The Map Shop

Another productive reading month gone. I honestly didn't think I read as much as I did this month but I managed to read seven books, DNFing only one. i also got to attend a book signing at my local Barnes and Nobles store. The authors in attendance included Tehlor Kay Mejia, Mindy McGinnis, Brittany Cavaallaro, and Justin A. Reynolds. This was a lot of fun. Each had 10 minutes to talk to us about their most recent works, their writing process, and  bit about themselves. We  got to ask questions about their books or writing in general. It was fun to hear from them and get a little insight into their books. Afterwards there was a signing and I may have purchased far too many for them to sign. Now, onto the recent reads . . . Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult by E. E. Knight-- I read this based on the POPSUGAR challenge prompt "a book revolving around puzzles or a game." Tomb Raider is a video game turned movie and apparently book series. I went into this book e...

  Special thanks to NetGalley for an early edition. I am an affiliate with Z Publishing House. For more information, see the link a the end of the post. Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell was published by Simon Pulse and was released on March 26th, 2019.  It is the first in the Systems Divine series. I had been reading through this before the release and, unfortunately, didn't have time to finish it before then. This book is a sci-fi, dystopian, revolution novel for YA readers.  This is usually described as Les Miserables . . . in space. And that's what you get, minus the 150 pages describing everyone's interior decorating. This book follows Chartine-- disguised as a boy named Theo-- who is a thief in the Third Estate as she tries to steal enough money to buy her freedom from her life and her past. Meanwhile Marcellus is the grandson of the General and must prove himself to his grandfather and the entire Second Estate that he is not like ...