Posted September 26, 2016 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
Starflight by
Melissa Landers Series: Starflight #1 Publisher: Disney Hyperion (2016)
Hardcover (369 pages)
Rating: Reading Challenges: Read 2016 Synopsis
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 realm that she's willing to indenture herself to Doran Spaulding, the rich and popular quarterback who made her life miserable all through high school, in exchange for passage aboard the spaceliner Zenith.
When a twist of fate lands them instead on the Banshee, a vessel of dubious repute, Doran learns he's been framed on Earth for conspiracy. As he pursues a set of mysterious coordinates rumored to hold the key to clearing his name, he and Solara must get past their enmity to work together and evade those out for their arrest. Life on the Banshee may be tumultuous, but as Solara and Doran are forced to question everything they once believed about their world—and each other—the ship becomes home, and the eccentric crew family. But what Solara and Doran discover on the mysterious Planet X has the power to not only alter their lives, but the existence of everyone in the universe...
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Tagged as 4 star, Read 2016
Posted June 2, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Cresswell Plot by
Eliza Wass Publisher: Disney Hyperion (2016 - June 7)
eARC (272 pages)
Via: NetGalley Rating: Reading Challenges: Read 2016 Synopsis
The woods were insane in the dark, terrifying and magical at the same time. But best of all were the stars, which trumpeted their light into the misty dark.
Castella Cresswell and her five siblings—Hannan, Caspar, Mortimer, Delvive, and Jerusalem—know what it’s like to be different. For years, their world has been confined to their ramshackle family home deep in the woods of upstate New York. They abide by the strict rule of God, whose messages come directly from their father.
Slowly, Castley and her siblings start to test the boundaries of the laws that bind them. But, at school, they’re still the freaks they’ve always been to the outside world. Marked by their plain clothing. Unexplained bruising. Utter isolation from their classmates. That is, until Castley is forced to partner with the totally irritating, totally normal George Gray, who offers her a glimpse of a life filled with freedom and choice.
Castley’s world rapidly expands beyond the woods she knows so well and the beliefs she once thought were the only truths. There is a future waiting for her if she can escape her father’s grasp, but Castley refuses to leave her siblings behind. Just as she begins to form a plan, her father makes a chilling announcement: the Cresswells will soon return to their home in heaven. With time running out on all of their lives, Castley must expose the depth of her father’s lies. The forest has buried the truth in darkness for far too long. Castley might be their last hope for salvation.
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Tagged as 3 star, Read 2016
Posted April 2, 2016 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
Once Upon A Dream by
Liz Braswell Series: Twisted Tales #2 Publisher: Disney Press (2016 - April 5th)
eARC (448 pages)
Via: NetGalley Rating: Also by this author: A Whole New World Also in this series: A Whole New World Reading Challenges: 2016 Retelling Challenge,
2016 Royal Challenge,
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What if the sleeping beauty never woke up? Once Upon a Dream marks the second book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways.
It should be simple--a dragon defeated, a slumbering maiden, a prince poised to wake her. But when said prince falls asleep as soon as his lips meet the princess's, it is clear that this fairy tale is far from over.
With a desperate fairy's last curse infiltrating her mind, Princess Aurora will have to navigate a dangerous and magical landscape deep in the depths of her dreams. Soon she stumbles upon Phillip, a charming prince eager to join her quest. But with Maleficent's agents following her every move, Aurora struggles to discover who her true allies are, and moreover, who she truly is. Time is running out. Will the sleeping beauty be able to wake herself up?
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Posted February 18, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Battle of the Labyrinth by
Rick Riordan Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4 Publisher: Disney Hyperion (2008)
Paperback (361 pages)
Rating: Also by this author: The Lightning Thief,
The Sea of Monsters,
The Titan's Curse Also in this series: The Lightning Thief,
The Sea of Monsters,
The Titan's Curse Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
2016 Retelling Challenge,
2016 Royal Challenge,
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Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse.
In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth - a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.
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Tagged as 4 star, Read 2016
Posted February 4, 2016 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
Their Fractured Light by
Amie Kaufman,
Meagan Spooner Series: Starbound #3 Publisher: Disney Hyperion (2015)
Hardcover (425 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Also by this author: These Broken Stars,
Illuminae,
This Shattered World Also in this series: These Broken Stars,
This Shattered World Reading Challenges: Read 2016 Synopsis
A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness for their planet, and protect them from destruction. Some say Flynn’s a madman, others whisper about conspiracies. Nobody knows the truth. A year before that, Tarver Merendsen and Lilac LaRoux were rescued from a terrible shipwreck—now, they live a public life in front of the cameras, and a secret life away from the world’s gaze.
Now, in the center of the universe on the planet of Corinth, all four are about to collide with two new players, who will bring the fight against LaRoux Industries to a head. Gideon Marchant is an eighteen-year-old computer hacker—a whiz kid and an urban warrior. He’ll climb, abseil and worm his way past the best security measures to pull off onsite hacks that others don’t dare touch.
Sofia Quinn has a killer smile, and by the time you’re done noticing it, she’s got you offering up your wallet, your car, and anything else she desires. She holds LaRoux Industries responsible for the mysterious death of her father and is out for revenge at any cost.
When a LaRoux Industries security breach interrupts Gideon and Sofia’s separate attempts to infiltrate their headquarters, they’re forced to work together to escape. Each of them has their own reason for wanting to take down LaRoux Industries, and neither trusts the other. But working together might be the best chance they have to expose the secrets LRI is so desperate to hide.
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Tagged as 4 star, Read 2016
