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RoughNeck Author: Jeff Lemire Published: April 18th, 2017 Publisher: Gallery Books / Gallery 13 Ratings: 5/5 Book Synopis I WAS NEVER REALLY A HOCKEY PLAYER... I WAS JUST A THUG. AT LEAST NOW I DON'T HAVE TO PRETEND TO BE SOMETHING I'M NOT. Derek Ouelette's glory days are behind him. His hockey career ended a decade … Continue reading RoughNeck by Jeff Lemire
Bane and Shadow, Book 2 ♥♥♥♥♥ Hope and Red, Book #1 of The Empire of Storms Author: Jon Skovron Published: June 30th, 2016 Publisher: Orbit Ratings: 5/5 Book Synopsis In a fracturing Empire spread across savage seas, two people find a common cause. Hope - the lone survivor when her village is massacred by the emperor's forces, is … Continue reading Hope and Red (The Empire of Storms, Book #1) by Jon Skovron
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening (collected Editions) Author: Marjorie Liu / Sana Takeda, artist Published: July 19th, 2016 Publisher: Image Comics Ratings: 4/5 Book Synopsis Set in an alternate world of art deco beauty and steampunk horror, Monstress tells the epic story of Maika Halfwolf, a teenage survivor of a cataclysmic war between humans and their hated enemies, … Continue reading Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu
CrossRoads Of Canopy (In the Titan's Forest Trilogy, Book #1) Author: Thoraiya Dyer Published: January 31st, 2017 Publisher: Tor Books Ratings: 2.5/5 Book Synopsis UNAR DREAMS OF GREATNESS. Determined but destitute, she escapes her parents' plot to sell her into slavery. Now she serves in the Garden of the goddess Audblayin, ruler of growth and fertility. … Continue reading CrossRoads Of Canopy (In The Titan’s Forest, Book #1) by Thoraiya Dyer
Furthermore Author: Taherh Mafi Published: August 30th, 2016 Publisher: Self Published Ratings: 2.5/5 Book Synopsis There are only three things that matter to Alice Alexis Queensmeadow: Mother, who wouldn't miss her; magic and color, which seem to elude her; and, most important of all, Father, who always love her. It's been almost three years since the … Continue reading Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
Dawn of Wonder Author: Jonathan Renshaw Published: May 1st, 2015 Publisher: Self Published Ratings: 5/5 Book Synopsis When a high-ranking officer gallops into the quiet Mistyvales, he brings a warning that shakes the countryfolk to their roots. But for Aedan, a scruffy young adventurer with veins full of fire and a head full of ideas, … Continue reading Dawn of Wonder (Book #1 of The Wakening) by Jonathan Renshaw
The Silent Songbird (Arc Review) Author: Melanie Dickerson Published: November 28th, 2016 Publisher: Thomas Nelson / HarperCollins Christian Publishing Ratings: 3.5 - 4/5 Great for: Hystorical ficiton lovers, Fans of Melanie Dickerson and fans of the Hagenheim Series Themes: Romance, Historical Fiction, Retellings Book Synopses: Evangeline is gifted with a heavenly voice, but she is trapped in a sinister betrothal … Continue reading The Silent Songbird (Hagenheim Book #7) by Melanie Dickerson
The Fifth Season (Book #1 of The Broken Earth) Author: N.K. Jemisin Published: August 4th, 2015 Publisher: Orbit Books Ratings: 5/5 Book Synopsis THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS FOR THE LAST TIME. IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world’s sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the … Continue reading The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth Book #1) by N.K. Jemisin
Six Wakes Author: Mur Laffety Published: January 31st, 2017 Publisher: Orbit Books Ratings: 5/5 Book Synopsis A LONE SHIP. A MURDERED CREW. AND A CLONE WHO MUST FIND HER OWN KILLER – BEFORE THEY STRIKE AGAIN. In the depths of space, it’s pretty normal to wake up in a cloning vat. The streaks of … Continue reading Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
Kings of the Wyld Author: Nicholas Eames Published: February 21, 2017 Publisher: Orbit Books Ratings: 5/5 Book Synopsis GLORY NEVER GETS OLD Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld. Their glory days long past, the mercs have … Continue reading Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
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