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Book Review: The Fold by Peter Clines
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Fold Author: Peter Clines Publisher: Crown Publishing Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: June 2, 2015 Source: Publisher ————————————————— Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy accessible Science Fiction that will keep you reading well into the night. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes STEP INTO THE FOLD. IT’S PERFECTLY SAFE. The folks in Mike Erikson’s small New England town would say he’s just your average, everyday guy. And that’s exactly how Mike likes it. Sure, the life he’s chosen isn’t much of a challenge…
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Book Review: Awakened (Resilient #2) by Patricia Vanasse
Media Type: Ebook Title: Awakened Series: Resilient #2 Author: Patricia Vanasse Publisher: Pants on Fire Press Pages: Paperback; 317 Release Date: July 2015 Source: CBB Book Promotions ————————————————- Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy strong female protagonists and lots of action. Add it on: Goodreads | BookLikes Under the control of The Agency, a secret, governmental organization that created genetically engineered teens who posses a combination of extraordinary abilities, Adam is serving the purpose for which he was created while his girlfriend, Livia fights to save him. Manipulated to forget his…
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Book Review: We Are Watching (Mindshare #1) by M. Stephen Stewart
Media Type: Ebook Title: We Are Watching Series: Mindshare Book #1 Author: M. Stephen Stewart Publisher: Primrose Publishing LLC Pages: Print; 405 Release Date: December 16, 2014 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ———————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy science fiction and aren’t afraid to explore deep concepts. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon Henry Malone’s childhood was shattered by the unexplained suicide of his father. Now a teenager, his days are spent studying to become a Neural Implant Technician for Planetary Link Corporation, helping them maintain an iron grip over…
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Book Review: Station Eleven: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel
Media Type: Print Book Title: Station Eleven: A Novel Author: Emily St. John Mandel Publisher: Knopf Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: September 4, 2014 Source: Library ——————————————- Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who want a new take on a post-apocalyptic world. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything…
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Book Spotlight + Guest Post: Dwarves in Space by S.E. Zbasnik
Good morning, and happy Friday, my lovely bookworms! What better way to celebrate this wonderful day of the week than another book spotlight? Oh, I promise this is a good one. As soon as I saw the synopsis, and the absolutely wonderful cover, to S.E. Zbasnik’s Dwarves in Space I knew I’d be sharing it with all of you. Sci Fi, Fantasy, Satire, this book has it all. Amazon | Goodreads The Elation-Cru is not the flashiest ship, nor the newest, or even has all of its bolts attached; but she can fly. Well, sort of wade through space, and…
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Book Review and Tour: Our Dried Voices by Greg Hickey
Media Type: ebook Title: Our Dried Voices Author: Greg Hickey Publisher: Scribe Publishing Company Pages: Paperback; 234 Release Date: November 4, 2014 Source: Author/PUYB ———————————————————————— Genre: Science Fiction/Dystopian HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories about a dire future for humanity with a hopeful twist. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In 2153, cancer was cured. In 2189, AIDS. And in 2235, the last members of the human race traveled to a far distant planet called Pearl to begin the next chapter of humanity. Several hundred years after their arrival, the remainder of humanity lives in a utopian colony in which every want is satisfied automatically,…
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Book Review: Behind the Stars by Leigh Talbert Moore
This wonderful book releases today so get your copy now! Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Behind the Stars Author: Leigh Talbert Moore Publisher: Self Pages: ebook, 287 Release Date: December 31, 2014 Source: Author ———————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers that enjoy sci-fi and normal girls who become heroes. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Prentiss Puckett is certain of three things: -Graduation is two weeks away. -Summer only gets hotter in south Mississippi. -She’s getting a job with air-conditioning. She did not expect to be kidnapped walking to work. And she never expected to become a hero. If you haven’t picked up the…
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ARC Review: Blackout by Tim Curran
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Blackout Author: Tim Curran Publisher: DarkFuse Pages: Ebook; 234 Release Date: August 19, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher =================================== Genre: Science Fiction / Horror HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a dark, atmospheric novella that flies by. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes In the midst of a beautiful summer, in a perfectly American suburban middle-class neighborhood, a faraway evil is lurking, waiting to strike the unsuspecting residents. First come the flashing lights, then the heavy rains, high winds, and finally a total blackout. But that’s only…
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Audio Book Review: These Broken Stars (Starbound #1) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Media Type: Audio BookTitle: These Broken Stars * Series: Starbound #1Author: Amie Kaufman, Meagan SpoonerNarrator: Christine Holloway, Johnathan McClainPublisher: Disney HyperionFormat: MP3 DownloadLength: 11 hours and 15 minutesSource: Library———————————————Content Screening: Mild ViolenceHDB Rating: 5 Keys to My HeartRecommended to: Fans of romance and science fiction blended together in a beautiful way. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes It’s a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes…
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Guest Post: Dan Levinson, on chapter structure
================================================================== Good afternoon darling bookworms! I know this post is coming at you a little late, but for those of you who are writers (or aspiring writers for that matter) this will be something you’ll love! Dan Levinson is on the blog today, as he tours his new book Fires of Man. This book is filled with all kinds of Science Fiction goodness, and one I’d definitely suggest to fans of the genre! Check it out. Supposedly, the war between Calchis and Orion ended decades ago. But upon reporting to an isolated Orion army base for basic training, Private Stockton…