Waiting on Wednesday - Starflight by Melissa Landers

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Here's this week's book I can't wait for...

Starflight (Starflight, #1) by Melissa Landers

Expected Publication: 2nd February 2016

Synopsis:Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it. Just out of the orphanage, she needs a fresh start in a place where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. She's so desperate to reach the realm that she's willing to indenture herself to Doran Spaulding, the rich and popular quarterback who made her life miserable all through high school, in exchange for passage aboard the spaceliner Zenith.
When a twist of fate lands them instead on the Banshee, a vessel of dubious repute, Doran learns he's been framed on Earth for conspiracy. As he pursues a set of mysterious coordinates rumored to hold the key to clearing his name, he and Solara must get past their enmity to work together and evade those out for their arrest. Life on the Banshee may be tumultuous, but as Solara and Doran are forced to question everything they once believed about their world--and each other--the ship becomes home, and the eccentric crew family. But what Solara and Doran discover on the mysterious Planet X has the power to not only alter their lives, but the existence of everyone in the universe...

This book sounds so good I just hope it lives up to that synopsis as well as the gorgeous cover.



What are you waiting on?

Book Review: The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler

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Format: Paperback

Publishers: Simon & Schuster 

Published: 5th January 2012

Pages: 356

Genre: YA, 

Main Characters: Emma, Josh
Date Read: 13th October - 2nd November 2015

Rating Given:

Synopsis:It's 1996 and very few high school students have ever used the internet. Facebook will not be invented until several years in the future. Emma just got a computer and an America Online CD. She and her best friend Josh power it up and log on - and discover themselves on Facebook in 2011. Everybody wonders what they'll be like fifteen years in the future. Josh and Emma are about to find out.

I've had this sat on my shelf for a long while now ad have only just gotten around to reading it I just wished I loved it as everyone else but in the end it just wasn't for me...

I love the colourful cover as it makes the book stand out. I also like the realistic people on the cover as they look your everyday person that you would meet on the street. I'm not sure I see those people as Emma and Josh.

The thing about this book is in the beginning it was very addicting even though it wasn't something that I was enjoying that much yet somehow I was addicted to it. I loved the concept of the story but I felt there was no real reasoning behind it I felt like there was no real closure to the whole seeing what the future is going to hold for them and when they where so obsessed with the future a lot of things where just forgotten. There was a lot of hypocrisy happening in this book which was so annoying. I did like the friendship between Emma and Kellan as well as Josh and Tyson. I didn't like any of the romance from the two main characters but I did enjoy seeing Kellan and Tyson together as they where so cute and I just wish there was more from them. I did love all of the cultural references throughout the book as it made me feel very nostalgic. I hated the ending to this book because I felt it was rushed I felt like it needed to be a bit longer for me it ended rather abruptly.

I didn't warm to any of the main characters but there was a couple of secondary characters that I liked in fact I would have preferred if it was their book rather than Emma and Josh. Emma was my least favourite character and in fact she was my worst female character ever. She was so annoying, very selfish and very shallow. Josh had moments when I thought I was going to like him but in the end he annoyed me with the way he just gave in, he just had no backbone.

Overall, I was expecting a lot from this book but for me it was a let down.

Book Review: Angel of Redemption by J.A. Little

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Format: Kindle

Publishers: Full Fathom Five Digital

Published: 25th November 2015

Pages: 796

Genre: Adult, Contemporary Romance, 

Main Characters: Kayla, Dean
Date Read: 15th October - 22nd  October 2015

Rating Given:

Synopsis:Seasoned social worker Kayla Brooks has dealt with her fair share of difficult situations, but nothing could have prepared her for the likes of Dean Wyatt, head of Wyatt House Group Home for Boys. When a case unexpectedly brings Kayla to his door in the middle of the night, sparks fly. With a piercing gaze and heavily inked skin, Dean looks like a walking wet dream.
Until he turns out to be an asshole. 
Dean Wyatt has always kept those around him at arm’s length. Secrets lurk beneath his tattoos—a traumatic past known to very few.
Forced to work together in order to help two vulnerable boys, Kayla slowly penetrates Dean’s tough exterior. Along the way the two discover something they've each been missing—but only time will tell if they can overcome the painful past that’s kept anyone from bringing true happiness into Dean’s world.
This book contains adult situations and sexual content. For mature audiences only.

  I received a review copy from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I adore this cover and was one of the reason why I wanted to read it. What I love the most about this cover is the black and white it makes it look stunning plus it's in keeping with the novel. The male model on the front I can definitely see as Dean maybe with less perfect hair but apart from that he is spot on.

Even though the synopsis doesn't suggest paranormal I was kind of expecting it, probably from the title but even though I didn't get what I expected I still thouroughly enjoy it. This was a new kind of story for me which was a refreshing change as I haven't read anything different in a long while. The major thing that I couldn't get on with was the length of the book as it was far too long making some of the things drag on a little bit too much to the point where I was getting a little fed up. I loved the romance side of the story as it didn't happen straight away even though they did seem to fancy one another from the very beginning it still felt drawn out and realistic. I love the social working and the children that they take care off aspect as that's new to me plus it was done in a sensitive manner. After most of the book being dragged out the end felt far too rushed for my liking apart from that it was an enjoyable ending.

I loved pretty much all the characters with a few understandable exceptions. Kayla was a great female character who held her own and I loved her for it. I loved that she was a sweet person as well as a fiery person as it showed her being a more realistic character. Dean did start of as a really grumpy and mean person but the more we find out about him the more I understood why he is was the way he was plus he ended up having a romantic and sensitive side to him which was nice to see. All the troubled boys where great additions to the story as even though they have gone through hell and back they still was able to laugh.

Overall, this was a really good book even if it was a little too drawn out in the beginning. I can't wait to try something else from J.A. Little.

Blog Tour: Book Review: Static (The Luminaries, #2) by S.K. Anthony

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Format: Kindle

Publishers: Indie

Published: 20th September 2015

Pages: 325

Genre: YA/New Adult, Fantasy

Main Characters: Kevin,
Date Read: 23rd October - 29th October 2015

Rating Given:

Synopsis:Kevin Pierce is a teleporter, a ladies’ man, and a loyal friend. Or so he thought.
As a genetically altered Luminary, he helps the government bring down some of the most dangerous criminals. Not very challenging if you have his special abilities. But when a group of rebel Luminaries attacks his Organization the fight for survival begins.
One shattering event after another tests the depth of his relationships, his sanity, and his powers. Emotionally torn, Kevin must choose carefully where his loyalty lies. In the middle of all the unexpected chaos he gets the biggest shock of his life when he’s faced by a betrayal he never saw coming. Angry, injured, and ready to even the score, Kevin goes Static . . .

I received a review copy of Static in exchange for an honest review for the blog tour that I am taking part in.

This cover is just as stunning as the first book. I just love everything about this cover from the colour to the model and even the title. Static's cover is one of those covers that would always catch my attention.

I really wanted to love this book as I enjoyed the first book but for me it just didn't grab my attention. When I couldn't get into the beginning of the story I wasn't worried as that had happened with book one but when I got over halfway through I definitely got worried. There was moments during the first half that I liked and thought it was starting to pick up but it didn't stick until the last few chapters and then it really took off. I think one of the things that let Static down for me was the romance side of the story as for me it felt forced and unbelievable. The action side of the story was what kept me entertained as it was thrilling and nail biting as well as some shocking things happening. It was hard to know what to believe in with Static as what we where lead to believe in the beginning was thrown out of the window in the end which I'm still not sure I liked or not. The ending was good and has me wondering what on earth is going to happen next and whose book is it going to be.

With everything changing throughout the book it was hard to be drawn to one character. I loved Kevin in the first book which had me excited to read his story, but in the end he changed completely and even when we understand why the damage had already been done. As for some of the other characters I won't get into them as so much happens with each of them it's hard to know what to believe. I did enjoy seeing more from Annie to see what she was up to now.

Overall, I was a bit disappointed in this book but there was moments that I did enjoy and the ending was very shocking I'm looking forward to seeing what is going to happen there.

Waiting on Wednesday - Riders by Veronica Rossi

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Here's this week's book I can't wait for...

Riders (Riders, #1) by Veronica Rossi

Expected Publication: 16th February 2016

Synopsis:For eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake, nothing but death can keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does.
Recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds himself with strange new powers and a bizarre cuff he can't remove. His death has brought to life his real destiny. He has become War, one of the legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse.
Over the coming weeks, he and the other horsemen--Conquest, Famine, and Death--are brought together by a beautiful but frustratingly secretive girl to help save humanity from an ancient evil on the emergence.
They fail.
Now--bound, bloodied, and drugged--Gideon is interrogated by the authorities about his role in a battle that has become an international incident. If he stands any chance of saving his friends and the girl he's fallen for--not to mention all of humankind--he needs to convince the skeptical government officials the world is in imminent danger.
But will anyone believe him?

I enjoyed Veronica Rossi's Under the Never Sky series so now she has a new series about to come out I am excited to see if it's just as good as her other series, it sure sounds like it's going to be a good one.




What are you waiting on? 

Book of the Month - October

A little better reading month than in September but not by much. I think next month will be just as bad as I'm not in the mood to read anything plus I have started Christmas Temp work so I won't have much time to read the rest of this year.

Here's what I read in October:

• Zack (Cold Fury Hockey, #3) by Sawyer Bennett - 5/5
• Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3) by Tahereh Mafi - 5/5
• Strength (Mark of Nexus, #1) by Carrie Butler - 4/5
• Angel of Redemption by J.A. Little
• Static (The Luminaries, #2) S.K. Anthony - 2.5/5
• The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler - 1.5/5

And the book of the month goes to...

 

Both Zack and Ignite Me where 5/5 books that I enjoyed every minute of them I just couldn't pick a favourite out of the pair.

What was your book of the month?

Showcase Sunday #119

Showcase Sunday is a weekly Meme that I am taking part of. This weekly meme is hosted by Vicky over at Book, Biscuits and Tea.

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Paperback Books Received

  

The first two books I got from The Works in the 3 for £5 offer which I gave the third to my Sister. Autumn Thorns I received for review.

Kindle Book Bought

  

 

I still had some money left on my birthday gc so when I found some of these on offer too good to pass up, plus the Kylie Scott book I had to get because I love her previous stuff.

Free Kindle Books

  

  

Kindle Review Books

  

  

What did you receive this week/month?