Posts Tagged ‘book reviews’

{Historical/Fantasy/Horror} The Samsaric Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for G.W. Lwin’s historical/fantasy/horror novel, THE SAMSARIC. This is an Amazon review campaign and not a tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon, Goodreads & B&N no later than April 21. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and click the links below to take you directly to THE SAMSARIC”s Amazon, Goodreads & B&N pages. Review copies will be sent in PDF format. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: The Samsaric Author: G.W. Lwin Publisher: Independent Pages: 344 Genre: Historical/Fantasy/Horror Historical fantasy horror based on vampirism on ancient Mesopotamia. The plague of 1918 A.D:
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{Science Fiction} Red Dot Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for Eugene Linn’s science fiction novel RED DOT. This is an Amazon review campaign and not a tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon and Goodreads no later than April 16. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and click the buttons below to take you directly to RED DOT’s Amazon and Goodreads pages. Review copies will be sent in PDF format. Thank you! Title: RED DOT Author: Eugene Linn Publisher: Createspace Pages: 210 Genre: Science Fiction Fast-approaching ETs and toxic White House and international politics – what could go wrong? A spaceship from
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{Sci Fi Thriller} Rath’s Deception Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for Piers Platt’s new sci fi thriller, RATH’S DECEPTION. This is an Amazon review campaign and not a tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon , Goodreads and/or B&N no later than February 11. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and click the buttons below to take you directly to RATH’S DECEPTION’s Amazon, Goodreads and B&N pages. Review copies will be sent in PDF format only. Thank you! Title: Rath’s Deception Author: Piers Platt Publisher: Piers Platt Pages: 350 Genre: Sci Fi/Thriller On the cut-throat streets of Tarkis, orphaned teens like Rath end
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{Children’s Picture Book} Hockey Agony by Donna McDine Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for Donna McDine’s new children’s picture book, HOCKEY AGONY. This is not a tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon , Goodreads and B&N no later than January 4. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and click the buttons below to take you directly to HOCKEY AGONY’s Amazon, Goodreads and B&N pages. Review copies will be in PDF format. Thank you! Title: Hockey Agony Author: Donna McDine Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing Pages: 25 Genre: Children’s Picture Book Peer Pressure and Honesty many times go hand-in-hand. What is Larry to do when his teammate
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{Literary Fiction} Landfall Blog Tour Sign Up

Joseph Jablonski will be touring January 5 – 30 with his literary fiction, LANDFALL! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Landfall Author: Joseph Jablonski Publisher: Bacon Press Books Pages: 204 Genre: Literary Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle After a long career at sea, Jake Thomas thinks he’s finally put his life in order. He’s got a new wife, a new home, time to write and tend his roses. But his past and the secrets he’s kept, even from himself, won’t stay buried. Forty years
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Guest Review: Maisy and the Missing Mice by Elizabeth Woodrum

Title: Maisy and the Missing Mice Genre: Children’s Mystery Fiction Author: Elizabeth Woodrum Publisher: Elizabeth Woodrum Pages: 70 Language: English Format: Paperback & eBook Maisy Sawyer is not your average fourth grade student. She is a detective with a special skill for solving mysteries. She loves black and white mystery movies, cherry lollipops, and her dog, Reesie. When a thief known as The Black Boot steals the school’s mascots and her lollipops, Maisy sets out to solve the case. Can she help return the mice to their home in the science lab? Will she ever see her beloved lollipops again? Find out in the first book in The Maisy
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Guest Review: Maya & Filippo Make Friends in Aukland by Alinka Rutkowska

Title: Maya & Filippo Make Friends in Auckland Genre: Children’s Picture Book Author: Alinka Rutkowska Publisher: Alinka Rutkowska Pages: 26 Language: English Format: Paperback & eBook Embark on a one-of-a-kind, unprecedented, breathtaking adventure with Maya and Filippo as they travel around the globe on board the “Fun Princess” — a cruise ship full of surprises. Discover their fascinating ports of call, find out what the local customs and traditions are, join the kids in activities at sea, and explore the remarkable world they create through the power of their positive outlook. This time Maya and Filippo discover Auckland and meet different kinds of people depending on…read the book to find out!
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Book Review: An Amish Country Christmas by Charlotte Hubbard & Naomi King

Title: An Amish Country Christmas Authors: Charlotte Hubbard & Naomi King Publisher: Zebra Books/Kensington Publishing Group ISBN: 978-1-4201-3188-8 Genre: Amish/novellas Purchase at AMAZON “The Christmas Visitors”: For spirited Martha Coblentz and her twin Mary, the snow has delivered the perfect holiday and birthday present to their door—handsome brothers Nate and Bram Kanagy. But when unforeseen trouble interrupts their season’s good cheer, it will take unexpected intervention—and sudden understanding—to give all four the blessing of a lifetime. “Kissing the Bishop”: As the New Year’s first snow settles, Nazareth Hooley and her sister Jerusalem are given a heaven-sent chance to help newly widowed Tom Hostetler tend his home. But when her
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New eBook for Review: Contemporary Romance ‘Nobody’s Angel’ by K.T. Wells

K.T. Wells will be touring March 5 – March 23 with her contemporary romance novel, Nobody’s Angel. Jake and Angie’s twentieth high school reunion sets the perfect stage for their lifelong friends to reunite the former sweethearts. Major roadblock – they have to trick Angie into coming home after twenty years. An elaborate ruse ensues at the same time they work on browbeating Jake into attending. Maneuvering through emotional minefields rates a 10 for difficulty level, particularly when Angie lives the maxim: Time does not heal all wounds. And Jake? Check the Wiki pic next to Pride comes before the fall. Yep, that’s him tripping all over himself year
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New eBook for Review: Paranormal Fantasy ‘Nephilim’ by Mary Ann Loesch

Mary Ann Loesch will be touring in October 2011 with her paranormal fantasy, Nephilim. When sin stains your soul, he tattoos your skin… Tattoo artist Nathan Ink is more than he seems. An angel living in secret on earth, he forces his clients to face their flaws by tattooing images of their sins on their bodies, but this glimpse into the soul often results in his clients’ deaths. Although Nathan avoids the other angels, when they ask him to keep an eye on Faye, a nephilim being stalked by another of her kind, he reluctantly agrees. The angels have kept Faye in the dark about her stalker, but to
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New YA Fiction Book for Review: Taken Away by Patty Friedmann

Patty Friedmann will be touring in October 2011 with her YA fiction novel, Taken Away. When Summer Elmwood’s hot, bedraggled, exhausted family arrives unannounced at the door of her aunt’s elegant Houston house, her mother explains. “We’ve had a disaster. Not the hurricane, a real disaster.” It is one week after Katrina laid waste to the Elmwoods’ hometown of New Orleans, and like most residents, they were too close to the tragedy to see its scope. Besides, they were coping with a possible tragedy of their own, and only because their city has closed down have they evacuated. Summer’s baby sister disappeared the day the storm hit. Two-year-old Amalia
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New eBook for Review: Thriller ‘The Lonely Mile’ by Allan Leverone

Allan Leverone will be touring in September 2011 with his thriller e-book, The Lonely Mile! When struggling hardware store owner Bill Ferguson stumbles upon a kidnapping in progress, he does what we all like to believe we would do – he steps in and breaks up the crime, saving a young girl from a horrific fate. The perpetrator, a serial kidnapper/murderer known as the I-90 Killer, escapes and vows revenge, focusing his twisted obsession on Ferguson’s family. When Bill’s daughter disappears soon after, the frantic father forms an uneasy alliance with a beautiful FBI investigator leading the search for the I-90 Killer. But there are forces at play which
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New Book for Review: Mainstream Fiction ‘You Never Know’ by Lilian Duval

Lilian Duval is touring in September 2011 with her mainstream fiction novel, You Never Know: Tales of Tobias, an Accidental Lottery Winner. What happens when an ordinary person becomes extraordinary? Tobias starts out in life much the same as any of us—not rich, not poor, with imperfect parents and unlimited ambition. When he’s twenty years old, his future is altered in irreparable ways after a tragic car accident pushes him down a new path. The once-promising anthropology major is forced to abandon his dreams in order to care for his orphaned, brain-damaged younger brother. In his late thirties, Tobias works in a bookstore, trying desperately to make ends meet
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New Book for Review: Fantasy ‘Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic’ by Richard Blunt

Richard Blunt will be on virtual book tour September and October 2011 with his latest fantasy novel, Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic. A clearing deep inside a forest, somewhere near Luton, England. The place looked perfect for a quiet camping night, or as a place for romance, but right now it was not. Who were those twelve strangers? A group of rowdies, six strong, on one side of the place and a group of regular teenagers, also six strong on the other. Tension was in the air. None of the people moved very much, they kept their distance. Words were exchanged, strong statements, but no real threats, no gestures. Then
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New Book for Review: Women’s Fiction ‘Shame the Devil’ by Debra Brenegan

Debra Brenegan will be touring in August and September 2011 with her women’s fiction novel, Shame the Devil. “There may be married people who do not read the morning paper. Smith and I know them not … It is not too much to say the newspapers are one of our strongest points of sympathy; that it is our meat and drink to praise and abuse them together; that we often in our imagination edit a model newspaper, which shall have for its motto, `Speak the truth, and shame the devil.’” — Fanny Fern Shame the Devil tells the remarkable and true story of Fanny Fern (the pen name of
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Book Review: Murder on the Interstate by Jean Henry Mead

Title: Murder on the Interstate Author: Jean Henry Mead Paperback: 270 pages Genre: Mystery, Suspense Publisher: Oak Tree Press (April 29, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1610090144 ISBN-13: 978-1610090148 Reviewed by Earl Staggs www.earlwstaggs.wordpress.com About the Book: Two feisty 60-year old women sleuths encounter murder, homegrown terrorism, kidnapping and disasters as they travel Arizona in their motorhome. The third novel in the Logan & Cafferty mystery/suspense series, Murder on the Interstate will leave you breathless. Review: I don’t expect an amateur sleuth novel to start fast. I expect to spend time getting to know the protagonist, then get a feel for the setting, and maybe get to know another character
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New Book for Review: Epic Quest Fantasy ‘The Luckless Prince’ by Rie Sheridan Rose

Rie Sheridan Rose is touring in July 2011 with her epic quest fantasy, The Luckless Prince (Zumaya Publications). The Luckless Prince has been described as Huck Finn meets The Lord of the Rings.  Prince Roland and his squire, Stepfan, journey down river to negotiate a fur deal for his father.  But the seemingly innocuous mission becomes a nightmare as the raft is attacked by a band of raiders.  And their troubles are only beginning. As Roland tries to return home and reassure his father of his safety, he finds himself taken prisoner by the mysterious elves of legend.  And, in the end, only by forming an uneasy alliance can
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Book Review: The Chimp Who Loved Me by Annie Greer & Tim Vandehey

Title: The Chimp Who Loved Me Author: Annie Greer & Tim Vandehey Paperback: 190 pages Genre: Humor, Animals Publisher: Diva Publishing & Broadcasting LLC (November 8, 2010) Language: English ISBN – 0578072637 ISBN – 978-0578072630 About the Book: The Chimp Who Loved Me is a collection of true stories from the life and times of Annie Greer, a veterinary chiropractitioner, animal healer, radio host, speaker, farmer’s wife and all-around magnet for bizarre animal behavior.  When Annie and Tim Vandehey, a professional writer, met in 2006 and began talking about Annie’s endless trove of strange and pants-wettingly funny tales about drill sergeant sheep and insane veterinary clinic customers, a book
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New Book for Review: Literary Fiction ‘Too Jewish’ by Patty Friedmann

Patty Friedmann is touring in June 2011 with her literary fiction novel, Too Jewish. When young, brainy Bernie Cooper escapes the Nazis and ends up in New Orleans, he thinks at first that he’s landed softly, almost immediately finding love with Letty, not only a nice Jewish girl, but fifth-generation Southern upper crust. But suddenly, snobberies he couldn’t even have guessed at are set in motion. It seems Letty’s prominent Jewish parents hate him for being…too Jewish! EXCERPT FROM FIRST CHAPTER I wasn’t stopped. I wasn’t questioned at the station. I wasn’t bothered on the train. I was in a compartment with five other people, and I knew the
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Book Review: Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress by Megan van Eyck

Title: Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress Author: Megan van Eyck Paperback: 308 pages Genre: Memoir Publisher: CreateSpace (January 14, 2011) Language: English ISBN – 1456454374 ISBN – 978-1456454371 Reviewed by Michelle Vasquez About the Book: Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress is a cautionary tale about the causal relationship between marital emotional neglect and questionable choices. It is a warning for the spouse who wants to dismiss an affair as just sex or for any woman who thinks love is enough to keep a man that isn’t really hers.“You never know what happens between two people when they are alone” is a common sentiment reserved for married couples who appear
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Book Review: Lessons from Stanley the Cat

Title: Lessons from Stanley the Cat: Nine Lives of Everyday Wisdom Author: Jennifer Freed Paperback: 117 pages Genre: Humor Publisher: Perigee Trade (October 5, 2010) Language: English ISBN – 0399536159 ISBN – 978-0399536151 About the Book: Seduction is just the practice of artful stretching. Never let people know how fast you are. Appear slow in all things, and less is expected of you. When someone is on the computer too long, help them by distracting them, or walk lightly on their keyboard. So advises Stanley, a remarkably astute cat with a keen eye for the important things in life. Perhaps you don’t have time for yoga, can’t afford therapy,
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Which would you rather review – paperbacks or ebooks?

I was having a very interesting conversation today with one of our blog hosts, Farrah Kennedy of The Book Faery Reviews, over the subject of reviewing ebooks over paperbacks.  Here’s the question she posed to me: “Are authors more apt to provide an e-book vs a paper copy of their books? Depending on the book I’d like to start getting ebook format for my Nook Color if possible. I’d rather save the paper version for a REALLY good book and/or for a giveaway. Your thoughts?” I told Farrah that it was a really interesting question as I just had one of my upcoming authors ask me if I could
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New Book For Review: ‘The MS Project: Orange is the New Pink’ Compiled by Dr. Laina Turner-Molaski

Laina Turner-Molaski is touring from March 14th to 25th with her MS awareness anthology The MS Project in conjunction with launching TheMSProject.com website and iPhone app! The MS Project is a collection of stories written by people afflicted by MS or who have loved ones afflicted. This book is meant to be informational regarding the disease as experienced by real people and to showcase the amazing strength people find when facing adversity. *The MS Project will be officially launched on March 14th, but review copies are available now as well as copies for preorder. A portion of the proceeds from book sales will go to the MS Society. If
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New Book for Review: Nonfiction Television ‘Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House, M.D.’ by Barbara Barnett

Barbara Barnett is touring in March and April 2011 with her nonfiction television book, Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House, M.D. Medical students are taught that when they hear hoofbeats, they should think horses, not zebras, but Dr. House’s unique talent of diagnosing unusual illnesses has made House, M.D. one of the most popular and fascinating series on television. In Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House, M.D., Barbara Barnett, co-executive editor of Blogcritics magazine and widely considered a leading House expert, takes fans deep into the heart of the show’s central character and his world, examining the way this medical Sherlock Holmes’s colleagues and patients reflect him and
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Book Review: Little Shepherd by Cheryl Malandrinos

Title: Little Shepherd Author: Cheryl Malandrinos Paperback: 16 pages Genre: Children’s Book Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc (August 21, 2010) Language: English ISBN – 1616330856 ISBN – 978-1616330859 About the Book: Obed is in the hills outside Bethlehem when the angels appear to announce the Savior’s birth. Can he trust that the miracle of the first Christmas will keep his flock safe while he visits the newborn King? Review: Just in time for the Christmas gift-giving season comes a new children’s book by Cheryl Malandrinos that is surely one of the best retelling of the timeless Christmas story about the birth of our Lord.  Little Shepherd is about little
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Pump Up Your Book Tour Host Spotlight: The Book Faery Reviews

Because we value our blog hosts, Pump Up Your Book is now putting the shoe on the other foot and interviewing them instead of having them interview us.  We are now offering our readers a chance to get to know our blog hosts and what better way than a personal interview? Today, Pump Up Your Book is proud to spotlight The Book Faery Reviews, a book blog run by Raleigh, North Carolina, blogger Farrah Kennedy. Q: Thank you for this interview, Farrah.  Can you tell us how long you’ve been blogging at The Book Faery Reviews? I started The Book Faery Reviews hosted through WordPress February 2008 and became
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Book Review: The Golden Pathway by Donna McDine

Title: The Golden Pathway Author: Donna McDine Paperback: 26 pages Genre: Children’s historical storybook Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing Language: English ISBN – 1616330880 ISBN – 978-1616330880 PURCHASE YOUR COPY HERE! About the Book: Raised in a hostile environment where abuse occurs daily, David attempts to break the mold and befriends the slave, Jenkins, owned by his Pa. Fighting against extraordinary times and beliefs, David leads Jenkins to freedom with no regard for his own safety and possible consequences dealt out by his Pa. Review: Donna McDine’s book The Golden Pathway is a poignant tale of sorrow and abuse and how one boy rises above it all to stay true to
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Book Review: Industrial Pioneers: Scranton, Pennsylvania and the Transformation of America, 1840-1902 by Patrick Brown

Title: Industrial Pioneers: Scranton, Pennsylvania and the Transformation of America, 1840-1902 Author: Patrick Brown Paperback: 142 pages Genre: History Publisher: Tribute Books Language: English ISBN – 0982256558 ISBN – 978-0982256558 About the Book: Periods of total societal transformation often provide the best material for historians. The way that Scranton’s residents reimagined their value within society in response to the changes around them did not evolve in step with technological and economic progress—rather, those living through these changes slowly and painfully adapted extant modes of thinking in light of their new life circumstances. This book weaves a cohesive narrative that explains how Scranton—and America—went from the personal, egalitarian society of
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New Book for Review: Regency Romance ‘The Portrait’ by Hazel Statham

England 1812 Severely injured at the battle of Salamanca, Edward Thurston, the new Earl of Sinclair, returns home to his beloved Fly Hall. Determined not to present his prospective bride with the wreck he believes himself to have become, he decides to end his betrothal, unaware that Lady Jennifer, for vastly differing reasons, has reached the selfsame decision. Throughout the campaigns, Edward was often seen relying greatly on a miniature he carried, and it is to this token he clings upon his return. Will he eventually find happiness with the girl in the portrait, or will he remain firm in his resolve not to wed? Reason dictates one course,
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New Book for Review: Murder Mystery Novel ‘Invisible Path’ by Marilyn Meredith

While Tempe’s son, Blair is home from Christmas break, he and his roommate from college do a bit of snooping to find out about the para-military group who’ve been seen driving through town. When a young popular Indian is found dead near the recovery center on the reservation, Tempe is called in to help with the investigation. Another Native American but a newcomer to the rez, Jesus Running Bear, is the only suspect. A hidden pregnancy, a quest to find the Hairy Man, and a visit to the pseudo soldiers compound put Jesus and Tempe in jeopardy. This is the latest installment in Meredith’s Deputy Tempe Crabtree series. You
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