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Book Blitz + Giveaway: The Final Dawn by Jess Anastasi
Happy Monday my lovely bibliophiles! What a week it has been in our house. Emergency surgery (don’t worry he’s doing fine), ending our co-quarantine bubble (sad face), and just overall a feeling of overwhelmedness. I know that’s not a word but I don’t care. It’s the best way to describe my feelings at this moment so I’m going with it. Luckily, there are lots of wonderful, fabulous books to get lost in on any given day, including the one I have for you to enjoy now. Romance and sci-fi, what more could you ask for? The Final DawnJess Anastasi(Atrophy #5)Published…
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Book Blitz and Giveaway: Crimsy by Michael Martin
CrimsyMichael MartinPublication date: November 9th 2020Genres: New Adult, Science Fiction A YOUNG SCIENTIST and her research team are thrust into a global battle for control of the greatest discovery in human history: a harmless bacteria that loves frozen saltwater—and lives on Mars. __________________________________ After enduring politics, Congress, marsquakes, dust storms, and landslides, PhD-to-be Jen Z and her research team hope their successful, years-long quest to find life on Mars is finally over. But their biggest fight has just begun. ◆◆◆ “The you-know-what hit the fan when charming but feckless university lawyer Nathaniel Hawthorn showed up in my office. Someone was…
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Book Review: The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez
The Details Media Type: EbookTitle: The Vanished BirdsAuthor: Simon JimenezPublisher: Del Rey BooksPages/Length: Hardcover; 391 pagesRelease Date: January 14, 2020Source: Netgalley Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | Indiebound A mysterious child lands in the care of a solitary woman, changing both of their lives forever in this captivating debut of connection across space and time. “This is when your life begins.” Nia Imani is a woman out of place and outside of time. Decades of travel through the stars are condensed into mere months for her, though the years continue to march steadily onward for everyone she has ever known. Her friends and lovers have aged past her; all she has…
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Book Review: The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions #1) by Lauren Shippen
Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut novel based on her wildly popular and award-winning podcast The Bright Sessions. Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager, his life moves beyond “typical.” Caleb is an Atypical, an individual with enhanced abilities. Which sounds pretty cool except Caleb's ability is extreme empathy—he feels the emotions of everyone around him. Being an empath in high school would be hard enough, but Caleb's life becomes…
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Book Review: Rogue Princess by B.R. Myers
Media Type: ebook (ARC)Title: Rogue PrincessAuthor: B.R. MyersPublished by: Swoon ReadsPublication date: January 21st 2020Pages: 304, ebookGenres: Retelling, Science Fiction, Young Adult HBD Rating: 5* A princess fleeing an arranged marriage teams up with a snarky commoner to foil a rebel plot in B. R. Myers’ Rogue Princess, a gender-swapped sci-fi YA retelling of Cinderella. Princess Delia knows her duty: She must choose a prince to marry in order to secure an alliance and save her failing planet. Yet she secretly dreams of true love, and feels there must be a better way. Determined to chart her own course, she…
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Book Review: Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Media Type: Print Book Title: Chilling EffectAuthor: Valerie ValdesPublisher: Harper VoyagerPages: Paperback; 448Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours Genre: Space OperaHDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love snarky heroines, plenty of action, and lots of madcap antics. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure. Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the…
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Book Blitz & Giveaway: Merged by Jim and Stephanie Kroepfl
MergedJim and Stephanie Kroepfl Published by: Month9BooksPublication date: September 17th 2019Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Seven of our country’s most gifted teens will become Nobels, hosts for the implantation of brilliant Mentor minds, in an effort to accelerate human progress. But as the line between what’s possible and what’s right, draws ever blurrier, the teens discover everything has a cost. Scientists have created an evolved form of living known as Merged Consciousness, and sixteen-year-old Lake finds herself unable to merge with her Mentor. Lake, the Nobel for Chemistry and Orfyn, the Nobel for Art, are two from among the…
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Book Review: Parting Shadows by Kate Sheeran Swed
Media Type: ebook (ARC)Title: Parting Shadows* Series: Toccata System #1Author: Kate Sheeran SwedPublisher: Spells and Spaceships PressPages: Paperback; 150Release Date: July 9, 2019Source: Author————————————————-Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy sci-fi and the intrigue of artificial intelligence’s understanding of human emotions Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Raised by a heartsick AI, she’s programmed to kill. And desperate to flee. After growing up on an isolated space station, Astra dreams of solid ground. But with an AI guardian plugged into her head–and her nervous system–it’s not like she’s flush with choices. In fact, she’s got just one: use her training to carry out the…
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Book Review: We Rule the Night by Clarie Eliza Bartlett
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: We Rule The Night Author: Claire Eliza Bartlett Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: April 2, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ————————————————————- Content Screening: Violence, Adult Language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love stories with realistic characters, facing impossible odds. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Two girls use forbidden magic to fly and fight–for their country and for themselves–in this riveting debut that’s part Shadow and Bone, part Code Name Verity. Seventeen-year-old Revna is a factory worker, manufacturing war…
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Book Review: Semiosis (Semiosis Duology #1) by Sue Burke
Media Type: Print Book Title: Semiosis * Series: Semiosis Duology #1 Author: Sue Burke Publisher: Tor Books Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: February 6, 2018 Source: Publisher —————————————- Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy science fiction rife with survival, and with deep roots to nature. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In this character driven novel of first contact by debut author Sue Burke, human survival hinges on an bizarre alliance. Only mutual communication can forge an alliance with the planet’s sentient species and prove that mammals are…
