HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN by Richard Cox Category: Techno Thriller / Science Fiction / Adventure Publisher: Night Shade Books Date of Publication: July 27, 2020 Number of Pages: 408 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Both a frightening apocalyptic story set in the southern United States and a character-focused, deeply moving literary thriller. What would […]
GATES OF MARS The Halo Trilogy #1 by CLARK HAYS AND KATHLEEN McFALL Genre: Science Fiction / Detective (hard-boiled) Publisher: Pumpjack Press on Facebook Date of Publication: June 16, 2020 Number of Pages: 336 Scroll down for the giveaway! IN THE AGE OF SURVEILLANCE, HOW CAN A PERSON GO MISSING? The year is 2187. Crucial Larsen, a veteran […]
It’s that time again. Time for a Chapter Break Bookish Chat! This time around, we have Renegades by Marissa Meyer. Julie and I are both huge fans of Ms. Meyer’s so we thought we’d check out her most recent series. Via Giphy So, Renegades. Which I’m guessing you weren’t a […]
Ready Player One Plot Synopsis: In the year 2045, the real world is a harsh place. The only time Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) truly feels alive is when he escapes to the OASIS, an immersive virtual universe where most of humanity spends their days. In the OASIS, you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone-the […]
Lynn’s Review: I have feelings about this book, people. FEELINGS. And those feelings are confusion and frustration and empathetic anger for the main character. And maybe also I liked it? I don’t know! This is my representation of how the book treated my feelings: Source Initially, I thought Flawed would be another YA […]
Lynn’s Review: Have you ever been leery of reading the next book in a series for fear of disappointment after you so loved the first? Well, fear not. dear reader. Waking Gods more that lives up to my high expectations after reading Sleeping Giants! But now, how to review it without being spoiler-y. Clearly, any plot […]
Julie’s Review: is an interesting premise – I do love stories with alternate dimensions and seeing what kind of life our parallel self is leading and comparing with our own life path. It is almost like seeing into our futures or pasts, where a different decision would have taken our life is a different […]
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Plot Synopsis: Everyone has bad mornings. You wake up late, you stub your toe, you burn the toast…but for a man named Arthur Dent, this goes far beyond a bad day. When he learns that a friend of his is actually an alien with advanced knowledge of Earth’s impending destruction, […]
Lynn’s Review: Have you actually heard anything about Illuminae before reading this review? I had heard good things. But didn’t read any reviews to avoid any kind of spoilers! I’m going to try to post a non-spoiler review. Try being the opportune word here. Let’s start with the format: I was having issues deciding which […]
Julie’s Review: When I picked up Beyond, I was looking for a fun alien space story. That’s what I got, but I got so much more. Beyond is an intriguing space adventure tale, full of relatable (and brilliant) characters and fun world-building. I loved that the aliens are not little green men or creepy squid […]