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5 Favorite Book Picks with Emily Beaver, author of Slipping Reality

2012-02-17T00:10:00.000-08:00

Special thanks to Emily Beaver and JKSCommunicatons for this original content! Emily Beaver's Top 5 Book Picks 5 – In Cold Blood by Truman Capote I read this book for one of my analytical papers in AP Literature, and I just couldn’t put it down. Technically this is a non-fiction book, but I felt like it was fiction with how rich the characters and descriptions were. I’m already a

Book Review: The Nightmare Garden

2012-02-16T00:10:00.000-08:00

Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Nightmare Garden * Series: Iron Codex (Book 2) Author: Caitlin Kitteredge Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 432 Release Date: February 14, 2012 Source: NetGalley --------------------------------------------- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence/Language ---------------------------------------------

Book Review: Slipping Reality

2012-02-15T00:15:00.000-08:00

Media Type: Ebook Title: Slipping Reality Author: Emily Beaver Publisher: Authorhouse Pages: Paperback; 272 Release Date: July 11, 2011 Source: JKSCommunications ---------------------------------- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ----------------------------------- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good story about dealing

Spreading some bookish love!

2012-02-14T00:00:00.000-08:00

It's Valentine's Day! That time to spread the love, good vibes, and all around squishy feelings. Now, since I'm a bibliophile, I can't think of a better way to spread love than in bookish form. Below are four very different books, each one dealing with that age old quest for love. All were read in 2011, and still are my favorites. These missed a lot of the limelight, so consider

Emily M. Danforth shares her favorite moments from The Miseducation of Cameron Post

2012-02-13T13:48:00.000-08:00

I had a very good time creating and inhabiting and utilizing the character of Grandma Post. In fact, I came to love her scenes so much that she eventually emerged on the page much more fully than I’d probably originally intended. Now that I’ve been done writing about her for quite awhile I actually miss her sometimes. That probably sounds strange, but it’s true. And so, in her honor, I

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Feb 13)

2012-02-13T00:14:00.000-08:00

Once again, a huge THANK YOU to Book Journey for hosting! Click the button to join in. Another great week of reading! I'm back into the reading groove, and so I'm actually a little bit ahead of what I thought I'd be this week. This makes me a happy bookworm. This Week's Reviews: Draykon by Charlotte E. English (4/5) - Stunning world building and great characters! Phantom Universe by

Interviewing Laura Kreitzer!

2012-02-10T00:01:00.000-08:00

A huge thank you to both Revolution Publishing and Laura Kreitzer for providing this original content! 1) Out of all the characters that you've written, which one would you say is your favorite? That’s like asking who’s my favorite child! Ah. Can I cheat and pick one from each series? I’m not going to pick my main characters Gabriella or Summer, because it’s obvious I adore

Book Review: Forsaken Harbor

2012-02-09T01:29:00.000-08:00

Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Forsaken Harbor Author: Laura Kreitzer Publisher: Revolution Publishing Inc. Pages: Ebook; 228 Release Date: February 15, 2012 Source: Publisher -------------------------------------- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence; Mild Language -------------------------------------- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who

Book Review: Phantom Universe

2012-02-08T14:00:00.000-08:00

Media Type: Ebook Title: Phantom Universe Author: Laura Kreitzer Publisher: Revolution Press Pages: Ebook; 228 Release Date: February 3, 2011 Source: Purchased at B&N --------------------------------------- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence --------------------------------------- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are comfortable with the

World-Building: Guest Post and Giveaway with Charlotte E. English

2012-02-07T23:39:00.000-08:00

Special thanks to Charlotte for providing the guest post below, as well as the giveaway! On Fantasy World-Building I've been a lifelong fan of fantasy fiction. Perhaps that isn't saying much given that I've yet to reach my thirtieth year, but nonetheless I've read an awful lot of it. I still love it and read it very regularly, but there are some things about the genre that I stopped

Book Review: Draykon

2012-02-07T00:15:00.000-08:00

Media Type: Ebook Title: Draykon (Draykon #1) Author: Charlotte E. English Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 314 Release Date: August 31, 2011 Source: Author ------------------------------------ Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Mystery/Fantasy ------------------------------------ HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy well written fantasy, coupled with a

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Feb 6)

2012-02-06T00:01:00.000-08:00

As always, a huge thank you to Book Journey for hosting! Click the button to participate. Once again I finished exactly what I set out to this week. It's been a bit harder finding time to read, what with work, my new found Star Wars: The Old Republic obsession, and spending quality time with the fiance :). Still, it's nice to know that I'm still finding that time! Away we go. This

Book Review: Graffiti Moon

2012-02-05T00:30:00.000-08:00

Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Graffiti Moon Author: Cath Crowley Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 272 Release Date: February 14, 2012 Source: NetGalley --------------------------------------------- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence --------------------------------------------- HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers

Book Review: Illumine

2012-02-04T00:01:00.000-08:00

Media Type: Ebook Title: Illumine Author: Alivia Anders Publisher: Self-published Release Date: January 7, 2012 Source: Purchased via Kindle ------------------------------------ Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence; Mild Language ------------------------------------ HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers of paranormal fiction, and those who can

Evergreen has a cover!

2012-02-03T10:27:00.000-08:00

A kingdom on the brink of war. A king on the fringes of insanity. A family running for their lives. Ash and Fin’s only desire is to be together and dive into their happily ever after, though their conflicting worlds work to pull them apart. Neither is ready to convert to the other’s life: become a human or a mer. Little do they know that somewhere in Natatoria a secret holds the fine fabric

January Wrap Up

2012-02-02T00:01:00.000-08:00

Can you believe January is already over? It left so fast that this post is already a day behind. Let's face it though, I've got to keep organized. Here is what my reading month looked like! Keep in mind that books reviewed in January weren't necessarily all read in January. The books with a * next to them are books that count towards my reading goal in 2012. Books reviewed in

Book Review: Death Drop

2012-01-31T22:31:00.000-08:00

Media Type: Ebook Title: Death Drop (The D-Evolution #1) Author: Sean Allen Publisher: Vintage Six Media Pages: Paperback; 560 Release Date: October 1, 2011 Source: Publisher ------------------------------------- Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Science Fiction ------------------------------------- HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of epic Sci Fi adventures! Add it on:

It's Monday! What Are You Reading (Jan 30)

2012-01-30T00:05:00.000-08:00

Special thanks to Book Journey for hosting! To join in, click the button! This was a slow reading week. I finished what I set out to, nothing more and nothing less. I need to catch up on reviews too, but the one review that I did write was for a book that I loved! Please check it out :). Finished Reading: Illumine by Alvia Anders (4/5 Rating) - Review to come. Death Drop by Sean Allen

Extending sign ups for the Secret Cupid Swap!

2012-01-29T17:09:00.000-08:00

If you haven't already had a chance to sign up, I'm extending the sign ups until January 31st! That way people still have plenty of time to shop and mail. If you want to join in, spread a smile, and get some goodies, sign up now! Here's the original post: http://www.hopelessbibliophile.com/2012/01/secret-cupid-swap.html

Book Review: Everneath

2012-01-28T13:04:00.000-08:00

Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Everneath (Everneath #1) Author: Brodi Ashton Publisher: Harper Collins / Balzer + Bray Pages: Hardcover; 370 Release Date: January 24, 2012 Source: Teen Book Scene / Publisher -------------------------------------------- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note -------------------------------------------- HDB Rating: 5 Keys to

Beat those reading slumps!

2012-01-26T23:22:00.000-08:00

Let's face it, we bibliophiles, we readers of mountainous piles of books, all of us at some point have hit a reading slump. You stare at your shelves upon shelves up books with love and adoration. You carefully skim over each one to see what you'll read. (Although not necessarily with an umbrella...) Image credit to We Heart It! You pick that faithful next book, you read it ravenously,

Book Review: The Butterfly Clues

2012-01-25T22:42:00.000-08:00

Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Butterfly Clues Author: Kate Ellison Publisher: EgmontUSA Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: February 14, 2012 Source: NetGalley --------------------------------------- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild language; Mild violence -------------------------------------- HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who want a

Book Review: Fracture

2012-01-25T00:15:00.000-08:00

Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Fracture Author: Megan Miranda Publisher: Walker & Company Pages: Hardcover; 264 Release Date: January 27, 2012 Source: NetGalley ------------------------------------ Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Language ------------------------------------ HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for something a bit

A call for recommendations!

2012-01-24T10:41:00.000-08:00

Since you are some of the most bookish people I know dear readers, I come to you with a call for help! I work in an after school program with kindergartners. Our library of books for them is sadly lacking, since this is the first year we've had a kindergarten program. It's so sad! Oh to be surrounded by wonderful books. Anyhow I'm looking for book recommendations for two things: 1) Books

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Jan 23)

2012-01-23T00:01:00.000-08:00

A huge thank you to Book Journey for hosting! Click the button to join in! This post recaps two weeks instead of one! Last weekend I was so busy being the center of engagement party attention, that I didn't even think of doing one of these :). So bear with me. I got to read and review quite a few awesome books these past two weeks! Finished Reading: Blood and Bullets by James R. Tuck