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#Giveaway for The Forever Ship (The Fire Sermon #3) by @FrancescaHaig

Publisher: Gallery Books 

Number of Pages: 400

Fiction Genre: Adult, Science Fiction 

How I discovered: Publisher

Overall rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads | Amazon

About the Book:
Book Three in the critically acclaimed The Fire Sermon trilogy—The Hunger Games meets Cormac McCarthy’s The Road in this richly imagined post-apocalyptic series by award-winning poet Francesca Haig. "Haig's prose is gorgeous and engaging, particularly when she describes the desolate landscape, now peppered with ruins from the Before. Fans of dystopias will appreciate this adventure-filled yet character-focused tale that offers hope and explores (in a refreshingly nuanced way) the moral complexities involved in defeating an oppressive and backward government structure" (Booklist, starred review).

#TheBookAddicts: December Pick! Game of Shadows by @ErikaElyLewis #BoTM

Its that time again!! Were into December and its time to see what book well be featuring this month!! This time around its a wonder Young Adult Fantasy by Erika Lewis! This is one that I read a while ago and cant wait to dive into again!! We hope that you will join us on Dec. 20th for the chat!  Join us now as we talk about books and more! #TheBookAddicts

#BookReview: The Lost Swimmer by Ann Turner

Book Title: The Lost Swimmer by Ann Turner 

Publisher: Simon and Schuster AU

Number of Pages: 368

Fiction Genre: Adult, Mystery

How I discovered or Acquired this book: Publisher 

Time it took to read: 5H 34M

Overall rating: ★★★★
Goodreads | Amazon

About the Book:
Rebecca Wilding, an archaeology professor, traces the past for a living.

But suddenly, truth and certainty is turning against her. Rebecca is accused of serious fraud, and worse, she suspects – she knows – that her husband, Stephen, is having an affair.

Desperate to find answers, Rebecca leaves with Stephen for Greece, Italy and Paris, where she can uncover the conspiracy against her, and hopefully win Stephen back to her side, where he belongs. There’s too much at stake – her love, her work, her family.

But on the idyllic Amalfi Coast, Stephen goes swimming and doesn’t come back.

In a swirling daze of panic and fear, Rebecca is dealt with fresh allegations. And with time against her, she must uncover the dark secrets that stand between her and Stephen, and the deceit that has chased her halfway around the world.



A stunning debut about trust from a new Australian voice 

#BookReview: Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Rise of the Empress #1) by @jules_writes #FairyLoot

Publisher: Philomel Books

Number of Pages: 363 

Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy 

How I discovered or Acquired this book:

Time it took to read: 7H 26M 

Overall rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads | Amazon

About the Book:
An East Asian fantasy reimagining of The Evil Queen legend about one peasant girl's quest to become Empress--and the darkness she must unleash to achieve her destiny.

Eighteen-year-old Xifeng is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu. But only if she embraces the darkness within her. Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village on the edge of the map, Xifeng longs to fulfill the destiny promised to her by her cruel aunt, the witch Guma, who has read the cards and seen glimmers of Xifeng's majestic future. But is the price of the throne too high?

Because in order to achieve greatness, she must spurn the young man who loves her and exploit the callous magic that runs through her veins--sorcery fueled by eating the hearts of the recently killed. For the god who has sent her on this journey will not be satisfied until his power is absolute.

#BookReview: Memory Fun: Facts, Trivia, and Quizzes by Elsie Olson @LernerBooks

  Are you ready to put your memory to the test? Try to remember what you wore yesterday, the details of your fifth birthday, and the title of this book. How did you do? Memory is a wondrous brain function that helps you learn new things, remember song lyrics, and more. How does memory work, and how good is yours? Find out with fun quizzes and fascinating facts exploring the amazing world of memory!

#BookReview: First We Were IV by Alexandra Sirowy

 

It started for pranks, fun, and forever memories.
A secret society – for the four of us.
The rules: Never lie. Never tell. Love each other.
We made the pledge and danced under the blood moon on the meteorite in the orchard. In the spot we found the dead girl five years earlier. And discovered the ancient drawings way before that.
Nothing could break the four of us apart – I thought.
But then, others wanted in. Our seaside town had secrets. History.
We wanted revenge.
We broke the rules. We lied. We told. We loved each other too much, not enough, and in ways we weren’t supposed to.
Our invention ratcheted out of control.
What started as a secret society, ended as justice. Revenge. Death. Rebellion. 

#BookReview: Video Ideas by DK #VideoIdeas #NetGalley

Book Title: Video Ideas  by DK 

Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Number of Pages: 80

Fiction Genre: Children's, Non Fiction

How I discovered or Acquired this book: Netgalley

Time it took to read: 1H

Overall rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads | Amazon

About the Book:
Create amazing videos and animations to share with friends and family, and on YouTube, using phones, webcams, cameras, or camcorders.

Inspirational and fun, this action-packed book explains the video-making process from script to screen, with techniques to try out and practical tips to produce exciting projects at home. Discover how to get the best angles, lighting, and sound quality, and add special effects when recording using phone, webcam, camera, or camcorder. Turn footage into a finished product by adding visual effects with editing software, and find out how to format, upload, and premiere the masterpiece. Whether recording special events, pets, sports, music videos, or a stop-motion animation, this book has everything you need! The book's content supports the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) approach to cross-curricular learning.

#BookReview: Dalston Monsterzz by Dilraj Mann, Sam Arthur

  In Dilraj Mann's long awaited graphic novel debut, all eyes turn to East London, where freakish monsters and megalomanical property developers are competing to see who can destroy it first. The only thing that stands in the way of the apocalypse?

Hipsters, hotties, and nerds. It's time to throw down--and look sharp as hell while doing so.
Releases: March 27, 2018

#BookReview: A Poison Dark and Drowning (Kingdom on Fire #2) by @JessCluess @randomhouse ‏#NetGalley

  The magicians want her to lead. The sorcerers want her to lie. The demons want her blood. Henrietta wants to save the one she loves. But will his dark magic be her undoing?

Henrietta doesn’t need a prophecy to know that she’s in danger. She came to London to be named the chosen one, the first female sorcerer in centuries, the one who would defeat the bloodthirsty Ancients. Instead, she discovered a city ruled by secrets. And the biggest secret of all: Henrietta is not the chosen one.

Still, she must play the role in order to keep herself and Rook, her best friend and childhood love, safe. But can she truly save him? The poison in Rook’s system is transforming him into something monstrous as he begins to master dark powers of his own.

So when Henrietta finds a clue to the Ancients’ past that could turn the tide of the war, she persuades Blackwood, the mysterious Earl of Sorrow-Fell, to travel up the coast to seek out strange new weapons. And Magnus, the brave, reckless flirt who wants to win back her favor, is assigned to their mission. Together, they will face monsters, meet powerful new allies, and uncover the most devastating weapon of all: the truth.

#BookReview: The Rogue Queen (The Hundredth Queen, #3) by @Emily_R_King #TheRogueQueen #NetGalley

Book Title: The Rogue Queen (The Hundredth Queen, #3) by Emily R. King

Publisher: Skyscape

Number of Pages: 302

Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

How I discovered or Acquired this book: Netgalley

Time it took to read: 4H 23M

Overall rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads | Amazon

About the Book:
Despite the odds, Kalinda has survived it all: Marriage to a tyrant. Tournaments to the death. The forbidden power to rule fire. The icy touch of a demon.

That same demon now disguises itself as Rajah Tarek, Kalinda’s late husband and a man who has never stopped haunting her. Upon taking control of the palace and the army, the demon brands Kalinda and her companions as traitors to the empire. They flee across the sea, seeking haven in the Southern Isles.

In Lestari, Kalinda’s powers are not condemned, as they are in her land. Now free to use them to protect those she loves, Kalinda soon realizes that the demon has tainted her with a cold poison, rendering her fire uncontrollable. But the lack of control may be just what she needs to send the demon back to the darkest depths of the Void.

To take back the empire, Kalinda will ally with those she distrusts—and risk losing those most loyal to her—to defeat the demon and bring peace to a divided nation.

#BookReview: Transformed: POTUS by Suzanne Falter, Jack Harvey

  Screw Camp David.
The first Post-Trump President is a sex addict who hangs in Vegas … 
and keeps misplacing the nuclear codes.

In this hilarious, fast paced novel, the first post-Trump President ‘decompresses’ by picking up women in his time off. Which is complicated when the nuclear Gold Codes go missing, and a bad actor is about to infiltrate POTUS’s inner circle. 

The CIA calls in Charley, a charismatic transman spy, to use his intuitive skills to vet everyone around POTUS, including his harem. Simultaneously, Charley’s charismatic ex-lover suddenly appears and becomes a key suspect. 

Meanwhile, Charley is trying to marry his fiancée- on one of her few weekends off from CIA training camp, 2,000 miles away. When POTUS finds out that Charley’s fiancée is Electra, the world-famous dominatrix known as ‘The Society Dom’, he yanks her out of training so he can have sessions with her in Vegas. 

Does Charley seriously have to surrender his fiancée to POTUS as he struggles to find the infiltrator?

#BookReview: Zoo Scientists to the Rescue by @PatriciaNewman @LernerBooks @_AwesomeAnnie

  Go behind the scenes and discover how scientists at three US zoos are helping wild and captive orangutans, black-footed ferrets, and black rhinoceroses.

#BookReview: The Empress (The Diabolic #2) by @sjkincaidbooks

Book Title: The Empress (The Diabolic #2)  by S.J. Kincaid

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Number of Pages: 378

Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction 

How I discovered or Acquired this book: Edelweiss

Time it took to read: 6H 2M

Overall rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads | Amazon

About the Book:
It’s a new day in the Empire. Tyrus has ascended to the throne with Nemesis by his side and now they can find a new way forward—one where they don’t have to hide or scheme or kill. One where creatures like Nemesis will be given worth and recognition, where science and information can be shared with everyone and not just the elite.

But having power isn’t the same thing as keeping it, and change isn’t always welcome. The ruling class, the Grandiloquy, has held control over planets and systems for centuries—and they are plotting to stop this teenage Emperor and Nemesis, who is considered nothing more than a creature and certainly not worthy of being Empress.

Nemesis will protect Tyrus at any cost. He is the love of her life, and they are partners in this new beginning. But she cannot protect him by being the killing machine she once was. She will have to prove the humanity that she’s found inside herself to the whole Empire—or she and Tyrus may lose more than just the throne. But if proving her humanity means that she and Tyrus must do inhuman things, is the fight worth the cost of winning it? 

#BookReview: Forks, Knives, and Spoons by @leahdecesare #Giveaway

  There are three kinds of guys: forks, knives, and spoons. That is the final lesson that Amy York s father sends her off to college with, never suspecting just how far his daughter will take it. Clinging to the Utensil Classification System as her guide, Amy tries to convince her skeptical roommate, Veronica Warren, of its usefulness as they navigate the heartbreaks and soul mates of college and beyond. Beginning in 1988, their freshman year at Syracuse University, Amy and Veronica meet an assortment of guys from slotted spoons and shrimp forks to butter knives and sporks all while trying to learn if the UCS holds true. On the quest to find their perfect steak knives, they learn to believe in themselves and not to settle in love or life."

#BookReview: Programming Awesome Apps (Kids Get Coding) @_heatherlyons @LernerBooks @_awesomeannie

  How do apps help us complete tasks, listen to music, play games, or find information? Like other computer programs, they use instructions known as code. Learn how to design, program, test, and publish your own app. Once you've figured out the basics of app creation, use the link in this book to go online and try out your new skills!

#BookReview: Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe, #2) by Neal Shusterman

 

Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the second novel of the chilling New York Times bestselling series from Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology.

Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through a trial by fire. Literally. In the year since Winter Conclave, he has gone off-grid, and has been striking out against corrupt scythes—not only in MidMerica, but across the entire continent. He is a dark folk hero now—“Scythe Lucifer”—a vigilante taking down corrupt scythes in flames.

Citra, now a junior scythe under Scythe Curie, sees the corruption and wants to help change it from the inside out, but is thwarted at every turn, and threatened by the “new order” scythes. Realizing she cannot do this alone—or even with the help of Scythe Curie and Faraday, she does the unthinkable, and risks being “deadish” so she can communicate with the Thunderhead—the only being on earth wise enough to solve the dire problems of a perfect world. But will it help solve those problems, or simply watch as perfection goes into decline? 

#BookReview: The Authentics by Abdi Nazemian

  The Authentics is a fresh, funny, and insightful novel about culture, love, and family—the kind we are born into and the ones we create.

Daria Esfandyar is Iranian-American and proud of her heritage, unlike some of the “Nose Jobs” in the clique led by her former best friend, Heidi Javadi. Daria and her friends call themselves the Authentics, because they pride themselves on always keeping it real.

But in the course of researching a school project, Daria learns something shocking about her past, which launches her on a journey of self-discovery. It seems everyone is keeping secrets. And it’s getting harder to know who she even is any longer.

With infighting among the Authentics, her mother planning an over-the-top sweet sixteen party, and a romance that should be totally off limits, Daria doesn’t have time for this identity crisis. As everything in her life is spinning out of control—can she figure out how to stay true to herself?

#NerdBlast: Children of Refuge (Children of Exile #2) by Margaret Peterson Haddix #Giveaway

Book Title: Children of Refuge (Children of Exile #2)  by Margaret Peterson Haddix 

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Number of Pages: 272

Fiction Genre: Middle Grade, Science Fiction, Dystopian 

How I discovered or Acquired this book: Tour

Goodreads | Amazon

About the Book:
After Edwy is smuggled off to Refuge City to stay with his brother and sister, Rosi, Bobo, and Cana are stuck alone—and in danger—in Cursed Town in the thrilling follow-up to Children of Exile from New York Times bestselling author, Margaret Peterson Haddix.

It’s been barely a day since Edwy left Fredtown to be with his parents and, already, he is being sent away. He’s smuggled off to boarding school in Refuge City, where he will be with his brother and sister, who don’t even like him very much. The boarding school is nothing like the school that he knew, there’s no one around looking up to him now, and he’s still not allowed to ask questions!

Alone and confused, Edwy seeks out other children brought back from Fredtown and soon discovers that Rosi and the others—still stuck in the Cursed Town—might be in danger. Can Edwy find his way back to his friends before it’s too late? 

#BookReview: Codes, Ciphers and Cartography Math Goes to War by Terry Burrow @LernerBooks ‏@_AwesomeAnnie

  "During WWII, Japan's navy relied on secret codes to communicate battle plans. By early 1942, US experts had cracked the code. The Japanese had planned a surprise attack on US Navy ships, but now the Americans knew the attack was coming. They turned the tables on the enemy and won a decisive victory.



Math has always been key to warfare. Scientists use mathematical calculations to understand how missiles fly, or how to build faster airplanes. Soldiers in battle use math to figure out how to hit a particular target. From making sure an army has enough supplies to recording casualties and damage, discover how math and calculations lie at the heart of warfare!"