Tag: Memory Lapse/ Amnesia
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Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary is a dual-timeline type of story that focuses on Ryland Grace and how he goes from a teacher to the only hope mankind has to save Earth. Crazy, right? So basically, Ryland is a doctor-turned-teacher after he wrote a paper that insulted other scientists. He teaches young learners about science and does…
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NoFear (Book 1), by Tate James
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️/5 Summary & Review Turns out, this fulfilled the love I didn’t realize I had for stories where women pretend to be men in order to be successful, but are later found out and loved for just being who they are. (Thanks, Amanda Bynes. This reminded me of…
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Stolen Tongues, by Felix Blackwell
Since our book club thoroughly enjoyed The Sorrowstones, we decided to try out another book by Felix Blackwell – Stolen Tongues! Another unique horror story with interesting characters and a chaotic plot. Book Stats Shayna’s Review Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 I think I loved this book more than The Sorrowstones, up until the end. I…
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The Ballad of Falling Dragons, by Sarah A. Parker
This is a review of book 2 in this series. If you’d like to read a review of book 1, When the Moon Hatched, check out this link! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️ / 5 Summary & Review The Ballad of Falling Dragons was a wonderful sequel. We immediately picked…
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When The Moon Hatched, by Sarah A. Parker
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review Alright, well we immediately learn that this world has magic and dragons. That’s enough to immediately pull me into any story. 😊 Right off the bat, we learn about the 3 different types of dragons: Species Location Hatching Ground Traits Behavior Sabersythes…
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The Strength of the Few (Book 2), by James Islington
This is a review of book 2 in this series. If you’d like to read a review of book 1, The Will of the Many, check out this link! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review This one was difficult to get into initially. Not because the story wasn’t…
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The Will of the Many (book 1), by James Islington
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review If you enjoyed the Red Rising series, you should 100% give this series a try. It gives extremely similar vibes, but with more magical/fantasy elements vs sci-fi elements. I absolutely love this book and the way James Islington writes. I was immediately…
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The Silversmith, by LJ Claren
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review I cannot believe I waited so long to read this book. I mean, yeah, it came out less than a year ago, but I kept seeing people rave about it. So when the audiobook version became available on NetGalley, I figured it…
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Alchemised, by SenLinYu
Our next joint review is the super popular (and very large) dark fantasy, Alchemised. Book Stats Shayna’s Review Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5 stars & 🌶️/5 for spice For those who may not know, SenLinYu originally wrote a fanfiction, Manacled, that was sort of a mix between a Harry Potter dystopian and The Handsmaid’s Tale. It was…
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The Knight and the Moth (Book 1), by Rachel Gillig
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review Rachel Gillig is a wonderful author. After reading her Shepherd King duology, I knew to expect phenomenal writing and interesting characters. Gillig did not disappoint! 🖤 In The Knight and the Moth, we immediately meet Six. She’s one of the six diviners living at…