Are You Sleeping Little One? by Hans-Christian Schmidt

Introduce young children to how baby animals sleep with this whimsical board book. With lyrical bedtime rhymes, it describes the sleeping habits of over a dozen animals, including species both common and rare, from ducklings to sloths, bats to giraffes! Its gentle rhymes and sweet, soothing pictures are the perfect way for little ones to end the day.

My Review:  June 19, 2013  ~ Review Copy ~

Are You Sleeping Little One? by Hans-Christian Schmidt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First, I would like to thank Netgalley and the publishers for this book for an honest review. I sat down with my four year old grandson and read this book. It was a fun easy read which showed and told the different ways animals sleep. My grandson had fund pointing out the different animals and talking about how they sleep.

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Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons by Sara C. Levine

What animal would you be if your finger bones grew so long that they reached your feet? Or what if you had no leg bones but kept your arm bones? This picture book will keep you guessing as you read about how human skeletons are like—and unlike—those of other animals.

My Review:  June 19, 2013  ~ Review Copy ~

Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons by Sara C Levine
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I would like to thank the author Sara C Levine for letting me have this book to read for an honest review. I read this book to my four year old grandson. We had a lot of fun with it, guessing what kind of animals we would be if we had different bones. The book is not to technical so children can understand and have fun with the book at the same time. Great illustration also.

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A Place for Turtles by Melissa Stewart

In simple yet informative language, A Place for Turtles introduces young readers to the ways human action or inaction can affect turtle populations and opens kids minds to a wide range of environmental issues. Describing various examples, the text provides an intriguing look at turtles, at the ecosystems that support their survival, and at the efforts of some people to save them. At the end of the book, the author offers readers a list of things they can do to help protect these special creatures in their own communities.

My Review:  June 19, 2013  ~ Review Copy ~

A Place for Turtles by Melissa Stewart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I would like to thank the author for giving me this book for an honest review. I sat down with my four year old grandson and read this book to him. He really enjoyed learning about the different turtles and looking at the pictures and comparing how they were like what we were reading about. The book is pretty educational about turtles and how we can help them to survive.

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Cover Reveal for Conjure by Jennifer Snyder

Available July 1, 2013

Sometimes to understand the present you have to conjure up the past...

The last thing Addison Harmon needed was to become tethered to the broody, often seemingly cold, Theo Van Rooyen, but that's exactly what happened.

Forced to partner up with Theo to figure out a way to break the tether, Addison soon realizes she may have bitten off more than she can chew.

(New Adult/Mature Young Adult: Contains sexual situations, language, underage drinking, and drug usage.)

Jennifer Snyder lives in North Carolina were she spends most of her time writing new adult and young adult fiction, reading, and struggling to stay on top of housework. She is a tea lover with an obsession for Post-it notes and smooth writing pens. Jennifer lives with her husband and two children, who endure listening to songs that spur inspiration on repeat and tolerate her love for all paranormal, teenage-targeted TV shows.

Blog: http://jennifersnydersblog.blogspot.com

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Vampire Origins - The Strigoi Book 1 - Project Ichorous by Riley Banks

From the Christian Crusades to the war in Afghanistan, the Vampire Origins series seamlessly weaves historical fact with vampire fiction.

Exploring the origins of five very different vampire tribes - Strigoi, Cambion, Strix, Nosferatu and Bretonnian - the series opens with Book 1 of the Strigoi series; Project Ichorous.

He slaughtered 30,000 in one night in Jerusalem and impaled 100,000 more in Romania in the 1400s. Now Vlad has discovered a way to enslave humans and rule the world - and this time, the death toll will be catastrophic.

Only one thing can put an end to his plans - a Strigoi human. And Vlad will stop at nothing to eradicate every last one.

Scarlett Fraser has no idea she's the very thing Vlad is hunting, or that the castle her dad is renovating is ground zero for Vlad's Ichorous Project and his plans for world domination.

She can stop Vlad and save the world but she must stay human long enough to do so.

As Scarlett is about to discover, staying human is a lot easier said than done.

My Review:  June 15, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Vampire Origins - The Strigoi Book 1 - Project Ichorous by Riley Banks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank the author Riley Banks for giving me the book for an honest review. The constant scene changing through-out the book was a little off putting for me. But the overall story was great. I love the characters Alex, Anna, Caleb and a few more. Scarlett was an angry teenager who blames the birth of her little sister Ruby for their mothers death. There are many types of vampires explained in the story. Vlad is the main bad guy and his wife is just as bad he is. The sudden ending leaves you wanting more. I am looking forward to the next book to find out what is going to happen to everyone.

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Crimson Sunrise by Renee Rearden

Saari Mitchell attends a Tueri conference in Las Vegas, Nevada to strengthen her bonds with Dhelis Guidry and Brogan Vincent-and see if they can make their three-sided relationship work. But when Saari and her vampire brother Mag's lives are threatened, her trip to paradise soon becomes a surreal fight for survival. Dhelis and Brogan's psychic abilities are no help in finding Saari. Desperate to save their mate, they call in favors from the psychic and preternatural community, but the information leads only to more questions. Is the threat against Saari personal or part of a larger plan that threatens every human and Tueri's existence?

My Review:  June 10, 2013  ~ Review Copy ~

Crimson Sunrise by Renee Rearden
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank the author for giving me this book for an honest review. I have to say the continuing story of Saari, Dhelis and Brogan just gets better. I love all the characters, we get new characters added to this book and even expand Saari's surrogate family. Every one that she connects with cares about her as much as she care about them. Dhelis's ex girlfriend is plotting evil things. Saari, Dhelis and Brogan have spent the last four months getting to know each other better, now they are at a conference to take classes to expand their physic talents and to bond even deeper with each other. No sooner are they there, when Brogan gets called away to heal a council member, then Dhelis gets called to Washington for a senate meeting. Which leaves it open for Saari to get nabbed along with her surrogate vampire brother Mag. There are many twists and turns and during everything the three find they can do things they didn't know they can do through their bond. I love the story line and I hope that Renee is going to keep the series going because I cannot wait to find out what happens next.

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Moonlight Bleu by Renee Rearden

Saari Mitchell sees a psychologist in order to understand why--500 years later--she's still dreaming of her dead lover. Her shrink isn't helping, the nightmares come every time she closes her eyes, and the lack of sleep is interfering with her job at Sacred Heart Hospital. With her psychic ability to heal the human spirit on the fritz, her auric radar becomes as reliable as her spotty cell phone service.

By day, Dhelis Guidry works as a detective for the new Angeles Police Department investigating the missing or murdered women in the Full-Moon Killer case. In his spare time he hunts rogue vampires as a Tueri executioner.

Brogan Vincent is a Tueri healer. Though he could offer his miraculous talents to the rich and powerful, he has chosen anonymity and peace by only using his psychic abilities among the Tueri.

One look into Saari's tri-colored eyes and both men realize she is Tueri. One touch tells them each she's their soul mate. But can either of them protect her from the Full-Moon Killer?

My Review:  June 6, 2013  ~ Review Copy ~

Moonlight Bleu by Renee Rearden
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank Renee Rearden for giving me this book for review. There were a couple of spelling errors but not anything that would make reading the book unenjoyable. I really loved the story. Saari is a very strong main female character and I enjoyed her very much. Dhelis matches her heat very much and Brogan keeps her grounded. They make a perfect match all three of them even though it is hard for Dhelis to come to terms with it. They have to come to terms with their match in the mean time, Saari has been seeing a psychologist who happens to be crazy. Dhelis and his cousin are partners on the police department hunting serial killers. The story had me so involved instead of writing my review right after I read this book I went to the second book.

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100 Animals on Parade! by Masayuki Sebe

With hundreds of colorful animals to count and hundreds of hilarious details to hunt, this unconventional counting book guarantees hundreds of hours of fun!

My Review:  June 5, 2013  ~ Review Copy ~

100 Animals on Parade! by Masayuki Sebe
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank Kids press for giving me this book for review through Netgalley. I sat down with my four year old grandson and we read the book and he loved it. It is so interactive that we went back through it to find the items that you can find on each page. It has the different animals at a hundred count so you can count each type of animal up to a hundred. My grandson loved looking for everything and counting with me.

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Scapemaker by Steve Cypert

Matthew is the son of Mr. Nicholas Namely, a local high school teacher. But unbeknownst to Matthew, his father is a dreamscaper whose classroom is connected to the dream-world. From his classroom, his students enter the halls of Scapemaker, a dream-world high school for young dreamscapers.

Following a couple of heartfelt tragic events, Matthew is compelled to investigate the unbelievable mysteries surrounding those events and is propelled into a whole new world. Matthew and his mother, Mae, are soon coerced into moving across the country for his father's strange medical needs. While attending his new school, Matthew comes to know the secrets that Daedree, an annoying girl from his former high school, has locked away. Matthew also meets Amber, a beautiful enigmatic girl who leads him to Mr. Xoner's classroom. While there, he learns the art of dreamscaping (which has been in the Namely bloodline for thousands of years).

Matthew will come to know of Nox Celare, otherwise known as The Sandman, who is after a special element called Magineum. Neck deep in skinwalkers, sandsleepers, zombies, soul feeders, ghosts, dream-world criminals known as “night terrors” and more, Matthew learns he is in over his head. Matthew must not only solve the mysteries surrounding those tragic events, but he will also have to protect the Magineum with his life and find a way to be with the one girl of his dreams. Filled with secrecy, mystery and a forbidden tangle of young love, this new life will lead Matthew to unbelievable characters with the most extraordinary abilities he could never have imagined.

Scapemaker will keep you grounded in the real world while at the same time make the fantastical world around it that much more possible and enduring. This tale of young adult paranormal fantasy will keep you guessing and wanting more.

My Review:  June 5, 2013  ~ Review Copy ~

Scapemaker by Steve V. Cypert
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank the author Steve V. Cypert for giving me this book for an honest review. I wasn't sure how I would like this book and I am glad that I read it. The first few chapters were confusing but once you get past that it all makes sense. I really like the story the author is very good at making his world and characters work. I liked most of the characters and you can feel for a couple of characters. Matthew could come off as shallow at times, but not as much as his friend Daedrae thought he was. He had very good friends in the dream scape world as in the real world. I definately want to read the next book to continue the story and find out what happens.

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Blood Heavy by S.L.J. Shortt

Seventeen year old Daniel ‘Jerry’ Jericho’s life is thrown into a blender made of claws and fangs when he’s dragged into the middle of the supernatural world he never knew existed. 

After it’s discovered that his blood has the ability to remove the age old weaknesses from which vampires have always suffered, he becomes the most valuable human on the planet. Drinking his blood makes them immune to silver, stakes and even sunlight. But the door swings both ways and locked inside his veins might be the key to creating a permanent cure that would completely eradicate the species. 

Now he’s being hunted by a group of sadistic bloodsuckers, studied by witches, psychics and professors while being protected by a pair of vampire sisters who are constantly on the verge of killing each other. On top of all that he has to deal with teenage hormones and loyal but worried friends as he tries desperately hard to find out what makes his blood so special.

However, the supernatural world might be in for a shock because this kid isn’t going to be a vampire’s happy meal without putting up one hell of a fight. From here on out it’s hunt or be hunted and Daniel Jericho is armed, grinning and ready for some monster killing. But going up against an undead army led by a souped-up ubervamp isn’t exactly a two for one special at the Playboy mansion. 

It’s going to get bloody, but that’s okay because Jerry is blood heavy.

1/8 of the Blood Heavy Series.

My Review:  May 2, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Blood Heavy by S.L.J. Shortt
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

First, I would like to thank the author S.L.J. Shortt for letting me have this book for an honest reveiw. I will start out with what I did not like, which it had a lot of spelling and grammer mistakes. I also did not really care for the main character going back and forth between Daniel and Jerry when there were not any other charaters introduced in the book with the name Daniel. At times I was annoyed with Daniel and how he was acting like a grade A jerk at different times in the story. I did like the story line, I really enjoyed the banter between Daniel and Cass. I liked how supportive his Uncle Joe and his friends were even when he was acting the jerk. I would like to see where the story leads in the next book, since it is to be continued.

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