The Butterfly Crest (The Protogenoi Series #1) by Eva Vanrell. Elena grows up in Japan with two loving parents, until a tragic car accident takes them both from her. Raised by her mother's best friend in New Orleans, Elena finds herself years later in a job she hates...
Book Review: Results May Vary
Results May Vary by Bethany Chase. What if you found out that your husband, than man you've loved and been with for 16 years, had an affair- with another man? That's exactly how this book opens, as Caroline discovers there are sides and secrets to her husband that she...
Book Review: Bringing Up Bébé
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman. I'd seen mention of this book around the blogosphere for awhile, but had never picked it up. Between my penchant for fiction and not having or really being around many...
Book Review: The Waking Fire
The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria #1) by Anthony Ryan. Imagine if dragons existed (in four colors: Black, Red, Green and Blue), and each type of blood granted certain powers to a select few of the population. Imagine the era of monarchies and governments had...
Book Review: The Rook
The Rook (The Checquy Files #1) by Daniel O'Malley. Myfanwy (rhymes with Tiffany) Thomas wakes up surrounded by dead bodies, with no memory and a strange letter in hand. Through information left by her pre-amnesia self, Myfanwy learns that a) she has special powers,...
Book Review: Steelheart
Steelheart (Reckoners #1) by Brandon Sanderson. I'm a fan of Sanderson's Mistborn books, and his Stormlight Archives series so far. And while I never finished the Wheel of Time series (as of yet), I heard he did good things with it after Robert Jordan's death. So I've...
Book Review: Arena
Arena by Holly Jennings. Arena is the story of Kali Ling, a gamer-gladiator competing in the elite RAGE tournaments. It takes place in the not-too-distant future, where virtual reality games are the latest sports craze. Contestants compete in to-the-death matches,...
Currently Reading
I haven't finished a book I felt could use a full review since my last review, so instead today I'm talking about 3 books I'm currently work my way through. Here's the latest picks from my TBR pile: Arena by Holly Jennings. One of my recent NetGalley grabs. It tells...
Book Review: The Ninth Life of Louis Drax
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen. The Ninth Life of Louis Drax tells the story of accident-prone 9-year-old Louis Drax, who is now in a coma. It's told alternately from his point of view, and the point of view of the doctor hoping to wake him up. The story...
Book Review: Passenger
Passenger (Passenger #1) by Alexandra Bracken. Etta thinks that she's a normal girl. Well, maybe not normal. She is a world-class violinist approaching her debut, after all. But one night something goes horribly wrong. Etta wakes up not only somewhere else, but...
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