Nova by Margaret Fortune (Nova #1) Released: June 2, 2015 YA Sci Fi DAW Reviewed by Mandi I thought this book had the coolest premise: *36:00:00* The clock activates so suddenly in my mind, my head involuntarily jerks a bit to the side. The fog vanishes, dissipated in an instant as though it never was. Memories come slotting into place, their edges sharp enough to leave furrows, and suddenly I know. I know exactly who I am. My name is Lia Johansen, and I was named for a prisoner Continue Reading
Review: The Shadow Revolution by Clay & Susan Griffith
The Shadow Revolution by Clay and Susan Griffith Series: Crown & Key, #1 Historical/Steampunk/Sci Fi Fantasy June 2, 2015 Del Rey Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Let’s not argue in front of the children, dear.” As fog descends, obscuring the gas lamps of Victorian London, werewolves prowl the shadows of back alleys. But they have infiltrated the inner circles of upper-crust society as well. Only a handful of specially gifted practitioners are equipped to battle the beasts. Continue Reading
Review: Taking Stock by Barbara Elsborg
Taking Stock by Barbara Elsborg Science Fiction M/M/F Romance September 2, 2014 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Ms. Elsborg has quite a backlist and while I have only read two or three of her stories, I have had strong emotional reactions to both. So, when this arc came to me and I saw this description in the warning, I knew I’d be in for something completely different. “Warning: This book contains two hot aliens with interesting anatomy, one lucky human heroine, zero-gravity menage sex, Continue Reading
Review: Fearless by K.M Fawcett
Fearless by K.M. Fawcett (The Survival Races #2) Released: January 7, 2014 Sci-Fi Romance Published by Forever Yours Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote : "Savage," he boomed, "Stay out of my body." "If you enter my body, barbarian, rest assured, I will enter yours." This book felt good. Epic, intriguing and captivating. I've run out of synonyms for just how damn interesting I found this sci-fi romance to be. Right away we meet Kedric (gawd, even his name is sexy). He is a new Continue Reading
Review: Strain by Amelia C. Gormley
Strain by Amelia C. Gormley Sci-Fi Romance (Dystopian) February 17, 2014 Riptide Publishing Reviewed by Helyce Goodreads Blurb: In a world with little hope and no rules, the only thing they have to lose is themselves. Rhys Cooper is a dead man. Cut off from the world since childhood, he’s finally exposed to the lethal virus that wiped out most of the human race. Now his only hope for survival is infection by another strain that might confer immunity. But it’s sexually transmitted, and Continue Reading
Mandi’s New Favorite Book–The Last Hour of Gann by R. Lee Smith
It was her last chance: Amber Bierce had nothing left except her sister and two tickets on Earth’s first colony-ship. She entered her Sleeper with a five-year contract and the promise of a better life, but awakened in wreckage on an unknown world. For the survivors, there is no rescue, no way home and no hope until they are found by Meoraq—a holy warrior more deadly than any hungering beast on this hostile new world…but whose eyes show a different sort of hunger when he looks at her. It was Continue Reading
Review: Clean by Alex Hughes
Clean by Alex Hughes (Mindspace Investigations #1) Released: September 4, 2012 Futuristic/ Sci-Fi Roc Reviewed by Mandi This world is a dystopian world, kind of light on the sci-fi. Years ago, (in recent enough memory for people to still remember) there was a huge Tech War, where super-viruses split people’s minds from the inside, resulting in a huge death toll. Half a century later, no one trusts computer chips. So it may take days to send one email and the now small web is Continue Reading
Review: Heart Secret by Robin D. Owens
Heart Secret (Celta’s Heartmate #11) by Robin D. Owens Sci-Fi/Fantasy/ Romance August 7, 2012 Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “ I’m a woman, with a woman’s heart and feelings and needs. And since you can’t provide what I need-I’ll find someone who can. ” Garrett Primross lost his way and his heart when his childhood love and her child died of Iasc syndrome-a deadly disease that swept through his community and destroyed everyone it touched. As the only survivor, Continue Reading
Guest Review: Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey and Giveaway
Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey May 29, 2009 Science Fiction/Fantasy Grand Central Publishing Jill Sorenson is back with another review! You guys! I found it. The most awesome book in the universe. SQUEEE!!! This was recommended multiple times in a thread at Smart Bitches. When I saw it at my local library, I snatched it up. I’m so glad I did. The author delivers strong characters, a sweet romance, and a fascinating dystopian world. Santa Olivia is a small town on the border of Continue Reading
Review: The Last Night by Nico Rosso
The Last Night by Nico Rosso (The Burning Earth Book 1) SciFi Romance February 13, 2012 E-book Carina Press Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: They met with a kiss. His hands framed her face. She pressed close to him, clutching his arms. She’d leaped through the flames of fear and found a truth on the other side. This was love on the burning earth. Trust and balance. Their bodies twined together, the reward for surviving the fight. A series of deathly earthquakes have shaken the Continue Reading