Short Book Review: Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder

23 April, 201823 April, 2018 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.12 Comments

Title: Fire Study (Poison Study #3)

By: Maria V. Snyder

Pages: 441

Published: February 19th 2008

By: MIRA

Genre: Fantasy-YA-Romance-Magic

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The apprenticeship is over—now the real test has begun.

When word that Yelena is a Soulfinder—able to capture and release souls—spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. Already Yelena’s unusual abilities and past have set her apart. As the Council debates Yelena’s fate, she receives a disturbing message: a plot is rising against her homeland, led by a murderous sorcerer she has defeated before…

Honor sets Yelena on a path that will test the limits of her skills, and the hope of reuniting with her beloved spurs her onward. Her journey is fraught with allies, enemies, lovers and would-be assassins, each of questionable loyalty. Yelena will have but one chance to prove herself—and save the land she holds dear.

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Short Book Review: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

21 March, 201821 March, 2018 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.35 Comments

Title: Norse Mythology

By: Neil Gaiman

Published: February 7th 2017

By: W. W. Norton Company

Genre: Mythology-Short Stories

Introducing an instant classic—master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths.

Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds; delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants; and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people. Gaiman stays true to the myths while vividly reincarnating Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki, the son of giants, a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. From Gaiman’s deft and witty prose emerges the gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to dupe others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.

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Short Review: Black Dawn by Mallory McCartney

13 December, 201713 December, 2017 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.12 Comments

Title: Black Dawn

By: Mallory McCartney

Published: February 14th 2017

By: Clean Reads

Genre: YA-Fantasy-Magic-Paranormal-Romance

The end of an Empire, The rise of a Queen

Emory Fae enjoys leading a quiet, normal life. That is until two mysterious, and handsome soldiers show up at her apartment, and the life she knew is instantly whisked away. Memphis Carter and Brokk Foster come from the magical and war ridden world of Kiero, and upon Emory’s arrival she will discover she is the long lost heir to the Royal Line and is thrown into the Black Dawn Rebellion with a dynamic role to ignite the rebels and reclaim her throne.

With both men being darkly woven in her past Emory uncovers hidden secrets, a power held long dormant, and will soon realize there are worse things than supernatural humans, love, loss, betrayal, and a Mad King.

Some things are better left in the shadows.

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Short Review: Uncanny by Sarah Fine

1 October, 20171 October, 2017 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.8 Comments

Title: Uncanny

By: Sarah Fine

Publication: October 3rd 2017

By: Skyscape

Genre: YA-Sci-Fi-ARC

Two sisters. One death. No memories.

Cora should remember every detail about the night her stepsister, Hannah, fell down a flight of stairs to her death, especially since her Cerepin—a sophisticated brain-computer interface—may have recorded each horrifying moment. But when she awakens after that night, her memories gone, Cora is left with only questions—and dread of what the answers might mean.

When a downward spiral of self-destruction forces Cora to work with an AI counselor, she finds an unexpected ally, even as others around her grow increasingly convinced that Hannah’s death was no accident. As Cora’s dark past swirls chaotically with the versions of Hannah’s life and death that her family and friends want to believe, Cora discovers the disturbing depths of what some people may do—including herself.

With her very sanity in question, Cora is forced to face her greatest fear. She will live or die by what she discovers.

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Short Review: Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green

4 September, 20174 September, 2017 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.3 Comments

Title: Lighter Than My Shadow

By: Katie Green

Publication: October 3rd 2017

By: Roar

Genre: Graphic Novels-Nonfiction-Autobiography-Mental Health-ARC

Like most kids, Katie was a picky eater. She’d sit at the table in silent protest, hide uneaten toast in her bedroom, listen to parental threats that she’d have to eat it for breakfast.

But in any life a set of circumstance can collide, and normal behavior might soon shade into something sinister, something deadly.

Lighter Than My Shadow is a hand-drawn story of struggle and recovery, a trip into the black heart of a taboo illness, an exposure of those who are so weak as to prey on the vulnerable, and an inspiration to anybody who believes in the human power to endure towards happiness.

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Short Review: The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan

18 May, 201718 May, 2017 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.11 Comments

Title: The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3)

By: Rick Riordan

Published: May 5th 2007

By: Disney Hyperion Books

Genre: YA-Contemporary-Fantasy-Mythology

IT’S NOT EVERYDAY YOU FIND YOURSELF IN COMBAT WITH A HALF-LION, HALF-HUMAN.

But when you’re the son of a Greek god, it happens. And now my friend Annabeth is missing, a goddess is in chains and only five half-blood heroes can join the quest to defeat the doomsday monster.

Oh and guess what. The Oracle has predicted that not all of us will survive…

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Standalone Sunday

22 January, 201722 January, 2017 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.7 Comments

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having an incredible weekend!
Today I bring you a Standalone Sunday that is a feature created by Megan @bookslayerReads, where we will feature a standalone book (not part of a series) that you loved or would recommend Read More »