Pale Highway

Pale Highway by Nicholas Conley (2015)
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Pale Highway

Fiction | Sci-Fi
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

“Gabriel Schist is spending his remaining years at Bright New Day, a nursing home. He once won the Nobel Prize for inventing a vaccine for AIDS. But now, he has Alzheimer’s, and his mind is slowly slipping away.

When one of the residents comes down with a horrific virus, Gabriel realizes that he is the only one who can find a cure. Continue reading

Revelations

Revelations by T. Marie Alexander (2017)
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revelations

YA Fiction | Contemporary
4 Stars
Blurb:

“Have you ever craved something so badly that all reason was just an excuse getting in your way?
Have you needed something so desperately that you didn’t care how you got it or who you hurt in the process?

I have—and not that long ago.  Continue reading

And After

And After (Until the End of the World #2) by Sarah Lyons Fleming (2014)

and after

NA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Zombies | (TV-14)
4 Stars
Blurb:

“Cassie Forrest could almost believe life at Kingdom Come Farm is perfect, with Adrian and her friends at her side and spring on the way. The spring thaw also means millions of defrosting zombies, however, and if the past year has taught her anything, it’s that life in this new world is highly imperfect.  Continue reading

Pink Moon

Pink Moon (A New World #3) by Tonya Coffey (2016)
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pink moon

YA Fiction | High Fantasy 
3 Stars
Blurb:

“Cast from her home, Jessa struggles to find a place among the realms. With the loss of power, her premonitions are vague and tormenting. However with Micha at her side, she has hope for the future.  Continue reading

Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World (Until the End of the World #1) by Sarah Lyons Fleming (2013)

until the end of the world

Fiction | Horror-Thriller | Zombie Apocalypse | (TV-14)
4 Stars
Blurb:

“Cassie Forrest isn’t surprised to learn that the day she’s decided to get her life together is also the day the world ends. After all, she’s been on a self-imposed losing streak since her survivalist parents died: she’s stopped painting, broken off her engagement to Adrian and dated a real jerk. Rectifying her mistakes has to wait, however, because Cassie and her friends have just enough time to escape Brooklyn for her parents’ cabin before Bornavirus LX turns them into zombies, too.  Continue reading

From the Stars

From the Stars (The Dimension Series, Book 1) by C.S. Wilde (2016)
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From the Stars

NA Fiction | Science Fiction: Aliens | Romance | (TV-14)
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

“For her, he’ll go to the edges of the universe.

James Bauman’s life flipped 180 degrees when he fell in love with Miriam Haworth, the most incredibly amazing woman he’s ever met. If only she were human, things would be a lot easier.  Continue reading

Hunt for the Horseman

Hunt for the Horseman by Gita V. Reddy (2015)
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Hunt for the Horseman

Middle Grade Fiction | Adventure | Mystery
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

“A young prince hides his ivory toy from his brother in one of the many secret compartments of the palace. The toy was never found and the search becomes a game called Hunt for the Horseman.

One hundred and twenty-five years later, the land mafia is out to grab the palace. Members of the erstwhile royal family are fighting a losing battle in court to save what is rightfully theirs. They meet for, possibly, their last family gathering in the palace.  Continue reading

Rogue

Rogue: A Valkyrie Tale by Tonya Coffey (2016)
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Rogue

NA Fiction | Fantasy | Romance
3 Stars
Blurb:

“Clytie, a Valkyrie, finds herself questioning Odin’s orders when Psyche comes for a shape-shifting panther, Storm. He rescues Clytie from a giant and something inside of her changes. A spark ignites, triggering an emotion Valkyries are forbidden to experience. Following her new feelings, she turns her back on all she knows to be with Storm. However, she knows it’s only a matter of time before Odin puts a price on their heads. Odin furious with his Valkyrie for disobeying him, and proving the Well right, accepts the War is coming and Clytie will be the goddess who dethrones him, unless her sister stops her first.”
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Expected Publication Date: September 27, 2016  Continue reading

Cease & Desist

Cease & Desist by Stephen David Hurley (2016)
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Cease and Desist

YA/NA Fiction | Contemporary | Thriller | Supernatural
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

“What if the secret to being charismatic were actually a gene you could inherit, and pass along to your children. What if this “X-factor” could make you a star? Welcome to the world of Cease de Menich, a sixteen-year-old actress in New York City who gets cast as Joan-of-Arc in a reality-drama, only to discover her “acting gift” has been passed down through her bloodline for almost six-hundred-years. Cease finds the plot of the drama reveals dark secrets from her past–an abusive mother, a brother who committed suicide–and the reader must decide if she’s a reliable narrator or a terrified girl who’s succumb to the pressure of fame and the abuse of her past.  Continue reading

Illusion

Illusion (The Grimoire Saga #4) by S.M. Boyce (2014)

Illusion

YA Fiction | Fantasy
4.5 stars
Blurb:

“The final chapter in the war for Ourea ends with blood.

Kara Magari is an icon. A hero. The people love her. The royalty tolerates her. She has everything—an army, allies, and a close circle of chosen family. They believe she will end the war, and they shouldn’t. She’s as scared as they are. She just can’t show it.

The war she accidentally started ends with a final battle that will either save or enslave her people. She will do anything to win—until she learns the cost of victory.  Continue reading