Stacking The Shelves is a weekly (or in my case monthly) meme hosted by Reading Reality and it’s all about sharing the books you’ve added to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include books you buy in a physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts,... Continue Reading →
Can’t Wait Wednesday: Across the Sand by Hugh Howey
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Across the Sand is the latest book release from author Hugh Howey. It's hard to believe it's been six years since... Continue Reading →
Kingdoms of Death by Christopher Ruocchio – Review
Published: March 22, 2022 Publisher: DAW Books Series: Sun Eater #4 Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 544 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:The fourth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as... Continue Reading →
The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart – Review
Published: February 22, 2022 Publisher: Ballantine Books Series: Standalone Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller Pages: 336 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:An impossible crime. A detective on the edge of madness. The future of time travel at stake. From the author... Continue Reading →
Currently Reading: 2/7/22
The Paradox Hotel by Rob HartDead bodies in a hotel for mega-rich time travelling tourists sounds like my kind of story. SFF murder mysteries are one of my favorite things, so I hope this is good! Dead Silence by S.A. BarnesI guess SFF murder/horror books are my theme for the week... I've been SO HYPED... Continue Reading →
Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson – Review
Published: November 23, 2021 Publisher: Delacorte Press Series: Skyward #3 Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis:From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the third book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the... Continue Reading →
Powder & Page’s Best Books of 2021
I've enjoyed looking through everyone else's Best Of lists and decided I'd do my own version this year! The books below are listed in the order I read them and are primarily books I've rated 5 stars throughout the year, with a small handful of my favorite 4.5 star reads thrown in to round out... Continue Reading →
Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson – Review
Published: September 28, 2021 Publisher: Delacorte Press Series: Skyward #2.1 Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 208 (Kindle Edition) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis:From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read... Continue Reading →
Absynthe by Brendan Bellecourt – Review
Published: December 7, 2021 Publisher: DAW Books Series: Standalone Genre: Science Fiction, Alternate History Pages: 400 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:In his sci-fi debut, Bellecourt explores an alternate roaring 20s where a shell-shocked soldier must uncover latent telepathic abilities... Continue Reading →
Currently Reading: 11/22/21
Cytonic by Brandon SandersonI know I'm not the only person who will be picking this up the day it comes out! I'm picking up the audiobook since I've absolutely loved the first two in that format, but I also have a hardcopy on the way to stick on my shelves. The Free Bastards by Jonathan... Continue Reading →
