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Review of Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

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BITTERBLUE by Kristin Cashore

SUMMARY:

The long-awaited companion to New York Times bestsellers Gracelingand Fire

Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisors, who have run things since Leck died, believe in a forward-thinking plan: Pardon all who committed terrible acts under Leck’s reign, and forget anything bad ever happened. But when Bitterblue begins sneaking outside the castle–disguised and alone–to walk the streets of her own city, she starts realizing that the kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year spell of a madman, and the only way to move forward is to revisit the past.

Two thieves, who only steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck’s reign. And one of them, with an extreme skill called a Grace that he hasn’t yet identified, holds a key to her heart

THOUGHTS: I loved how this combined the stories of Graceling and Fire. This is a great book!

FIVE STARS
RECOMMEND

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Review of Promised by Caragh M. O’Brien

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PROMISED by Caragh M. O’Brian

SUMMARY:

After defying the ruthless Enclave, surviving the wasteland, and upending the rigid matriarchy of Sylum, Gaia Stone now faces her biggest challenge ever.  She must lead the people of Sylum back to the Enclave and persuade the Protectorat to grant them refuge from the wasteland.  In Gaia’s absence, the Enclave has grown more cruel, more desperate to experiment on mothers from outside the wall, and now the stakes of cooperating or rebelling have never been higher.  Is Gaia ready, as a leader, to sacrifice what–or whom–she loves most?

THOUGHTS: What a great ending to this series! I really enjoyed this whole trilogy and definitely recommend it.

FOUR STARS
RECOMMEND

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Review of A Million Suns: Beth Revis

This is the second book in the Across the Universe series and the crazy thing is I think I liked this one better than the first, which is not normally the case in a second book. You need to read the other recommendation to get a feel for this book, but if you already read Across the Universe, get this book stat!
I just really liked this one and I give it 5 stars and totally recommend it!
This is a GREAT series and I can’t wait for the next one to come out in January 2013 (so… far… away…)

Amazon Description:
Godspeed was fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos.

It’s been three months since Amy was unplugged. The life she always knew is over. And everywhere she looks, she sees the walls of the spaceship Godspeed. But there may just be hope: Elder has assumed leadership of the ship. He’s finally free to enact his vision – no more Phydus, no more lies.

But when Elder discovers shocking news about the ship, he and Amy race to discover the truth behind life on Godspeed. They must work together to unlock a puzzle that was set in motion hundreds of years earlier, unable to fight the romance that’s growing between them and the chaos that threatens to tear them apart.

In book two of the Across the Universe trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis mesmerizes us again with a brilliantly crafted mystery filled with action, suspense, romance, and deep philosophical questions. And this time it all builds to one mind-bending conclusion: They have to get off this ship

  • Hardcover: 386 pages
  • Publisher: Razorbill; 1 edition (January 10, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 159514398X
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Review of Across the Universe: Beth Revis

Okay, I am not that much of a traditional sci-fi fan. I mean, sure I love Star Wars and even the Star Trek movies, but I’m not one to pick up and read too many alien books, or what I perceived to be alien books. These were not alien books. Actually there are no aliens in them to date, so get that out of your mind if you have doubts. Don’t get me wrong, it is sci-fi: there is a space ship and other space stuff,  but no aliens. Not that I don’t like aliens, there just aren’t any so far.
This was one of those books that at least for me, when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about when I could read it.
I REALLY loved it because it incorporated sic-fi, dystopian, fantasy and romance.
I’m giving this one 5 stars and recommending it!

Amazon description:
Amy has left the life she loves for a world 300 years away Trapped in space and frozen in time, Amy is bound for a new planet. But fifty years before she’s due to arrive, she is violently woken, the victim of an attempted murder. Now Amy’s lost on board and nothing makes sense – she’s never felt so alone. Yet someone is waiting for her. He wants to protect her; and more if she’ll let him. But who can she trust amidst the secrets and lies? A killer is out there – and Amy has nowhere to hide…

  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Razorbill (November 29, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1595144676
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Review of Life As We Knew It: Susan Beth Pfeffer

I was in the mood for a good THE SKY IS FALLING book and so I picked this one up not expecting too much and was pleasantly surprised. It’s about what happens to the world when a meteor hits the moon and knocks it a little closer to earth. What that does to the tides (huge tsunamis) and causes volcanos to erupt and well, ya, it’s not a good scenario. The book is written in journal form, which normally annoys me, but this time I thought it really added to the story.
The story is actually a duet and continues with The World We Live In which I felt really tied up some loose ends and ended this girls story pretty well.
I recommend.

Amazon Description of: Life As We Knew It:

I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald’s still would be open.
High school sophomore Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when an asteroid knocks the moon closer to Earth, the way “one marble hits another.” The result is catastrophic. How can her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis are wiping out the coasts, earthquakes are rocking the continents, and volcanic ash is blocking out the sun? As August turns dark and wintry in northeastern Pennsylvania, Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove.
Told in a year’s worth of journal entries, this heart-pounding story chronicles Miranda’s struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all—hope—in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world. An extraordinary series debut!
  • Paperback: 360 pages
  • Publisher: Graphia; 1 edition (May 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0152061541
Amazon Description for This World We Live In:

 

In the year that has passed since a meteor collided with the moon, Miranda’s friends and neighbors have died, the landscape has frozen, and food has become increasingly scarce. The struggle to survive intensifies when Miranda’s father and stepmother arrive with a baby and three strangers in tow. One of the newcomers is Alex Morales, and as Miranda’s complicated feelings for him turn to love, his plans for his future thwart their relationship. Then a devastating tornado hits, and Miranda makes a decision that will change their lives forever.

  • Paperback: 252 pages
  • Publisher: Graphia; Reprint edition (April 18, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0547550286