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Title: Newdawn RoamersAuthor: Dominique LuchartGenre: Sci-fi, YAYear Published: 2020 Date finished: May 3, 2021 Newdawn Roamers by Dominique Luchart is a young adult science fiction novel about an advanced future earth with artificial intelligence. An intelligent entity was located making its way toward earth and scientists think it could be an invasion. They created a... Continue Reading →
Title: ExileAuthor: Martin OwtonGenre: FantasyYear Published: 2019 Date finished: April 20, 2021 Exile by Martin Owton is a fantasy novel about a man named Aron who was exiled from his home and ends up being asked to protect an earl’s son. Things seem to go smoothly until a brawl ensues and suddenly nothing is going... Continue Reading →
Title: The Looking Glass Author: H.L. SudlerGenre: Contemporary RomanceYear Published: March 2021 Date finished: April 14, 2021 This was a quick and short read. It’s a story about love and coming to terms with a friendship. I really enjoyed it. Wasn’t expecting to read something like this but I liked the characters and the way the... Continue Reading →
Title: A Man Called OveAuthor: Fredrick BackmanGenre: Literary FictionYear Published: May 5, 2015 Date finished: December 29, 2020 A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Bachman is a story about a 59-year-old man who’s done with life after his wife died and after he was replaced at his job. He comes across extremely grumpy. He’s irritated... Continue Reading →
Title: Star Trek Voyager: Full CircleAuthor: Kirsten BeyerGenre: Science Fiction, Space OperaYear Published: March 31, 2009 Star Trek Voyager: Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer is a science fiction novel based on the television show Star Trek: Voyager. It continues the story after the last episode of the show. In this book, the main plot surrounds... Continue Reading →
Title: Theseus’ LostnessAuthor: Stefan CalinGenre: Fiction, Literary, EroticaYear Published: August 5, 2020 Theseus’ Lostness by Stefan Calin is the first book in The Journeys We Wander trilogy. The story is about a man named Allan who finds himself between two relationships. He seems to struggle with which woman to get closer to but eventually makes... Continue Reading →
Title: An American StoryAuthor: Mark LagesGenre: Fiction, Literary, MemoirYear Published: 2020 An American Story by Mark Lages is a fictional memoir about a man named Huey Baker. Huey tells us stories and experiences from his life and within it, he includes some satire, war stories, alcohol abuse stories, family dynamics, and many other facets of... Continue Reading →
Title: The Dawn ChorusAuthor: Samantha ShannonGenre: Sci-fi, Paranormal, New AdultYear Published: 2020 The Dawn Chorus is a novella between The Song Rising (the 3rd book in the Bone Season series), and the upcoming 4th book, The Mask Falling. The novella doesn’t give anything away from the main story. It basically delves into Paige’s pain and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesAuthor: Suzanne CollinsGenre: Sci-fi, YA, DystopianYear Published: 2020 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian sci-fi about a young Coriolanus Snow before he became President Snow. The story takes place many years earlier, before The Hunger Games trilogy, when Coriolanus was seventeen and climbing... Continue Reading →
The Whispers of War by Julia Kelley is a historical fiction about three friends during WWII in London. It is a story of unrelenting friendship during one of the hardest times in history. Hazel, Nora, and Marie were roommates in school as young girls and continued their friendship into adulthood. Due to the war, Marie... Continue Reading →
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