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Book Review: The Perfect Date by Evelyn Lozada and Holly Lorincz

April 16, 2019 by motifink

Angel Gomez only wants to get through nursing school and earn enough to support her mother and her son, Jose. Her bartending job helps bring in some extra cash, and the last thing she’s interested in is flirting or men in general. Caleb “The Duke” Lewis is an up and coming star for the Yankees, known for getting around. However, his last breakup left him distracted and made him turn to drink. When he’s caught by the Yankees manager at […]

Categories: Adult Ficiton, NetGalley, NetGalley Review, Romance • Tags: adult, Arc, book review, Contemporary, Evelyn Lozada, Holly Lorincz, romance, The Perfect Date

#UltimateBlogTour Day 9: After the Green Withered by Kristin Ward

April 9, 2019 by motifink

They tell me the country looked different back then. They talk of open borders and flowing rivers. They say the world was green. But drought swept across the globe and the United States of the past disappeared under a burning sky. Enora Byrnes lives in the aftermath, a barren world where water has become the global currency. In a life dominated by duty to family and community, Enora is offered a role within an entity that controls everything from water […]

Categories: science fiction, Young Adult • Tags: #UltimateBlogTour, After the Green Withered, blog tour, book review, Day 9, Dystopia, Kristin Ward, science fiction, young adult

Book Review: Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

April 5, 2019 by motifink

A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself. A prince in danger must decide who to trust. A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war. In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light. – […]

Categories: Magic, NetGalley, NetGalley Review, Young Adult • Tags: Arc, book review, Emily A. Duncan, fantasy, magic, NetGalley, Wednesday Books, Wicked Saints, ya

Book Review: The Afterwards by A.F. Harrold (Illustrations), Emily Gravett (Illustrations)

April 1, 2019 by motifink

Ember and Ness are best friends, completely inseparable. Ember can’t imagine what life would be without Ness. Until Ness dies, in a most sudden and unexpected way. Ember feels completely empty. How can this even be real? Then Ember finds a way into the afterworld-a place where the recently dead reside. She knows there must be a way to bring Ness back, so she decides to find it. Because that’s what friends do: rescue each other. But the afterworld holds […]

Categories: NetGalley, Realistic • Tags: A.F. Harrold (Illustrations), Arc, Bloomsbury Children's Books, book review, Contemporary, death, Emily Gravett (Illustrations), family, featured, middle school readers, The Afterwards

Manga Review: For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams, Vol. 1 by Kei Sanbe

March 26, 2019 by motifink

As a young child, Senri Nakajou saw his family murdered before his eyes, and he’s lived for revenge ever since. From his daily activities to his studies, everything is about attaining the power and money necessary to find the killer and make him pay-even if it means getting a little dirty himself…- Goodreads If you have not read, Kei Sanbe’s manga Erased, you should do that now. It was fantastic and although the ending was a bit eh, it is […]

Categories: Manga, Young Adult • Tags: featured, For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams, Kei Sanbe, manga, Manga Review, mystery, revenge

March 21, 2019 by motifink

The Anakim dwell in the desolate forests and mountains beyond the black river, the land under the Northern Sky. Their ancient ways are forged in Unthank silver and carved in the grey stone of their heartland, their lives measured out in the turning of centuries, not years. By contrast, the Sutherners live in the moment, their vitality much more immediate and ephemeral than their Anakim neighbors. Fragile is the peace that has existed between these very different races – and […]

Categories: Adult Ficiton, Fantasy, NetGalley, NetGalley Review • Tags: Adult Fiction, Arc, book review, fantasy, Leo Carew, NetGalley, The Wolf, Under the Northern Sky

The ‘I Should Have Read That Book’ Tag

March 19, 2019 by motifink

This is my first book tag, so I am actually pretty excited about this post. Firstly, I would like to say that I was tagged in this by the lovely Shay (you can follow her blog here) and it was originally created by the also lovely Beth (you can follow her blog here) Rules Thank the person who tagged you and link back to their post Link to the creator’s blog (booksnest.co.uk) in your post. Answer the questions below Tag […]

Categories: tags • Tags: featured

Faeries and the Books that Stole My Heart

March 11, 2019 by motifink

I love books about faeries. It is almost guaranteed that if your book is about faeries, be is a war, a romance, friendship I will read it. What sparked this post was actually a conversation I had with my sister. She thinks faeries are creepy and much more scary than the boogieman in your closet or the monster under the bed. And thinking about it she has a point. We are talking changelings, goblins, tricks for giggles and just murder […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: featured

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color by Nisi Shawl & Rebecca Roanhorse (Contributor)

March 4, 2019 by motifink

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book’s covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings. These are authors aware of our many possible pasts and futures, authors freed of stereotypes and clichés, ready to dazzle you with their daring genius.- Goodreads I am trying to expand my reading tastes; especially when […]

Categories: Adult Ficiton, NetGalley, NetGalley Review, science fiction, short stories • Tags: Arc, book review, NetGalley Review, New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, Nisi Shawl, Rebecca Roanhorse, science fiction, short stories

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