Monthly Archives: June 2014

A Month in Review: June 2014

Books Reviewed The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones  Eyes on You by Kate White  All Day and a Night by Alafair Burke  Never Look Back by Clare Donoghue  The Fever by Megan Abbott  A Long Time Gone by Karen … Continue reading

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Review: The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones

Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Mulholland Books (July 1, 2014) ISBN: 9780316254465 Source: Publisher Hannah’s family has been hiding from a horrific monster that has haunted them for generations. The monster is a shape-shifter, able to take on the appearance of … Continue reading

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Summer Shorts ’14 Blog Hop: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

To continue with my celebration (although unfortunately limited!) of Audiobook Month, I’m extremely excited to be participating in Summer Shorts ’14:  The audiobook community is giving back! Spoken Freely, a group of more than 40 professional narrators, has teamed with Going Public and Tantor Media to … Continue reading

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Review: Eyes on You by Kate White

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Harper (June 24, 2014) ISBN: 9780061576638 Source: Publisher It started with a nasty note on the night of her book launch, followed by her author photo sliced from the jacket of her book. Soon, however, the … Continue reading

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Summer Book Preview: July 2014, Part II

Yesterday, I shared the first part of my most anticipated books of July post.  Today, I’m pleased to share with you the second part of this list!  I’ve included the publisher’s summary and an option to pre-order by clicking on … Continue reading

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Summer Book Preview: July 2014, Part I

School is over and our crazy, hectic schedule is slowing down a bit. Ahhh, summer is truly here. Weekends are spent cooking out and sitting on the patio with a book in hand.  One would think the publishing world would … Continue reading

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Review: All Day and a Night by Alafair Burke

Series: Ellie Hatcher Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Harper (June 10, 2014) ISBN: 9780062208385 Source: Publisher When therapist Helen Brunswick is found murdered in her Park Slope office, blame immediately falls to her estranged husband.  Then the District Attorney’s office receives an anonymous letter detailing aspects … Continue reading

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Review: Never Look Back by Clare Donoghue

Series: Mike Lockyer Novels (Book 1) Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (June 10, 2014) ISBN-13: 9781250046079 Source: Publisher Three young women are murdered in south London, the killer becoming increasingly brazen with victim. Detective Inspector Mike Lockyer, the head … Continue reading

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June is Audiobook Month Giveaway!

Happy Audiobook Month!  As an avid audiobook fan, I’m excited to be taking part in a blog tour of sorts that is celebrating the winners of the 2014 Audies, awards that recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment sponsored … Continue reading

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Review: The Fever by Megan Abbott

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (June 17, 2014) ISBN: 9780316231053 Source: Publisher Deenie Nash comes from a closely-knit family; her father Thomas is a popular teacher at the school and her brother, Eli, is a hockey star … Continue reading

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