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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…
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Book Review: Hitched by Britni Hill
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Hitched Series: Western Palm series Author: Britni Hill Publisher: Self Pages: Paperback; 99 Release Date: March 18, 2019 Source: Author ————————————————— Genre: New Adult Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy happily ever afters. Grab it: Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo Western Palm University brought them together, making them a family. Tess and Blake stuck together and headed straight toward their happily ever after. They have everything they need and can’t imagine wanting more. Does that mean they’ve reached the end of their story? Jason stood up to his father. He made all the right choices for…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Audio Books Narrators I Adore
Good morning lovely people! Can you believe that it’s almost April? I feel like that shocked emoji would fit just perfectly here, because March absolutely flew by. It’s been a pretty great year of reading so far though, so I can’t complain at all. Now, let me stop rambling and let’s get to today’s Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Audio Book Narrators This was a hard one, and so these are in no particular order. It would be way too hard on my poor little reader brain to do that, and I love them all so much! — Kathleen Gati…
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Book Review: Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Sky Without Stars Series: System Divine Book 1 Authors: Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: Hardcover; 592 Release Date: March 26, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy retellings with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A thief. An officer. A guardian. Three strangers, one shared destiny . . . When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. A new life for a wealthy French family and their descendants.…
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Book Review: Off Planet by Aileen Erin
Title: Off Planet Author: Aileen Erin Publisher: Ink Monster LLC Pages: 350, paperback Publication date: March 19, 2019 Source: Author/Xpresso Book Tours —————————————— Genres: Dystopian, Young Adult HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a strong heroine and are interested in finishing a series. From USA Today Bestselling Author Aileen Erin Maite Martinez has always yearned for more than waitressing in a greasy diner on the polluted ruins of planet Earth. Hiding her special abilities is a full-time job on its own, even with the government distracted by the mysterious alien race – the Aunare. When a SpaceTech officer gets handsy with her,…
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Can’t Wait Wednesday – The Oddmire by William Ritter
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted here, at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. If you’re continuing with WOW, feel free to link those up as well! Find out more here. Real talk, I am SO EXCITED about this book! The instant that I saw the synopsis for William Ritter’s new book, I was smitten. I have a soft spot for middle grade at…
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Book Spotlight: Hitched by Britni Hill
Title: Hitched Author: Britni Hill Publication date: March 18, 2019 Genres: New Adult Romance The last book in Britni Hill’s Western Palm series is now available! Western Palm University brought them together, making them a family. Tess and Blake stuck together and headed straight toward their happily ever after. They have everything they need and can’t imagine wanting more. Does that mean they’ve reached the end of their story? Jason stood up to his father. He made all the right choices for his family. Corinne and their toddler, Arianna, are the bright spots in his days. He thought he put…
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Some weekly ramblings.
The first day of Spring approaches (only 6 more days!) and I’m so eager for warmer weather that I actually feel antsy this year. California got a ton of rainfall this winter, which was amazing for our drought ridden state. However that also means that it was a lot colder, for a lot longer, than last year. Look people, I’m a So Cal girl now. I’m like a houseplant. I need three things, and one of them is SUNSHINE. Needless to say, I’m really eager for the temps to get back up into the 70s. Especially so I can start planting…
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Guest Post: Jennifer Povey, author of Daughter of Fire
Good morning lovely people! You’ve made it to the middle of the week, and that’s something to celebrate. For me, it’s been a bit of a rough one. Still, there’s nothing I look forward to more than sharing good stories and new authors with you! Today Jennifer Povey, author of the standalone Fantasy novel Daughter of Fire, is here to share a guest post with you! I’m reading my way through this now and it’s stellar. I hope to have a review up for you soon. In the meantime, please enjoy her wonderful thoughts on romance in writing. Laura led…