Tess Gerritson & Sacramento Library

I had the great pleasure to meet and see Tess Gerritsen who is behind the series

Rizzoli & Isles and the movie Gravity. It was a fun evening and I laughed lot and learned how her books came to be.

Red Queen

Red Queen
1st in a series
edelweiss
Orion
March 15

Mare is a red and lives in the village. She also has a talent of being a pickpocket.  She goes with her sister to the silver village, and she learns of the Red Guard. She also meets Cal , who saves her friend Kilborn from joining the service and gets her a job. Kilborn is her best friend.

She feels the electricity and at an unopportune time, she releases it. She becomes a long lost daughter and living in the palace. She is now betrothed Maven who is Cal's brother. Both of them have powers too.

Mare wants to help the Red Guard and she knows not to trust anyone. She ends up having some romance with Cal , and gets to know Maven better. She also gets some help from Julian.

This book was a wild ride. Mare doesn't really pick anyone but there is a triangle. I loved learning about this world . This did remind me of Xmen. This book has many twists and turns. I am so glad that this book lived up to the hype.

Book Review= B+

Thanks so much to Harper and this is my Honest Review

Red Rising & Golden Son book Reviews

Darrow is a Red and works hard on the planet. He works in the mine.  His wife dies while protesting and her song gets played over the universe. Darrow doesn't really have anything left to live for at all. He get recruited to go into the Golds and help the cause. Darrow also gets some changes made to his body too. Darrow gets into and recruited for the Command school. The kids are all placed in different houses , and they take over them. He meets Mustang , who helps him ,and not. Jackal is a player in this games. Servo is one of his friends who helps him out.

This book was action packed and full of mythology and slight romance.


Book Review= A




Darrow is back again this time helping Lord of Mars. He is the favorite son with him. He wants to do more for the Sons of Ares , but still waiting. Mustang is with Cassius. Darrow is still having so many issues and thinks that he can do it all. He gets brought down , and makes some poor choices . He also wants to be more Honest with Mustang. Jackal is there , and I still don't trust him. Servo is there to help his friend out. Darrow also tries to make allies , but this is a war time. He intends to make some changes within it , but he also realizes more about the Golds, Blues, and even the Obsidian's.

OMG that ending . I love the world building and such many great characters. I ship a couple too :)

Book Review= A

I borrowed them from a friend and these are my Honest Reviews

The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things
Fewiel and Friends
Publisher
April 7

auto read author for me

Sage has had a rough life . She lives with her aunt, and she rides her bike every where and very eco friendly. She also leaves post it notes on lockers. She meets Shane , and they slowly begin a friendship, They also fall in love. She learns more about his hard life and tries to help him.

Cute story but it felt like there was more telling than showing. I didn't quite connect to this story . There was a situation that seemed rushed , but it never brought up again.

Book Review= C

Thanks so much to Macmillan and this is my Honest Review

Rebound Book Review

Rebound
William morrow
2nd in series
local author
adult
Feb 10

Allison and Adam meet at a Halloween Party and they have chemistry. He is still dealing with issues from his past. She is dealing with trying to prove something to her father. They want  to have a relationship but with her father putting money into boomerang it makes it tough. They are both very active with sports, diving, and horses. They also live near each other. Trust is big in this book , and between them. This book had some smexy times , and this was a fast read and now I am reading it.  I think the cabin is the hottest.

Thanks so much to william morrow and this is my Honest Review

The Fire Sermon

The Fire Sermon
1st in a series
Gallery Books
March 10

Cass and Zach are twins. Cass is a seer and the omega. Zach is the alpha. Cass and Zach separate when they are 10 years old. She goes off to live with her aunt in a Omega community. She lives there for a couple years. Cass gets taken and held hostage for 4 years. She is also having her mind probed . Cass gets a vision of things , and decides it time to break free. She finds the tanks and rescues a boy.

They are on the run and slowly get to know one another. She is looking for an island. Kip the boy becomes a friend and supporter. In this world if you kill one person , the other person also dies too due to their connection.

This book had some action and there was a lot of family interaction. I loved this world. OMG that ending and I was very sad after reading this book.

Book Review= B+

Thanks so much to Gallery and this is my Honest review

The Distance between lost and found

The distance between lost and found
edelweiss
for review
Harper
stand alone
Feb 17

Hallelujah has been bullied by Luke over an incident. She is up on a church retreat with other teens. Jonah is friends with Luke , and was her friend for some time. Rachel is a girl who befriends Hallie for the first time.

They are on a hike up in the mountains and these 3 decide to leave the group . They are trying to get back home and down the mountain. Hallie, Rachel , and Jonah get turned around and lost. They are unprepared . God comes up a lot in this book , along with praying. Many things come to light during the hike during the week .

This was a fast read and I enjoyed it very much. It wasn't preachy at all. I loved that everyone helped each other with their issues.

Book Review= B+

Thanks so much to Harper Teen and this is my Honest Review