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Brief synopsis (no spoilers): Here's as far as I got: Earthlings decided to explore space, terraform other planets, and then settle them. But then Armageddon happened, and the planet colonists were marooned. So, thousands of years passed. After some time, more reasonable humans decided to explore space to find a habitable planet, since theirs was ruined by the wars. During those years (in parallel to the human recovery), the terraformed planet was evolving in ways that the original designers didn't anticipate. Unintended consequences vs post-apocalyptic world. Sounds fun! Category: Science Fiction Why I chose this book:  Highly recommended by Amazon My personal opinion: The story line seemed like it was going to be a good one! I was enjoying the humans-in-space story, with the meanwhile-on-the-planet story. But I cannot recommend this to anyone, because of the language. Warnings Language: Bad language was very infrequent at first, but then it picked up about 15% in...

Brief synopsis (no spoilers) The Ninecloud Court has invited the entire world to a competition. The best, young Underlords and Underladies will face each other in the Uncrowned King tournament. These are the rising generation of sacred artists that will eventually be Heralds and Monarchs, in charge of the world. And there's some competition even before everyone gets to the tournament. Which Monarch will have the strongest champion, or the strongest team? Category Fantasy, maybe Sci-Fi Why I chose this book Next in series My personal opinion (the review) Excellent book. My only complaint was that it went too quickly. I couldn't put it down and finished it quickly, so I read it a second time. This series is definitely at the top of my list. This particular entry in the series did not disappoint! Warnings Language: None Violence: Frequent fighting "Adult" situations: None Death: Yes, including major character(s) Movie rating equivalent PG-13 Protagonist description Lindo...

Brief synopsis (no spoilers) Roselle is haunted by her old nemesis Agent Crow. She also feels a need to protect basically the entire earth. Category Sci Fi Why I chose this book Kindle First My personal opinion (the review) What a great story! I really enjoyed the pace, the futuristic setup, the class system, and the characters- they felt real. If it didn't have the sexuality, I would definitely recommend this to all- including YA readers Warnings Language: None Violence: Regular, but not graphic "Adult" situations: One explicit scene Death: Yes, of mostly minor characters Movie rating equivalent R, for sexual situation Protagonist description Roselle has become more than what she was born as, and is taking a little time to grow into that new role Point of view of story First (sometimes third) Book length Medium Story flow Excellent. Except for one massive jump, one year into the future, at the end. It felt like the author was just trying to wrap up the story as fast as...

Brief synopsis (no spoilers) Roselle is basically the plaything of several important people. She tries her best to protect the people she loves, and do her duties as a Secondborn. Her mother is making her life increasingly complicated. Category Sci Fi Why I chose this book Kindle First My personal opinion (the review) What a great story! I really enjoyed the pace, the futuristic setup, the class system, and the characters- they felt real. If it didn't have the sexuality, I would definitely recommend this to all- including YA readers Warnings Language: None Violence: Regular, but not graphic "Adult" situations: One scene Death: Yes, of mostly minor characters Movie rating equivalent PG-16 (not R, but I won't let my 14-year old read it) Protagonist description Roselle is gaining influence and autonomy Point of view of story First Book length Medium Story flow Excellent Grammar and spelling issues None Character connection (no spoilers) None, for now For series: Indep...

Brief synopsis (no spoilers): Ava has a love/hate relationship with her adopted mother. She is determined to learn more about the circumstances of her birth, so she drags a cop and a paralegal friend along with her on that journey. Not only is there more to her story, there's also much more to her adopted family's story. Category : Fiction, crime Why I chose this book : Probably Amazon First Reads My personal opinion : I didn't enjoy it. It took me several weeks to slog through, even though it wasn't very long. It just didn't capture my attention. Add to that the language and the inappropriate situations. I don't recommend it to anyone. Warnings Language: Yes Violence: Yes "Adult" situations: One drunk scene Death: Yes, including major character(s) Movie rating equivalent : R Protagonist description : Ava is petite and pretty, and has no regard for anyone else around her. But she's not the only psychopath in the book Point of view of story : Thi...

Brief synopsis (no spoilers): Children start disappearing in a town in North Carolina in the early 1980s. A young father of a Mormon family moves into town, working to keep bread on the table. Most of the book is spent exploring computer science and membership in the Church, while the real plot takes a back seat until the end. Category : Fiction Why I chose this book : Orson Scott Card My personal opinion : There are LOTS of reasons not to read this book. If you don't like language, stay away. It's not the "heavy" stuff, but there's more than there should be. If you are a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and you don't like any negativity around the Church or its members, stay away. If children being harmed is a trigger for you, stay away. If you don't like getting close to a major character, only to have them killed off, stay away. I cannot recommend this book to anyone, really, unless none of those warnings bothers you, ...

Brief synopsis (no spoilers): Two alien groups are vying for dominance in the universe. One seeks out worlds that can be conquered, the other chases behind and tries to stop the other. Both are currently locked in conflict over Earth. And then there are the humans- a group of super-intelligent people is trying their hardest to protect the planet, while a different group of "assimilated" people is trying to hand it over to the first alien group. And then there are the AI entities. Several of them. There's a lot going on. Category : Sci-Fi Why I chose this book : Recommended by Amazon My personal opinion : I like the plot line, I like the characters (I didn't mind that there are about 1200 characters to track and 58 plot lines to keep straight), and I like how engaging the story is (the author tells stories well). It was good, but not great. I read it once, and I probably won't reread it. Warnings Language: Mild Violence: Frequent, some of it fairly graphic "Ad...