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IT SLEEPS IN ME (In me #1) Kathleen O’Neal Gear

July 7, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

IT SLEEPS IN ME (IN ME #1) Kathleen O’Neal Gear

Genre: Fiction/Native American
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages: 320
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars

Kathleen O’Neal Gear created a complex and intriguing character with Sora, the High Chieftess of the Black Falcon Nation. Gear pulled me immediately into wanting to know who Sora is with the first sentence in the book,“OF COURSE, YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND. HOW COULD ANY SANE person believe that he is still alive inside me?” As I delved deeper into Sora’s world it nt only showed me a culture’s beliefs, customs, and mythology but how the Native Americans explained schizophrenia or epilepsy. Not only does Sora have to deal with her condition, she has to decide the fate of her clan, their relationship with the other tribal nations, conspiracies, and deal with the return of her dead ex-husband’s soul—which was the most interesting scenes in the book.

THE LAST PARRISH by Liv Constantine

July 5, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

THE LAST PARRISH by Liv Constantine

Genre: Fiction/Psychological Thriller
Publisher: Harper
Pages: 400
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars

Talk about a dark, twisted story, THE LAST MRS. PARRISH is not the type of book I usually read but my librarian practically shoved the book in my hand and told I had to read it. Knowing she would question me about it when I saw her next, I sat down and to my surprise finished the book in one evening.

OUTPOST (Donovan Trilogy #1) W. Michael Gear

July 4, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

OUTPOST (Donovan Trilogy #1) by W. Michael Gear

Genre: Science Fiction
Series: Donovan #1
Publisher: DAW
Pages: 432
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars

I’m going to confess sci-fi is not a genre that has ever interested me, well except on the big screen. However when one of my favorite authors writes a sci-fi book, I had to give it try. OUTPOST by W. Michael Gear was an interesting read for me and I was surprised how much I enjoyed my first sci-fi book.

THE KEPT WOMAN by Karin Slaughter

July 2, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

THE KEPT WOMAN by Karin Slaughter

Genre: Thriller & Mystery
Series: Will Trent #8
Publisher: William Morrow
Pages: 480
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 stars

Seriously I don’t know how Karin Slaughter keeps topping herself with each new book she puts out. THE KEPT WOMAN was %@#king fantastic! As much as I love reading about Sara and Will, this was Angie’s story, a character I’ve come to dislike immensely from the previous books.

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS by B.A. Paris

May 30, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS by B.A. Paris

Genre: Thriller, Suspense
Publisher: St. Martin’s press
Pages:304
Author’s Twitter
Rating: 4 of 5 Stars

It’s almost impossible to review BEHIND CLOSED DOORS without giving way all the juicy and shocking details that made me not want to put it down.

I was hooked from chapter one and the way B.A. Paris introduced us to Jack and Grace Angel, the happy and perfect married couple throwing a dinner party for friends. Paris does a wonderful job of sprinkling in that first chapter doubts on what we are really seeing, from Grace’s inner monologues to the subtle actions she and her husband do that don’t quite mesh with the image of being the perfect couple.

WIT’CH STAR by James Clemens

May 22, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

WIT’CH STAR by James Clemens

Genre: Fantasy
Series: The Banned and The Banished: Book 5
Publisher: Audible Studios
Length: 22h 41m
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 stars

I can’t believe The Banned and Banished story is done and I have to close the book on these wonderful characters James Clemens created.

In WIT’CH STAR the stakes are even higher, the quests harder, the battles more bloody, the sacrifices more heart rendering, and the characters develop more-some shifting to the side of good and others to the side of evil…some you would be shocked to discover. Not only are there betrayals, there is love found and strengthened, motives finally revealed, and characters finding the strength within themselves to overcome the odds stacked against them.

CRIMINAL (Will Trent #6) by Karin Slaughter

May 21, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

CRIMINAL by Karin Slaughter

Genre: Thriller & Mystery
Series: Will Trent #6
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Pages: 448
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars

CRIMINAL by Karin Slaughter can be summed up by Lee Child’s blurb on the cover of this book:

“Karin Slaughter’s best yet by far: All her signature strengths are amplified a hundredfold by the past explaining the present. Reading the book was like watching a great athlete having a career year”

I had one word to describe her talent when it came to writing this story “genius”.

CIRCE by Madeline Miller

May 1, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

CIRCE by Madeline Miller

GENRE: Fiction
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 400
Author’s Website
Rating: 4 of 5 Stars

CIRCE by Madeline Miller retells the story of the mythological witch of Aiaia and she does it superbly. Anyone writing about witches, especially re-creating famous or infamous witches from history or mythology, pretty much has me on board.

WIT’CH STORM by James Clemens

April 28, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

WIT’CH STORM by James Clemens
Genre: Fantasy
Series: The Banned and The Banished: Book 2
Publisher: Audible Studios
Length: 22h 36m
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 stars

WIT’CH Storm is my favorite book out of the The Banned and the Banished quintet, and listening it on audio is just as fun as when I read it years ago. Not only does James Clemens stack the odds against Elena and her companions in this story, but he introduces new characters.

THE QUEEN OF SORROWS by Sarah Beth Durst

April 23, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

THE QUEEN OF SORROWS by Sarah Beth Durst
Genre: Fantasy
Series:The Queens of Renthia: Book 3
Publisher: Haper Voyager
Pages: 432
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars

As much as I didn’t want it to end, THE QUEEN OF SORROWS was a stunning conclusion to Sarah Beth Durst’s The Queens of Renthia trilogy. Durst amped up the action and emotional depths of her characters in this last book, especially with my favorite character Queen Naelin.

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