Review #123 – Bruja Born

Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova
Rating: 5 Stars
Series: Brooklyn Brujas, #2
Length: 336 Pages
Purchase: [Amazon] | [Barnes & Noble]

Synopsis:
Three sisters. One spell. Countless dead.

Lula Mortiz feels like an outsider. Her sister’s newfound Encantrix powers have wounded her in ways that Lula’s bruja healing powers can’t fix, and she longs for the comfort her family once brought her. Thank the Deos for Maks, her sweet, steady boyfriend who sees the beauty within her and brings light to her life.

Then a bus crash turns Lula’s world upside down. Her classmates are all dead, including Maks. But Lula was born to heal, to fix. She can bring Maks back, even if it means seeking help from her sisters and defying Death herself. But magic that defies the laws of the deos is dangerous. Unpredictable. And when the dust settles, Maks isn’t the only one who’s been brought back…

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Review #122 – Lifel1k3

Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff
Rating: 3 Stars
Series: Lifelike, #1
Length: 402 Pages
Purchase: [Amazon] | [Barnes & Noble]

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 

Synopsis:
On a floating junkyard beneath a radiation sky, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap.

Eve isn’t looking for secrets—she’s too busy looking over her shoulder. The robot gladiator she’s just spent six months building has been reduced to a smoking wreck, and the only thing keeping her Grandpa from the grave was the fistful of credits she just lost to the bookies. To top it off, she’s discovered she can destroy electronics with the power of her mind, and the puritanical Brotherhood are building a coffin her size. If she’s ever had a worse day, Eve can’t remember it.

But when Eve discovers the ruins of an android boy named Ezekiel in the scrap pile she calls home, her entire world comes crashing down. With her best friend Lemon Fresh and her robotic conscience, Cricket, in tow, she and Ezekiel will trek across deserts of irradiated glass, infiltrate towering megacities and scour the graveyard of humanity’s greatest folly to save the ones Eve loves, and learn the dark secrets of her past.

Even if those secrets were better off staying buried.

Review #121 – Wonder Woman: Warbringer

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Series: DC Icons, #1
Length: 384 Pages
Purchase: [Amazon] | [Barnes & Noble]

Synopsis:
Daughter of immortals.

Princess Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law—risking exile—to save a mortal. Diana will soon learn that she has rescued no ordinary girl, and that with this single brave act, she may have doomed the world.

Daughter of death.

Alia Keralis just wanted to escape her overprotective brother with a semester at sea. She doesn’t know she is being hunted by people who think her very existence could spark a world war. When a bomb detonates aboard her ship, Alia is rescued by a mysterious girl of extraordinary strength and forced to confront a horrible truth: Alia is a Warbringer—a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery.

Together.

Two girls will face an army of enemies—mortal and divine—determined to either destroy or possess the Warbringer. Tested beyond the bounds of their abilities, Diana and Alia must find a way to unleash hidden strengths and forge an unlikely alliance. Because if they have any hope of saving both their worlds, they will have to stand side by side against the tide of war.

Monthly Recap – June 2018 + Guest Post Opportunities!

It’s time for another month recap! Each month, I go over on what I have done the for the month and keep track of my progress on goals. Let’s see how I have done for May. I can’t even believe that we are already halfway through the year. This year is going by so fast!

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Happy 4th of July!

Happy Independence Day!
Celebrate Safe & Cool Today!

The Sunday Post – July 1st

Welcome to The Sunday Post, which is hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer. This is a chance to recap the previous week and announce anything for the upcoming week. You can talk about whatever you want in this post as well.

Review #120 – The Demon Race

The Demon Race by Alexandria Warwick
Rating: 3 Stars
Series: Standalone
Length: 372 PAges

ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank You!

Synopsis:
A race across the desert.
An unimaginable prize.

It occurs once every thousand years: the Demon Race. A test of will and strength, it is a race across the Saraj, a fight for the prize of a lifetime. And it is the key to Namali Hafshar’s freedom.

When shy, seventeen-year-old Namali learns of her arranged marriage, she flees home and enters the Demon Race for the chance to change her fate. But to compete, she must cross the Saraj on a daeva, a shadow demon that desires its own reward: to infect her soul with darkness.

Namali soon learns the desert holds more dangers than meets the eye. The only person she can trust is Sameen, a kind competitor seeking his own destiny. As her affection for him grows, however, so too does the darkness in her heart.

In this race of men and demons, only one can win. But the price of winning might be more than Namali is willing to pay.

Harry Potter Anniversary Week! – Day 7!

If you can imagine it, today is the last day for the Harry Potter Anniversary Week! However, we are always celebrating Harry Potter and I don’t think we will ever stop celebrating it everyday. On the last and final day of this event, everyone is writing out a “Thank You” to whoever they want. Whether it’s J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, or whoever else.

Review #119 – Forest of a Thousand Lanterns

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Series: Forest of a Thousand Lanterns, #1
Length: 363 Pages
Purchase: [Amazon] | [Barnes & Noble]

Synopsis:
Eighteen-year-old Xifeng is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu. But only if she embraces the darkness within her. Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village on the edge of the map, Xifeng longs to fulfill the destiny promised to her by her cruel aunt, the witch Guma, who has read the cards and seen glimmers of Xifeng’s majestic future. But is the price of the throne too high?

Because in order to achieve greatness, she must spurn the young man who loves her and exploit the callous magic that runs through her veins–sorcery fueled by eating the hearts of the recently killed. For the god who has sent her on this journey will not be satisfied until his power is absolute.

Harry Potter Anniversary Week! – Day 6

The magic continues onto Day 6! Today is a wildcard and it is all going to be about Minerva McMonagall and why she’s the best professor ever. She is and I will not back down.