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Archives for October 2012

New Young Adult Releases: October 30, 2012

October 30, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: New Releases Leave a Comment

You know that feeling of browsing the brand new books at the book store? I want to re-create that as best as I can online.  But I’ve got better shelf categories than the boring ones they have at the story like “Teen Fantasy” and “Paranormal Romance.”  And the best part – they are shelved purely on ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 30, 2012 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: New Releases | Tagged With: New Releases
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Book Review: Budgie Smugglers by Gary Taaffe

October 29, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 1 Comment

Book Review Budgie Smugglers Urban Hunters Gary Taaffe

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first three books in this series.  I loved the glossary in Budgie Smugglers. I know that sounds weird, but let me explain. The author, Gary, talks about how there's a "rule" in writing that you shouldn't use colloquialisms and you should change the spelling to suit whatever country ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 29, 2012 1:02 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: Urban Hunters Collection Books 1-3 by Gary Taaffe

October 25, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review Leave a Comment

Urban Hunters Collection Gary Taaffe

The Urban Hunters is like The Jungle Book set in Aboriginal Australia. When I saw the subtitle, “Billy’s Gotta Find Some Girls,” I knew I had to read it. I was pulled in from the first page by how vivid and visual the writing was. I was immersed in an entirely new and fascinating culture ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 25, 2012 8:24 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, High Content, Paperback, Young Adult
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Heidi R. Kling and What She’s Afraid Of + Giveaway

October 24, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Author Interview 3 Comments

I'd like to welcome to my blog today! She is the author of Witch's Brew and The Gleaning which are the first two books in the Spellspinners of Melas County series.  I've read them both and they are so much fun.  These books are full of romance and magic, but in honor of Halloween I ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 24, 2012 9:16 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Author Interview |
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Book Review: The Gleaning by Heidi R. Kling

October 23, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 6 Comments

Book Review The Gleaning Heidi R Kling

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series.  The Gleaning is about a witch and warlock who are supposed to be enemies instead of lovers.  Lily and Logan have been raised to fight each other to keep a balance between their light and dark magic.  I loved how this was action-packed ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 23, 2012 9:27 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Medium Content, Young Adult
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