Month: March 2019

Blog Tour / Review: Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear

Posted March 17, 2019 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear Series: White Space #1 Published by Gollancz on March 5, 2019 Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction Pages: 512 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Haimey Dz thinks she knows what she wants. She thinks she knows who she is. She is wrong. A routine salvage mission uncovers evidence of a terrible crime and relics of powerful ancient technology. Haimey and her small crew run afoul of pirates at the outer limits of the Milky Way, and find themselves on the run and in possession of universe-changing information. When authorities prove corrupt, Haimey realizes that she is the only one who can protect her galaxy-spanning civilization from the implications of this ancient technology—and the revolutionaries who want to use it for terror and war. Her quest will take her careening from the event horizon of the supermassive black hole at the galaxy’s core to the infinite, empty […]

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Review: Memory of Fire by Callie Bates

Posted March 13, 2019 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Memory of Fire by Callie Bates

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Memory of Fire by Callie Bates Series: The Waking Land #2 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on May 17, 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 464 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Magic. Romance. Revolution. The sequel to the bold and gorgeous The Waking Land. ‘Bates is an author well worth watching’ Robin Hobb Jahan Korakides is the hero who saved the life of the crown prince in battle, helped win the revolution in Eren and earned the heart of Elanna, the legendary Wildegarde reborn. But Jahan Korakides is also broken; haunted by memories of the woman who experimented on him and his brothers as children. So when the empire threatens war in retribution for Elanna’s illegal sorcery, Jahan leaves Eren to negotiate with the emperor on Queen Sophy’s behalf. But the world he left has changed – riots rock the city of Ida, his brother is missing […]

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Review: Light Years by Kass Morgan

Posted March 11, 2019 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Light Years by Kass Morgan

I received this book for free from Illumicrate, Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Light Years by Kass Morgan Series: Light Years #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on October 9, 2018 Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 377 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Illumicrate, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Reeling from the latest attack by a mysterious enemy, the Quatra Fleet Academy is finally admitting students from every planet in the solar system after centuries of exclusivity. Hotshot pilot Vesper, an ambitious Tridian citizen, dreams of becoming a captain – but when she loses her spot to a brilliant, wisecracking boy from the wrong side of the asteroid belt, it makes her question everything she thought she knew. Growing up on the toxic planet Deva, Cormak will take any chance he can get to escape his dead-end life and join the Academy – even if he has to steal someone’s identity to do it. Arran was always considered an outsider on icy Chetire, always […]

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Blog Tour / Review: Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton

Posted March 8, 2019 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton Series: The Belles #2 Published by Gollancz on March 7, 2019 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 352 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads With a price on her head, the evil Queen Sophia out for blood, and no idea who to trust, Camellia Beaureguard, the former favorite Belle, must race against time to find the ailing Princess Charlotte, who has disappeared without a trace. Sophia’s imperial forces will stop at nothing to keep Camille, her sister Edel, and her loyal guard, Rémy, from returning Charlotte to the palace and her rightful place as queen. With the help of an underground resistance movement called the Iron Ladies–a society that rejects beauty treatments entirely–and the backing of alternative newspaper the Spider’s Web, Camille uses her powers, her connections, and her cunning to outwit her greatest nemesis, Sophia, and attempt to restore peace to Orléans. But […]

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Review: Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Posted March 5, 2019 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

I received this book for free from Fairyloot, Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan Series: Girls of Paper and Fire #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on November 6, 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 380 Format: E-Arc, Hardback Source: Fairyloot, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king.It’s the highest honour they could hope for…And the most demeaning. This year, there’s a ninth girl.And instead of paper,She’s made of fire. Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class in Ikhara. Ten years ago, her mother was snatched by the royal guards, and her fate remains unknown. Now, the guards are back, and this time it’s Lei they’re after — the girl whose golden eyes, whose rumoured beauty has piqued the king’s interest. Over weeks of training in the opulent but stifling palace, Lei and eight other girls learn […]

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