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Title: AftershocksAuthor: Marko KloosGenre: Sci-fi, Military Sci-fi, Space OperaYear Published: 2019 Aftershocks by Marko Kloos is a military sci-fi novel following four characters. The main character, Aden, a POW on a foreign planet, is freed and makes his trek to a new home. Things don’t go as planned and he ends up working for another... Continue Reading →
Title: The Pale DreamerAuthor: Samantha ShannonGenre: Sci-fi, paranormal, new adultYear Published: 2016 The Pale Dreamer by Samantha Shannon is a prequel novella to The Bone Season series. It gives us a taste of Paige Mahoney’s first job with mime-lord, Jaxon Hall. The story takes place when Paige is sixteen, three years before The Bone Season.... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago, I picked up the book, The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood at Barnes & Noble. It was B&N’s book club pick and I’ve never gone to a book club before so I figured I’d give this one a go. The book club experience was really enjoyable. I was super nervous but... Continue Reading →
The year flew by. I tried and failed at many things this year, but this last day of the year, I'm going to share the positive things, and my favorites. The photo above is a dish I made trying out roasted purple cauliflower. It's hard to see but to the right of the salmon is... Continue Reading →
The Song Rising Author: Samantha Shannon Genre: Fiction, Sci-fi, Paranormal, Post-apocalyptic “We like to think we’re brave, but in the end, we’re only human.” The Song Rising is the third book in The Bone Season series. It begins right after The Mime Order ends. If you haven’t read the first two books, the third book... Continue Reading →
A goal this year is to only read about 12 books. One book per month or around there. I've really reduced it because I want to focus more on writing than reading. I know I'll probably end up reading more than 12 books but if I do, that's okay. I don't want to stress out... Continue Reading →
Title: The Infinite Sea (2nd book in The 5th Wave Trilogy) Author: Rick Yancey Genre: Sci-fi, apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic, dystopian, paranormal, YA [Side note] Today is the opening of the movie, The 5th Wave, and I wish I could go see it today but I've got a busy schedule. I hope to get my chance sometime next... Continue Reading →
Title: The 5th Wave Author: Rick Yancey Genre: Sci-fi, apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic, dystopian, paranormal, YA I came upon this book because I saw the preview to the movie when I went to watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens (great movie, btw, and watched it twice!) and did a search for the book to see if there was... Continue Reading →
*Spoiler Alert* Don't recommend reading my review if you plan to read the book. I first read, Divergent, by Veronica Roth in late 2013 and totally enjoyed it. I actually read the trilogy back to back and finished them all within three days (I did the same with the Game of Thrones series...read them back... Continue Reading →
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