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Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
Review of Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Golden
Son by Pierce Brown
So I just
finished reading Golden Son. What can I say about this read… it was dark,
gritty, impactful, heartbreaking, gorydamn amazing. (Yeah, I think I like that
last one the best.)
Golden
Son is the second installment of the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown. If you
haven’t read Red Rising, go do it. In
this book we leave the surface of Mars and the brutal training play yard of the
Golden children and head intergalactic. There’s a touch a space opera, other-worldly
technological advances, new adult angst, power struggles, slaughter, violence and
death-the list goes on and on and on. We watch Darrow lose his focus and find
it again, lose his friends and find them again, lose his family and find them
again, but best of all we watch Darrow lose himself and find himself again.
In a
booklovers universe that’s filled with YA giants like The Hunger Games, Harry
Potter, Ender’s Game etc, Brown’s titles are a step in another direction. This
author doesn’t need comparison to others in his genre because he does something
that these other books don’t, he stabs you in the gut with a slingBlade made of
fire, rips you to the sternum, lances your heart and then does it all over
again without apology, without the assistance of a Carver to sew your soul back
up. His writing is unique and consuming, his characters over the top but still captivating.
The world he’s created… tremendous. There are Reds, Golds, Yellows, Pinks, factions
residing over factions in an intricately designed world cross-stitched with Greek mythology. And don’t blink while
you’re reading this, you might miss the deception, the thrill, the passion, and
it’s all going to slap in you in the face at the end, leaving you wondering
what the hell just happened, because it’s all pure awesomeness.
Monday, December 8, 2014
Friday, December 5, 2014
The Genome by Sergei Lukyanenko
The
Genome by Sergei Lukyanenko
2/5
stars
I
don’t even know what to say about this read. So I’ll try. This book is divided
into 3 sections. The first section, I could not put down. The reader is
immediately thrown into world of space and genetically altered beings and we
are introduced to Alex Rominov a space captain who happens upon a young girl
and helps her.
The
second section is heavily laden with thoughts of love and Alex’s supposed
inability to love since he is a pilot he is only able to love his ship. This part
was where the flip switched. At 52% I
found myself putting the book down a lot and very easily. The entire story
changed into something reminiscent of a fourteen year old boy’s dreams of
romance and sex. Alex turns into a man-whore with the women on the ship, the descriptions
of him connecting to the ship sound like erotica, and then the love-square develops
with Alex, Kim, the boy trapped in a gel-crystal, and the female doctor on the
ship. Ugh.
The
third part of the book turns into a whodoneit,
complete with a Dr. Watson and Mr. Homes investigating a murder on the ship. Not
my cup of tea.
The
author does give a warning note before the start of the book about cynical and
immoral things. The Genome is well written, the fictional aspects are greatly
executed, but I still feel like this book could have been something amazing
besides a tongue-in-cheek mockery. Maybe that’s what the author was trying to
accomplish, maybe he wanted this work to really stand out from the pack, but I
feel like it could have been executed differently.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
Zombie Crawl Blog Party!
Zombie Crawl Blog Party Schedule
Party Host & Grand Prize: Band of Dystopian
October 22
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Sunday, October 19, 2014
Friday, October 17, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
The Healer by Allison Butler
ARC provided by the publisher
The cover: I am so sick of rippling abs on romance novels, this cover is a welcome stray from the norm. I kinda love it ;)
The book:
One word comes to mind as I power off my Kindle and that is: Refreshing.
The Healer is a historical romance that's sweet and angsty. The pacing is perfect, the characters are well developed, and the setting was a welcome change. Not once did I find myself skimming as I read. The RN in me really enjoyed Lynelle's passion as a healer.
If you're looking for a bit of romance with historical charm, pick this book up.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Reluctant Prince by Dani-Lyn Alexander
ARC received from the publisher.
Let's start with the cover. I Like it. I feel like the cover is a little dark for this book, and something seems a bit off. But I do like it, it's just not my favorite.
The Book:
This was a great read. I was hooked from the start with the action and intrigue. Reluctant Prince reminded me of a very toned down version of Elizabeth Norton's Eternal Guardian's series (which I loved). The romance was sweet but not overbearing.There was plenty of action so boredom was not an issue at all. And, there were dragons! Loved that tidbit in the book.
4/5 stars
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Review of Undertow Book #1 in the UNDERTOW Series by K.R. Conway
Received an ARC from Netgalley
Undertow was a pretty good read. The beginning was slow and it was the typical new girl in a new town dealing with a new high school drama, and I was a bit bored with it. Around 47% the book really picked up and sucked me in. The plot was exciting but the overuse of adverbs and lack of descriptiveness (ex: beautiful bed, delicious food, suddenly, immediately, etc) became a bit annoying.
I was reminded a bit of Twilight mixed with something new and refreshing.
Overall a good read. But this is the first in a series so expect having many unanswered questions.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
What you missed at the Bookies event on facebook last night.
The author Takeover on the Bookies Facebook page last night was pretty awesome. A ton of people showed up, here's a tiny bit of the shenanigans:
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Saturday, October 4, 2014
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