In 1995, at the age of eight, Una Waters survived a terrifying encounter at 30,000 feet aboard Flight 564 from Dallas to Las Vegas. It changed her forever. After 21 years, and a decade away from the Hopi Reservation where she grew up as a child, a surprise plea for help brings Una back, toContinue reading “Review: ‘A Gleam of Light’ by T.J. Wolf and M.J. Wolf”
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Review: ‘Winterlong’ by Elizabeth Hand
It is big and it is worth praising …Winterlong is a dense, graceful, bullying book of great length and much skill; it is a live tale, told in a live voice, by an author of muscle and drive and ambition; it shows the depth of talent available in science fiction. — John Clute, “The WashingtonContinue reading “Review: ‘Winterlong’ by Elizabeth Hand”
Review: ‘The Last Star’ by Rick Yancey
The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us. But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And allContinue reading “Review: ‘The Last Star’ by Rick Yancey”
Review: ‘Starflight’ by Melissa Landers
Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it. Just out of the orphanage, she needs a fresh start in a place where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. She’s so desperate to reach the realmContinue reading “Review: ‘Starflight’ by Melissa Landers”
Saturday Spotlight #9
Saturday Spotlight is a weekly feature in which I honor a book, character, or author that has consumed my mind and may be the cause of future therapy sessions. This week has been a crazy rollercoaster of new experiences. Technically speaking, it was my first “real” week of university, meaning I spent most of myContinue reading “Saturday Spotlight #9”
WoW #1: ‘Starflight’
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, where book bloggers can showcase their latest anticipated reads. Side note: Somehow in my two-and-a-half years of book blogging, I’ve never joined the Waiting on Wednesday party. Well, obviously that is about to change. 2016 marks the year I might veryContinue reading “WoW #1: ‘Starflight’”
Review: ‘Ender’s Game’ by Orson Scott Card
The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Enter Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, the result of decades of genetic experimentation. Is Ender the general Earth so desperately needs? The only way to find out is to throw himContinue reading “Review: ‘Ender’s Game’ by Orson Scott Card”
Review: ‘Alienated’ by Melissa Landers
Two years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a bathroom with one of them. Handpicked to host the first-ever L’eihr exchange student, Cara thinks her future is set. Not only does she get a free ride to her dream college, she’ll have inside information about the mysterious L’eihrsContinue reading “Review: ‘Alienated’ by Melissa Landers”
Review: ‘Illuminae’ by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warnContinue reading “Review: ‘Illuminae’ by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff”
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