Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Review: Proxy (Avalon #0.5) by Mindee Arnett

Title: Proxy

Series: Avalon #0.5

Author: Mindee Arnett

Publication date: December 2013

Published by: Balzer + Bray

Source: Gifted

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Synopsis: Proxy is an action-packed introduction to a world like nothing readers have seen before, and it sets a spark to the powder keg that will explode in Mindee Arnett's sci-fi thriller Avalon.

If you need something stolen from any star system in the Confederation, you need look no further than the Shades. Jeth Seagrave and his band of teenage mercenaries have been making a name for themselves for being able to steal anything—and for disappearing before anyone is the wiser. Their latest job, a jewel heist on Grakkus, should be no different. But when Jeth's boss replaces a key member of his crew just before takeoff, and Jeth discovers a betrayal within his own ranks, he begins to suspect that not everyone is going to be coming back from his job alive.

My rating: ★★★★☆

Man, it has been a minute since I last visited this world. But lately, I’ve been really into sci-fi and I figured I’d try and finish off this duology. BUT I read this like 8 years ago so I was definitely going to need a refresher.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Review: Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes

Title: Ghost Station

Author: S.A. Barnes

Publication date: April 9th 2024

Published by: Tor Nightfire

Source: eARC from publishers via Netgalley

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Synopsis: A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S.A. Barnes, acclaimed author of Dead Silence.

Space exploration can be lonely and isolating.

Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of ERS—a space-based condition most famous for a case that resulted in the brutal murders of twenty-nine people. When she's assigned to a small exploration crew, she's eager to make a difference. But as they begin to establish residency on an abandoned planet, it becomes clear that crew is hiding something.

While Ophelia focuses on her new role, her crewmates are far more interested in investigating the eerie, ancient planet and unraveling the mystery behind the previous colonizer's hasty departure than opening up to her.

That is, until their pilot is discovered gruesomely murdered. Is this Ophelia’s worst nightmare starting—a wave of violence and mental deterioration from ERS? Or is it something more sinister?

Terrified that history will repeat itself, Ophelia and the crew must work together to figure out what’s happening. But trust is hard to come by… and the crew isn’t the only one keeping secrets.

My rating: ★★★★☆

I read and loved this author’s debut Dead Silence so I was really looking forward to reading another spooky sci-fi book from her! And overall, I liked it! Not as much as Dead Silence, but it was still good.

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Sunday Post #394: Light at the End of the Tunnel


Welcome to The Sunday Post hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer, where I talk about what is going on in life and the blog, and show you all the bookish things I got that week!


Saturday, March 23, 2024

2024 Blogoversary Giveaway: The Lost Book of the White (The Eldest Curses #2) by Cassandra Clare


It has officially been 13 years of blogging 😲 I don't even know what to say. Lol. But to celebrate, I'm giving away a book, of course! I've been kinda in a Shadowhunter mood lately, so that's what I'm gonna be giving away!