This is quite an interesting book about a young girl, kidnapped from her home, and forced to be a body double for the princess of an occupying alien race. I found the story to be great and I really enjoyed it a lot. However, it’s not quite up to the… Read more »
The Snow Owl is a great end to this series, and one that I really, really enjoyed. It had a lot of great action in it. Blossom takes front and center and really does everything to get what she wants. The book ends of a great note and concludes the… Read more »
This was a great read and a real page turner. Da gets arrested and Parson sets out to help free him. Meanwhile Hale leaves and Gemini follows him, setting them up for a trying adventure on the way to Pyronia. There are a lot of major events in this book… Read more »
A really imaginative take on Beauty and the Beast. The book makes you constantly think about which character is the beauty and which is the beast, among two peoples with many shades of gray. There is just so much unique here… the world is set on another planet many generations… Read more »
Plus One is a dystopia set in an alternate universe where society was divided into day/night (2 shifts) after the flu pandemic of the early 1900’s. The story is a bit complicated and the synopsis covers it better than I would. The story had a lot going for it and… Read more »
In this book, humanity has been decimated and the best and brightest are relocated to a new artificial planet called Novo. There they must deal with a totalitarian government that wipes their memories and controls every aspect of their life. Ariana is forced to participate in a government-sponsored matchmaking show… Read more »
I listened to the audiobook of this novel. The book had some novel ideas… a girl who could not be touched due to poison in her veins, a mysterious guard from another land, a ritual of eating foods for a deceased persons’s death. However, ultimately little was done with these… Read more »
In this novel, luminaries are humans with supernatural abilities and extremely long life spans. Talia is a luminary in hiding from her husband, a man whose power and invulnerability has turned him into a tyrant. While hiding, she meets and falls in love with a mere mortal, Mason. Eventually her… Read more »
Interview with Siobhan Davis, author of Beyond Reach Can you talk a little about what the book is about? Beyond Reach is book two in my YA sci-fi romance Series (True Calling). The series has a unique fantasy/paranormal twist and it contains a perfect blend of action, adventure, romance, suspense,… Read more »
Cinder is a futuristic tale (borrowing some elements from Cinderella) in which a young mechanic girl (part cyborg) catches the eyes of a prince. She is invited to a ball with him but her stepmother and sister make that difficult. Meanwhile a plague sweeps the nation and the Lunar colonies… Read more »
This fourth book follows Aemi as she attempts to flee the Dron, discover the past about her father, and ultimately try to work to find peace between the Itanteans and Dron. This one was a lot of fun. Aemi really went all over the place from the Dron to Primus… Read more »
Self Publishing Journey Guest-Post by Kate Avery Ellison So, I didn’t originally intend to self-publish when I set out to become an author about five years ago. I was going to do the “normal” route of obtaining an agent, selling a book to an editor, going through the looooong process… Read more »
In this second novel, Thalli, Berk, Rhen, and John escape the State on a transport and head to the closest settlement, New Hope. Upon arrival, they learn of a neighboring settlement called Athens that bullies, steals, and attacks New Hope. Thalli decides to try to make peace between these settlements…. Read more »
Excerpt We walk in silence for what seems like several hours. The sun is at midday, yet we still haven’t stopped to rest. Zane isn’t holding my hand like he was in the forest. Of course, there’s nothing for me to trip over on this wide clear road, with the… Read more »
This book solely focuses on the romance between Tyler and Missy. There isn’t much plot development, and none of the other characters make much of an appearance (Charlotte, Ludwig, etc.). Missy is such a weak and minor character to begin with and she really can’t pull off an entire book… Read more »
Interview With Laury Falter Can you talk a little about what the book is about? Sure, Fallen is a young adult fantasy romance novel about a girl whose life is in danger but each attempt on her life is thwarted by a handsome young stranger. The more length description is…Maggie… Read more »
Giveaway The author will give away a $25 Amazon gift certificate via Rafflecopter. a Rafflecopter giveaway Interview With Linda Hopkins Can you talk a little about what the book is about? Set in a small medieval village, the story is about a young woman, a handsome stranger and a dragon… Read more »
The Crane Wife is a story about George and his daughter Amanda. One night, George discovers a wounded crane in his yard that he nurses back to health. Later, he meets a mysterious woman named Kumiko, who wants his help with some artwork she is making. Eventually they fall in… Read more »
The Offering is the third and final book in the Pledge series. In it, the country stands on the brink of war as Charlie tries to keep peace with her neighbor and continue battling Sabara. After really enjoying the first and second book, I was really looking forward to this… Read more »
The Believers is the second book in the Breeders series, about a family surviving in a post-apocalyptic world where women are very rarely born and society has broken down. In this second novel, Riley, Clay, and crew set off to rescue Riley’s auntie. Along the way, they stop and are… Read more »
