Thursday, April 17, 2014

#Review Storm by @DJMacHale #Published @RazorBill @NightOwlReviews

Storm (The SYLO Chronicles, #2)
After a harrowing escape from Pemberwick Island, Tucker Pierce and his surviving friends—Tori, Kent, and Olivia—have finally reached the mainland, only to find that no one is left.



That’s not their only sickening discovery. Moments before they are attacked by another of the mysterious black planes, they investigate one’s wreck and are horrified to find that it bears the logo of the U.S. Air Force. This can only mean one thing: the United States is at war with itself—the deadly technology of the Air Force against the brute force of the Navy’s SYLO unit, which still holds Pemberwick Island and its residents captive.



Tucker must lead his friends to safety, but his head is spinning. How can the Air Force be perpetuating such genocide against not only its own citizens, but the world? What is SYLO’s role in this, and why did Tucker’s parents betray him by allying with SYLO, whose commander, Captain Granger, killed Tori’s father at point-blank range? And what did his mother mean when she told him to trust no one?



Tucker, Tori, and friends set off cross-country on a quest for answers and, for Tucker, vengeance. But as one highway gives way to the next—and one death-defying escape precedes another—Tucker soon realizes that “trust no one” doesn’t just mean the U.S. military. 


D. J. MacHale
D.J. MacHale is the author of the bestselling book series Pendragon - Journal of an Adventure Through Time and Space; the spooky Morpheus Road trilogy and the whimsical picture book The Monster Princess. The first book of his new adventure trilogy, SYLO, was published in July of 2013. In addition to his published works, he has written, directed and produced numerous award-winning television series and movies for young people including Are You Afraid of the Dark?; Flight 29 Down and Tower of Terror. D.J. lives with his family in Southern California.




The second book in a trilogy normally suffers and falls short of a great read.  But Storm was a cut above the rest.  I was just as sucked in as I was for book one.  I love what the author did with the issues of loyalty and trust, as the story progressed and twisted.  I love this series for the fact that you just don't know who to trust and Tucker is a lot crazy.  The only issue I had with this one was the story ends with another unbelievable cliffhanger.  So I will be crying until I can get book three.  At least it comes out this year.  I would love to see these turned into a movie or even a tv series.  As they would make great action movies.  It was a fast paced read with lost of mystery that will have you guessing what is going on through the entire book.  

"All opinions are 100% honest and my own."


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#Review of Don't Turn the Page! by Rachelle Burk, Julie Downing (Illustrations) #Published @CrestonBooks

Don't Turn the Page!Like most children, Sami puts off going to bed for as long as possible. But reading a story 
about Little Bear's bedtime ritual inspires Sami, just as the young reader will be inspired by this soothing story and clever book-within-a-book conceit. A bedtime book that both parent and child will relish reading one more time, Don’t Turn the Page! features a surprise ending that reinforces the sense that it’s bedtime for everyone.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

#Wednesday Like This Try That: Shatter Me vs. Blackout


Thanks for coming and taking a look at our first Wednesday Like This Try That!
It took me a few to decide on which two books I should post for today.
Where Shatter Me is more for the girl crowed. Blackout is kinda more for the boys.  But they are both amazing books!  

#Review The Burning Dark by @GhostFinder #Published @torbooks

The Burning DarkAdam Christopher’s dazzling first novel, Empire State, was named the Best Book of 2012 by SciFi Now magazine. Now he explores new dimensions of time and space in The Burning Dark.

Back in the day, Captain Abraham Idaho Cleveland had led the Fleet into battle against an implacable machine intelligence capable of devouring entire worlds. But after saving a planet, and getting a bum robot knee in the process, he finds himself relegated to one of the most remote backwaters in Fleetspace to oversee the decommissioning of a semi-deserted space station well past its use-by date.

But all is not well aboard the U-Star Coast City. The station’s reclusive Commandant is nowhere to be seen, leaving Cleveland to deal with a hostile crew on his own. Persistent malfunctions plague the station’s systems while interference from a toxic purple star makes even ordinary communications problematic. Alien shadows and whispers seem to haunt the lonely corridors and airlocks, fraying the nerves of everyone aboard.

Isolated and friendless, Cleveland reaches out to the universe via an old-fashioned space radio, only to tune in to a strange, enigmatic signal: a woman’s voice that seems to echo across a thousand light-years of space. But is the transmission just a random bit of static from the past—or a warning of an undying menace beyond mortal comprehension?



Adam Christopher was born in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2006, he moved to the sunny North West of England, where he lives in domestic bliss with wife and cat in a house next to a canal. Adam’s short fiction has appeared in Pantechnicon, Hub, and Dark Fiction Magazine. Adam's debut novel, Empire State, is due from Angry Robot in January 2012.
Adam Christopher

When not writing Adam can be found drinking tea and obsessing over Dark Shadows, DC Comics, and 1960s Doctor Who. Adam is also very bad at épée but knows that Thibault cancels out Capa Ferro, unless the enemy has studied his Agrippa. Which he has.



Although I had a few issues half way through the book. The book was still a good read.  It is deff one to keep an eye on while you are reading.  Or you might miss something. 

"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way
influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own. OR I purchased the book on my own."


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#Review of Minnie and Moo: Hooves of Fire by Denys Cazet #Published @CrestonBooks


Minnie and Moo: Hooves of FireThis title will be released July 15, 2014                      It's a perfect day for the First Annual Hoot, Holler, and Moo Talent Festival. The sun is shining in a warm autumn sky and the stage is set. Mr. and Mrs. Farmer are away on vacation, Minnie and Moo are dressed in their togas, Elvis has his bagpipe, the hyenas their jokes, the fox his magic tricks, the sheep a protest poem, and the cash box is stuffed with money from ticket sales. A perfect day. Wait a minute . . . Where is the cash box? Why are those coyotes on motorcycles? And who pushed those Porta Potties down the hill?