Book Review: A Sky Full of Stars by Dani Atkins @AtkinsDani @HoZ_Books #ASkyFullOfStars #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookblog #bookblogger #booksonthebookshelf #netgalley @netgalley

PUBLISHER: Head of Zeus

PUBLICATION DATE: February 4th, 2021

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Thank you to Head of Zeus for the eARC of this title via NetGalley.

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

When Lisa married Alex, she gave his life meaning. She was a professional astronomer: a stargazer. And when she gazed at Alex, she saw that behind his tough exterior was a man she could love.

Alex, Lisa and their young son Connor made a happy little universe. But then Lisa dies in a train crash, and their universe is destroyed. Alex is shattered by loss, and overwhelmed by the difficulties of being a single father to a six-year-old boy. How can he and Connor carry on without Lisa lighting up their lives?

Then Alex meets four strangers. Two men and two women, who never met Lisa, but whose lives changed profoundly because she died. As Alex hears their stories, he begins to realise the world may not be as cruel and senseless as it seems. Perhaps, after all, the future is written in the stars…

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MY REVIEW:

A heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat story as you read along and follow the lives of Alex, his wife Lisa and their son Connor. After the terrible train tragedy that took the life of Lisa, Alex struggles to move on with his son Connor without Lisa in their lives. A heart-warming story as Lisa’s loss of life changes the lives of 4 complete strangers, and brings them close to Connor and Alex.

These 4 strangers come in Alex’s life and changes his life as much as Lisa’s death changed theirs. After heartache and unbearable loss they find comfort in one another and quickly become friends and confidantes. Be sure to have tissues handy, as anyone who has read Dani’s novels before know too well that you will definitely need them!

A enjoyable read that had me flipping the pages until the very end, I highly recommend this novel which is available now!

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MY RATING: 4/5 stars

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Blog Tour & Review: The Minders by John Marrs @BerkleyPub @penguinrandom @PenguinRandomCA #TheMinders #TheMindersBlogTour #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookblog #bookblogger #blogtour

PUBLISHER: Berkley

PUBLICATION DATE: February 16th, 2021

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Happy Publication Day to The Minders!!

Thank you to Berkley for the eARC of this book via NetGalley and for inviting me on this blog tour, and thank you also to Penguin Random House Canada for sending me a beautiful finished paperback copy of this book to read and enjoy.

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

Everyone has secrets. They know yours…

In the 21st century information is king. But computers can be hacked, files can be broken into. So an unique government initiative has been borne. Five ordinary people have been selected to become the latest weapon in thwarting cyber terrorism. A revolutionary medical procedure has turned them into the ultimate secret keepers – the country’s most secretive information has been taken offline and turned into genetic code implanted inside their heads.

Together the five know every secret – the truth behind every Government lie, conspiracy theory and cover up. Only somebody has discovered who the secret keepers are. And one by one, they are being hunted down…

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MY REVIEW:

After reading and loving Marrs’ previous two novels I was thrilled to get an invite for this blog tour. And I was not disappointed! Meet 5 ordinary people – Flick, Charlie, Sinead, Emilia and Bruno. Each have made mistakes and decisions in their lives that have affected them all in one way or another. Some have little to no friends or family, some are grieving or going through something that has severed all ties with those they love. After getting an ad invite to take part in a test where they see if they can solve a puzzle that apparently only 1% of the population can solve, they are intrigued and try the puzzle, passing with flying colours.

Each of them are then invited to be part of a government operation. Secret and sensitive government information will be uploaded onto little beads that are then injected into sections of these “minders” brains where the information will be safely stored and can only be retrieved through a specific medical procedure. They would have to walk away from their loved ones and walks away from their lives.

I loved the back-story of all 5 of these characters. The book had great character development and talked about their past as well as their present situations that led each of these 5 people to agree to leave their lives behind as they knew it and to walk away and become “minders” for the government. Each had their own personal reasons for why they wanted to walk away from their lives for good. I also enjoyed how this novel was told from varying character POV’s. It was interested to read the various chapters from each of their POV’s, and also reading parts of the government officials as they had their meetings when planning and talking about this new operation regarding the “minders”.

Edge of your seat, nail biting entertainment that will have you flipping through the pages of this futuristic world, and you will not be able to put this book down until the very end. A book that I highly recommend if you haven’t added it yet to your TBR list.

I’m looking forward to Marrs’ next novel. Well done!

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MY REVIEW: 4/5 stars

Blog Tour: Kill or Cure (#1 in the series) by Pixie Britton @PixieBritton @mtmctours #KillorCure #KillorCureBlogTour #bookblog #bookblogger #bookreview #bookreviewer #booksonthebookshelf #blogtour #5starreviews

 

 

Hi everyone and welcome to my stop on the Creative Blog Tour for Kill or Cure by Pixie Britton, hosted by MTMC Tours. Kill or Cure is the gut-wrenching first book in the Kill or Cure post-apocalyptic dystopian teen fiction series. If you like feisty young heroines, struggles against chaos, and teenage love, then you’ll adore Pixie Britton’s action-packed trilogy! The ebook is ON SALE for 99c during the tour!

Thank you to MTMC Tours for the invite to be part of this exciting blog tour!

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

Title: Kill or Cure

Author: Pixie Britton Series: Kill or Cure #1

Publishing Date: February 8, 2018

Genres: YA Dystopian

Purchase a copy: Amazon | Audible | Book Depository

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ABOUT KILL OR CURE:

She’s on a desperate quest to protect her family. But will defending them save the planet or result in her doom?

Alyx Silverthorne’s broken world is falling apart. With her parents dead and her little brother Tommy infected, she fears she’s about to lose everything that matters. But when her beloved sibling dies and returns to life stronger than before, their only choice is a dangerous cross-country journey to the capital for answers.

Teaming up with her deserter uncle and the best friend in love with her, they arrive at a secret military base wondering if Tommy is in fact the cure. But the affection of a strapping young soldier is cold comfort when his sinister commander takes a terrifying interest in her family.

Will Alyx survive the lies of the living or be consumed by the mouths of the dead?

Kill or Cure is the gut-wrenching first book in the Kill or Cure post-apocalyptic dystopian teen fiction series. If you like feisty young heroines, struggles against chaos, and teenage love, then you’ll adore Pixie Britton’s action-packed trilogy.

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FOLLOW ALL OF OUR STOPS ON THE TOUR:

February 8 – Paperfury
February 9 – The Book View
February 10 – Melancholic Blithe
February 11 – The Reader and the Chef
February 12 – Books, Tea, Healthy Me
February 13 – L.M. Durand’s Little Book Corner
February 14 – Books on the Bookshelf
February 15 – Sprinkled With Words
February 16 – Yours A-fiction-ately
February 17 – Vanilla Moon Books

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ABOUT PIXIE BRITTON:

Pixie Britton is an Amazon best-selling author, occasional podcaster and public speaker. When she’s not writing her debut YA series, Kill or Cure, she’s working with local schools running creative writing workshops and taking pictures of her cat.

Her author career started on the social media platform Wattpad, where her debut novel gained 100k reads within five months. Shortly after, she approached Troubador publishing in the UK and subsequently published the Kill or Cure series.

She lives in a small town outside of London called Leigh-on-sea with her husband and adorable fur baby Pudding. As an all-round book nerd and fan girl, she loves to discuss Stranger Things, The Handmaids Tale, The Walking Dead and any film in the Marvel Universe.

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FOLLOW PIXIE BRITTON:

Website | Instagram | Twitter

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MY REVIEW:

Addictive, full of edge-of-your-seat entertainment, and fast-paced! This book will have you hooked from the first chapter, as you fly through the pages of this dystopian world and find yourself immersed into their world and in love with the characters. 

I loved the zombie-like vibe of this book and it reminded me of one of my favourite TV shows, The Walking Dead. This is the world in which young Alyx, her brother Tommy, their Uncle Joe and Alyx’s best friend Will find themselves in. 

Young Tommy is sick and they fear he might be “infected”. Tommy dies but then comes back stronger and with unexplainable powers that he didn’t have before. As the 4 of them leave their home and are on the run in search for a new walled-up area for safety, they are also fighting off those “infected” that they encounter on their journey. 

I really enjoyed the strong heroine front-runner of the novel, Alyx. She is bad-ass, full of determination, doesn’t back down from a challenge, and is a strong female lead. She is full of spunk and personality, and loves her family and friends dearly, and would fight to the death for them. She and her best friend Will have feelings for another another but they don’t act on them, which ups the tension and awkwardness when they are together. They when they find refuge in the new camp, Alyx meets the handsome Colt, and she develops an attraction to him as well. I loved the young love aspect of the book and awaiting to see what Alyx will do considering she has two boys who are interested in her, and that she herself is interested in. 

Then we have young Tommy. He is sweet and kind, and now has these mysterious powers that can benefit him and his family as they find refuge in this strange world, but he also has to be safe and careful when around others, as he cannot let on the powers that he does have. What would others do if they found out about Tommy’s powers? Would he be safe?

Kill of Cure is full of characters that you will find endearing, full of life, and you can’t help but fall in love with them. Will they be able to keep Tommy’s powers a secret? The fact that Tommy came back to live, stronger and better than ever has to mean something, right? Could he be the cure? Is it only a matter of time before Tommy fully turns? Only time will tell.

I am thrilled that this was only the first novel in the Kill or Cure series, and I cannot wait to read the other books in the series. Way to go Pixie, you killed it with this book! (see what I did there?).

Stay tuned for my other reviews of books in this series. Be sure to grab your copy of this book today. You don’t want to miss it!

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MY RATING: 5/5 stars

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Book Review: A Stranger in Town (Rockton #6) by Kelley Armstrong @MinotaurBooks @KelleyArmstrong #AStrangerInTown #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookblog #bookblogger #booksonthebookshelf #5starreads

PUBLISHER: Minotaur Books

PUBLICATION DATE: February 9th, 2021

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Thank you to Minotaur Books for the eARC of this book via NetGalley.

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong’s next Rockton book, A Stranger in Town, the biggest mystery is the fate of the town itself.

Detective Casey Duncan has noticed fewer and fewer residents coming in to the hidden town of Rockton, and no extensions being granted. Her boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, presumes it’s the natural flux of things, but Casey’s not so sure. Something bigger is happening in the small town they call home.

When an injured hiker stumbles from the woods, the sole survivor of a hostile attack, it’s all hands on deck. Even a member of the elusive Rockton council comes in to help. This council member also comes bearing news: Rockton is being shut down due to the hostile situation.

Casey and Eric must now race to save the town that has allowed residents to have a fresh start, away from the mistakes of their past, while also getting to the bottom of this latest attack. 

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MY REVIEW:

A 6th installment in the Rockton series? Yes please. Another addictive story following power couple Detective Casey Duncan and Sheriff Eric Dalton? Heck yes! These two are amazing characters that you will quickly and easily fall in love with. Their personalities are fierce, strong, and endearing and you will fall in love with these characters, their town of Rockton and their daily lives as they have mystery after mystery to solve. And they are definitely not easy feats for sure.

When this new and strange woman is found stumbling from the woods she clearly has been attacked. It is thought to be the hostile and everyone is rushing to determine what happened to this woman. Adding to the mystery is the fact that she does not speak English to talking with her and getting answers will not be easy. Soon not all is as it appears to be and they are unsure if this was in fact a hostile attack. If it wasn’t then who could be responsible? Could it be one of their own Rockton residents? Could someone from the outside have attacked this woman? What happened to the rest of the people this woman was with it the woods, and where are they?

There are so many things needing to be solved in this case, you will find yourself hooked and immersed in the storyline as you try to help Casey and Eric solve the mysteries. I just loved these characters and the town’s stories, and was thrilled to hear there was another book in the Rockton series. I definitely recommend this book and cannot recommend it enough. Even though this book is #6 in the Rockton series it can easily be read as a standalone as well. Of course I do recommend that you also read the previous 5 novels in this series at some point as well, this series is incredible and addictive.

Well done Kelley Armstrong. I am so excited to see what you come out with next, especially in the Rockton series!

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MY RATING: 5/5 stars

Book Review: The Obsession by Jesse Q Sutanto @SourcebooksFire #firereads #TheObsession #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookblog #bookblogger #booksonthebookshelf

PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks Fire

PUBLICATION DATE: February 2nd, 2021

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Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire for the eARC of this novel via NetGalley and for a physical ARC copy of the book as well.

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

A classic sort of love story…except somebody might wind up dead.

Nobody knows Delilah like Logan does. Nobody. He makes sure of it by learning everything he can through her social media and watching her through a hidden camera he has trained on her house. Some might call him a stalker. Logan prefers to be called “romantic”.

But after Logan sees Delilah killing her abusive stepfather, he realizes there’s still more about her to discover. His sweet, perfect Delilah isn’t so perfect after all.

Delilah knows she should feel guilty, but all she feels is free. She’s so over the men in her life controlling her. Except Logan saw what she did, and he won’t let her forget it.

Delilah is done being the victim. And she refuses to be a character in Logan’s twisted fantasy. If Logan won’t let her go…she’ll make him. 

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MY REVIEW:

Addictive, dark, edgy, and twisted! I loved how this book keeps you hooked and flipping through the pages to see what would happen next. First you have Logan. A teen in high school that has some dark and twisted tendencies. He becomes easily obsessed with others, and stalks them around without their knowing they are being followed, but he justifies it as him “keeping them safe”. He pledges love for a girl he suddenly meets by the name of Delilah (Dee). She looks so much like someone from his past, which he tragically lost; could this be why he is so attracted to her. Dee seems like a sweet girl, so does she deserve to be the next obsessive target of Logan’s? Dee isn’t all she appears to be either. She has her own dark and twisted secrets.

I enjoyed how parts of the story were told from Dee’s POV and others were told from Logan’s POV. It allows us as the reader to see the world through their own eyes, and helps us understand what makes them tick and what drives them to do what they do. I enjoyed the suspense around the storyline and reading what was going to happen next. You truly never know where things will tur in the book and I really enjoyed that.

A definite must read to add to your TBR!

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MY RATING: 4/5 stars