some of the bloggers a little better? Here's your opportunity. Each month I'll pick a new blogger and host them here! You'll get to see an interview with them and nab all their contact info. Also, in case you forget who they are and

May Wrap Up

2013-05-31T00:00:00.000-07:00

(YA) = Young Adult / (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade / (C) = Children ** Books read in previous months Books Read and Reviewed in May: (A) The Magic Circle by Jenny Davidson - Review (3/5) (A) 24 Bones by Michael F. Stewart - Review (4/5) (MG) Deadweather and Sunrise by Geoff Rodkey - Review (4/5)** (YA) Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game by Katie Ashley - Review (3/5)

An Interview with Toni De Palma

2013-05-30T00:30:00.000-07:00

Toni De Palma, author of The Devil's Triangle, is my guest on the blog today! She was kind enough to spend a stop on her blog tour here on HDB, and I even had the opportunity to interview her. Please enjoy, and don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end! When 17 year old Cooper dies in an attempt to burn down his school, he finds himself in the afterlife. Lucy, the Devil's sister who

Waiting on Wednesday (5/29/13)

2013-05-29T05:10:00.002-07:00

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine! Each blogger spotlight one or more upcoming releases that they are eagerly awaiting. This week I'm waiting on... Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-novel perfect for fans of the New York Times bestseller Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, New Hampshire College

Book Review: The Eternity Cure

2013-05-28T18:59:00.001-07:00

Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Eternity Cure *Series: Blood of Eden #2 Author: Julie Kagawa Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Hardcover; 446 Release Date: April 30, 2013 Source: NetGalley ----------------------------------------------------- Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a new take on the vampire

Book Review: Game

2013-05-27T15:25:00.001-07:00

Media Type: Print Book Title: Game *Series: Jasper Dent #2 Author: Barry Lyga Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 528 Release Date: April 16, 2013 Source: Library ------------------------------------------------------------ Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers with a strong stomach who don't mind darker

What's Your Animal Totem?: A Guest Post by H.B. Bolton

2013-05-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

Please welcome H.B. Bolton to the blog! Touring with her newest book in the Relics of Mysticus series, The Trickster's Totem, H.B. is here to share with you some of the myth behind the story! What’s Your Animal Totem? Animal totems instruct and protect each of us as we learn how to navigate through our life’s journey. They are with us for a period of time and then are replaced by another

Book Review: The Trickster's Totem

2013-05-24T10:49:00.002-07:00

Media Type: Ebook Title: The Trickster's Totem * Series: Relics of Mysticus Author: H.B. Bolton Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 226 Release Date: April 15, 2013 Source: Author --------------------------------------------------- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good adventure story with young protagonists

1000 Follower Celebration!

2013-05-23T00:00:00.000-07:00

Well my friends, you've made me the happiest blogger this side of the blogosphere! I often talk about how I'll always blog, whether I have 5 followers or 500. How I'll continue to rant and rave about books no matter what. It's the truth! However I think we all know that it feels nice to look at that number in the sidebar and know people are reading your ramblings. To show my

Book Review: Tristis Manor

2013-05-22T10:04:00.001-07:00

Media Type: Ebook Title: Tristis Manor * Series: Novella in The Never Chronicles Author: J.R. Wagner Publisher: Solomon Claw Publishing Pages: Ebook; 107 Release Date: March 20, 2013 Source: NetGalley --------------------------------------------------- Content Screening: Mild Violence, Tough Situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are okay with tough issues

Book Review: The Rules for Disappearing

2013-05-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Rules for Disappearing Author: Ashley Elston Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: May 14, 2013 Source: NetGalley ---------------------------------------------- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of quick moving novels with vivid characters and true to life situations. Add it on