Diamond by Tigris Eden review ~ Kami

http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-V-Vices-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00S5I4DPM/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24549821-diamond?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true

http://www.amazon.com/Tigris-Eden/e/B0094XH386/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1

MY REVIEW

First of all, I really like this cover. Very cool. This is a dystopia SciFi book with aliens, a comet,  depletion of clean water and mutations. A good premise. I didn't care too much for the characters. I was really confused about what was going on with Nadya and I really wasn't liking Lavarious Diamond. I am a big fan of dystopia and sci fi but I just couldn't get into this book. Maybe because there was so much going on and so much unexplained. 3 stars.

Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep review ~ Kami

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25923471-bright-blaze-of-magic

http://www.amazon.com/s?_encoding=UTF8&field-author=Jennifer%20Estep&search-alias=digital-text

http://www.amazon.com/Bright-Blaze-Magic-Black-Blade-ebook/dp/B0138NHG02/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1461941857&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0161ZAWVY/ref=series_rw_dp_sw

MY REVIEW

I read the first book in this series and liked it a lot. I gave it five stars. I haven't read the second book yet and this is book number three. I really like the blend of modern conveniences and magic in these books. I don't feel like I missed too much by reading this book after the first in the series. I hadn't meant to skip the second book and intend to catch up, because I really like these characters and the story. Oscar and Tiny are my favorite characters. Victor has been stealing magic from monsters and gathering it up in black blades. This is what must happen in the second book that I missed. Victor Draconi wants to kill off the other families. Lila wants revenge on Victor and Blake because they murdered her mother.  This is a fun young adult magical adventure. 4 stars.

Central by Raine Thomas review ~ Kami

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12081791-central

http://www.amazon.com/Central-Daughters-Saraqael-Book-Two-ebook/dp/B005EDLP16?ie=UTF8&keywords=Central%20raine%20thomas&qid=1461887920&ref_=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Raine-Thomas/e/B005FLP14E/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1

http:// www.RaineThomas.com

MY REVIEW: 

I am kind of cheating here because I haven't read the first book though I actually own it. No excuse there. I just really loved this cover. It is so pretty. From the description I figured out that each book of the trilogy has a different protagonist and they are sisters.  So the three sisters are half human and half magical beings with supernatural powers that live on another plane of existence. I thought that was an interesting concept. These Estilorian people were considered gods or angels in the past and they don't have emotions.  One Gloresti dude is matched with one of the girls to be her guardian protector. I sensed some romantic possibilities to come between Olivia and James.  I was confused by the terminology and felt that there should be a glossary at the beginning of the book. Parts of the book I liked but other times I was getting bored and my focus was drifting away. 3 stars.

Genius:the game by Leopoldo Gout review~ Kami

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25689033-genius?from_search=true&search_version=service


http://www.amazon.com/Genius-Game-Leopoldo-Gout-ebook/dp/B01827VLW8?ie=UTF8&keywords=Genius%20leopoldo%20gout&qid=1461816382&ref_=sr_1_1&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Leopoldo-Gout/e/B001JRX4TW/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1

MY REVIEW:

I went into this book thinking that it would remind me of Ready Player One and I was right, it did.  It reminded me of it because this book is also about a young computer genius. In Ready Player One the protagonist is a gamer, in this book the protagonists are a technical engineer, computer programmer/hacker/coder and an activist. The high school student Rex is a brilliant computer programmer and he and his friends are on the run, presumably from the government or some worse kind of entity, in the beginning of the book. Hacktivism and genius, the revolution has begun.  The book starts out with the three main characters meeting for a competition of genius.  The contestants are young techie prodigies. The writing is really good, the story is fast paced and the characters are likeable. A SciFi techie young adult adventure. I enjoyed it a lot. 4 stars

The Other Side of Gravity by Shelly Crane review ~ Kami

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25708672-the-other-side-of-gravity


http://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Gravity-Oxygen-Book-ebook/dp/B019HFQOEO/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

http://www.amazon.com/Shelly-Crane/e/B0055Q9PWS/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1

https:// twitter.com/ AuthShellyCrane

http://www.shellycrane.blogspot.com/

https:// www.facebook.com/ shellycranefanpage

MY REVIEW:

I like this author. I like SciFi and my favorite book genre is YA dystopia so it came as no surprise that I was enjoying this book from the first page. Sophelia is an escaped slave in a hellish future where the gap between the haves and have nots has widened considerably. If you don't follow the rules you can be killed by the corrupt government. The poor work in the mines with barely enough water and food to survive. People have to even pay for the oxygen they breathe. And if you can't pay your taxes then you are sold into slavery. Maxton lives a life of crime working for the black market.  These two characters meet and they work together to survive. Some swoon worthy sweet and gentle romance happens between the thrilling fight for survival.  I liked the characters a lot and this book was really exciting. I was on edge and nervous at times while reading because I was drawn in so deeply into the story. 4 stars.

The Reapers by Ali Winters Review ~Kami

Title: The Reapers

Author: Ali Winters 

Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: May 31, 2015

Hosted by: Lady Amber's Tours

Blurb:

The balance of life and death must be kept at all costs.

Having been a reaper as long as she can remember, Nivian knows that what she does is essential in maintaining balance. After being assigned to a rushed mark she finds that there is more to this human than any other she has encountered.

Kain had been living an ordinary life without a second thought until he meets Nivian who turns his world upside down. He is thrust into a world of hunters and reapers. The keepers of life and death have been feuding for centuries over a reason no one can even remember.

With Kain having been marked for reaping, and Nivian being hunted, they forge a friendship and together must find the truth in order to keep balance in check. Wrong choices could destroy everything. As they journey they discover hidden histories, powers, and lies and truths that have been spun since the beginning of time. The consequence of failure, unimaginable.

MY REVIEW:  

Nivian is a reaper. She has an ordinary enough job causing people's deaths and taking their souls. The reaper's headquarters is in an office building on another planet. Apparently the reapers are the natural order of things but they immediately came across as demonic to me. Nivian was an interesting character and the writing is very straight forward. Kain can see Nivian when no one else can and interferes in her killing her mark. This was an interesting variation on the grim reaper story. I liked the story and it kept my attention. 4 stars.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25258649-the-reapers

 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13748096.Ali_Winters?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr

Author Bio:

Ali grew up in the Pacific North West. She attended Oregon State University for photography. After many adventures she moved to Colorado and earning second degree, she found and met and married her husband. 
Ali currently lives in windy Wyoming with her husband and two dogs, Nika and Tedward. When not writing Ali is either photographing, knitting, reading, dancing or staying inside where it’s warm with a hot cup of coffee. She dreams of traveling the world someday soon.

Author Links:

You can email Ali at authoraliwinters@yahoo.com

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http://www.aliwinters.com

Pre Order Link:
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Reapers-Hunted-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00Y7I74SW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433006131&sr=8-1&keywords=the+reapers+ali+winters

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Excerpt:

Nivian jumped over the edge of the bridge, landing with a soft tap on the surface of the water. She reached down, pulled the soul of the driver up by the collar of his shirt, and stood him up next to her on top of the water. She took the drivers hand palm up in hers, waving her other hand over his. She pinched the air and pulled, lifting up and exposing his life string, his wide eyes were hypnotized by the glowing string. She grabbed the scythe strapped to her back and swung. With a slow deliberate movement she sliced the human’s thread. The light formed a ball and hovered as she pulled out the small pocket watch. The life light floated down to the watch and sunk into it, disappearing. With a snap, she closed the watch and returned it to her pocket.

“You really shouldn’t drink and drive; you could have seriously hurt someone,” she said giving him an apathetic look. He gaped at her, mouth opening and closing like a fish. “Yes, you really are dead.” She confirmed as she started to turn away.

“Are you … the devil?” he managed to sputter.

“No, of course not. I am just the natural order of things,” she said, briefly looking back at him. “Wait here; your spirit counselor will be here soon for you to guide you to your afterlife. I have other jobs tonight,” She turned, walking away as she pulled her hood back up over her head and vanished.

The Field Trip The Field Trip by R.A. Andrade review ~Kami

The Field Trip by R.A. Andrade
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A clumsy, socially awkward, absent minded professor who can't get a steady girlfriend goes to Vermont for a field research trip to study evolutionary mutation in trees. There have been strange sightings of lights in the sky and a military presence. Ross then meets a strange woman named Jay and her animal companion Oswald. I liked this book. The writing and pacing are good. I thought Ross was really funny in his awkwardness and then he becomes a totally impressive action hero. 5 stars.

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