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  Special thanks to NetGalley for a copy. I am an affiliate with Z Publishing House. For more information, see the bottom of this post. Aurora Rising is the first book in a new series by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Both authors wrote the Illuminae Files trilogy. Kristoff also wrote the Lifel1k3 series as well as the Nevernight Chronicles and the Lotus War series. Kaufman has written the Starbound sieries, the Unearthed series, and the Elementals series. Aurora Rising is published by Knopf Books for Young Adults and was made available on May 7th. This is a young adult science fiction adventure. First off, I need book 2 right now. Second, this is a Guardians of the Galaxy kind of story. Told in multiple perspectives, top student, Tyler Jones, is out flying in the Fold before graduation and picking members for his flight team when he discovers a damaged ship with one survivor. When Aurora awakens, it's revealed she's been in cryosleep for over two hundred year...

  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 ...

Special thanks to NetGalley for an early copy of this book. I am an affiliate with Z Publishing House. See the bottom of this post for more details. Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young was published in March 2019 by Simone Pulse Publishing. Young is a New York Times best seller and has written several novels, including the Program series.  Girls with Sharp Sticks follows Mena as she attends the elite all-girl's academy that promises to make her a "better girl." There, she and her friends learn necessary lessons about gardening, etiquette, and table setting. After a field trip to a local garden that ends with a chance meeting with a boy, Mena begins to notice inconsistencies and odd behaviors in the men who claim to be protecting them. When one of her friends goes missing, Mena stops taking her vitamins and begins to see the school and what the professors are trying to do for what it really is. Now they need to find answers and a way to escape, but they ...

  #notsponsored. This book was a digital copy from NetGalley. I am an affiliate with Z Publishing House. See link at the end of this post. I Am the Storm is written by Tash McAdam and published by Nine Star Press in 2018. This is a dystopian science fiction story aimed at young adults, though middle schoolers would also likely enjoy it. I was given a digital copy through Net Galley. This review is my opinion. I Am the Storm is set in a dystopian world where ten percent of the population has telepathic abilities. The government—called the Institute—uses these individuals by brainwashing or forcing them into using their powers for the betterment of the government. A rebel group—called the ARC-- uses these abilities against the Institute. This book follows two telepathic kids, Sam, who is fourteen and is the only known techno-path, meaning he can control electronics, and Serena, who is a telepath training in the ARC. When Sam goes for a doctor’s appointment, he is...