Voices: The Reincarnation Series (Book 1)
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Cozy Claws and Dusty Bones
 - R. E. Rowe)
Devil's Daughter: Lucinda's Pawnshop, Book One
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Return to Sleepy Hollow
4 stars ** E-Arc provided by author via LibraryThing **
Gates of Thread and Stone
5 Stars*** E-Arc provided by NetGalley ***
With the plethora of YA fiction available, picking what to read next can be really daunting, even for the most voracious of readers. Sometimes it seems to take longer to decide if a book is worth reading then to actually read it.
I'm sorry to say Ms. Lee's series Gates of Thread and Stone wasn't even on my radar. Luckily, it found me and "Viola'" another fangirl moment was born.
Having read an average of 100+ books per year since the ripe old age of 8 (and that being more decades then I'm likely to admit) I consider myself a fair judge of what makes a good book good. And Gates of Thread and Stone has "it" in spades. The world building is richly detailed without being overly complex. The plot is original and the story interesting. The writing has an easy flow that I was able to lose myself in right away. But the crowning jewels are the characters, Kai is intelligent, brave and loyal. Avan is protective of Kai but never stands in her way. He is supportive while letting her stand on her own two feet. The romance is sweet but never cloying. Yes, the romance is a large part of the story but it is suppose to be and it never takes away from any other part of the book. The secondary characters also have depth and feel like they too belong to the story.
Not once did I find it boring. I was totally wrapped up in this book. I found myself getting irritated any time my family tried to take my attention off the book. I could not put it down. I finished it in less then 5 hours and then started book 2 The Infinite 5 minutes later.
Gates of Thread and Stone is easily one of the best books I have read so far this year. And I can honestly say that come 12/31/15 I will be greatly surprised if it is not in my top ten books of the year.
BRAVO Ms. Lee.
Win the Rings
4 stars** E-Arc provided by NetGalley **
Not the typical YA UF story. Yes, there are shape-shifters but they don't shift into wolves. Nope, they acquire the appearance of people they have had skin to skin contact with. The longer the contact the more details the shifter acquires. Memories, training and even clothes including pocket contents. It is a novel approach and the author did well with it.
Plot, story line, action and characters make quite a cohesive whole. I enjoyed this book a lot and look forward to the next one in the series Dance of the Pink Mist after I finish the books I'm reading now.
This is my first book by K.D.Van Brunt but not my last.
Sea of Stars
5 stars*E-arc provided by Netgalley
*** Though this is an YA novel it does contain sexual situations. While not graphic it may not be suitable for younger readers ***
This book starts right where book one Under Different Stars left off and I highly recommend reading it before Sea of Stars.
Wow- Sea of Stars graps you and doesn't let go. Action beginning to end. It sets the setting for book 3 Darken the Stars coming out later this year.(2015)
I spent over an hour after I finished Sea of Stars trying to find out more info on book 3 Darken the Stars because I didn't want to let these characters go. I felt almost bereft. I got very comfortable in Ethar, the world that Ms.Bartol has created. I found a bond with the MC, Kricket, and her alien yet so human of people. Greed, prejudice, hate as familiar as the camaraderie and love that Kricket finds. I can not wait to read Darken the Stars.
Ms. Bartol if you ever read this , please, please, please, write faster... I miss my friends.
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