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Review: Stolen Time

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Review: Stolen Time

Author: Danielle Rollins

Genre: YA Fiction/ Time Travel

Publisher: HarperCollins / Harper Teen

Published: February 5, 2019

“Seattle, 1913

Dorothy spent her life learning the art of the con. But after meeting a stranger and stowing away on his peculiar aircraft, she wakes up in a chilling version of the world she left behind—and for the first time in her life, realizes she’s in way over her head.

New Seattle, 2077

If there was ever a girl who was trouble, it was one who snuck on board Ash’s time machine wearing a wedding gown—and the last thing he needs is trouble if he wants to prevent his terrifying visions of the future from coming true.”

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There are things I loved about this book, and things I didn’t love so much.

This is a book about a woman from the 1900’s who accidentally gets more than she bargains for when she sneaks into an airplane that is actually a time machine and finds herself in Seattle, 2077 which is now a wasteland mostly underwater after a series of massive earthquakes and a giant tsunami took out most of the West Coast. (As someone who grew up in the PNW, always being brought up to prepare for “the big one”, even having drills in school, this is freakin terrifying to think about.)

What I DID enjoy was the fast paced adventure it took me on, the dynamic between the main character and the male protagonist, the group as a whole, and DEFINITELY the cliffhanger/holy crap moment you get at the end.

As for not so much: I thought the characters weren’t as developed as they could’ve been and the dialogue definitely wasn’t that amazing. Also the “Villains” were a tad cliche for my taste.

This wasn’t enough to keep me from reading the next book, though. I damn sure need to know what happens next. 👌

I’m useless and would rather sell all my things and run away to live in the hills as a hermit eating nothing but pork n beans for the rest of eternity than the commit to the star system in cases like this. And it’s my blog, I run this joint. So I don’t have to. 🤨

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Review: Into The Hourglass The Evermore Chronicles book 2

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Title: Into The Hourglass  The Evermore Chronicles Book 2

Author: Emily R. King

Genre: YA Fantasy/ Teens/ New Adult

Publisher: Skyscape

Publication Date: August 20, 2019

176A969E-BE21-4158-A3B2-C37AFA44FB85.pngEverley Donovan’s mission: retrieve the hallowed sword of Avelyn stolen by the wicked Prince Killian, who slayed her family and left her for dead. Should she fail, the seven worlds will come to an end, as could time itself. And no one treasures time more than Everley, whose lifesaving clock heart cannot beat forever. She has set sail with a rogue crew for the otherworlds, where the key to dethroning the prince lies deep within the Land Under the Wave.

But passage through these unknown seas—where horrors lurk and pirates rove—proves a treacherous gamble. The Land Under the Wave was not made for humans, particularly one with a fragile clock heart. Here, Everley’s tragic past resurfaces unsolved questions. Here, too, the prince has hidden secrets more precious than pearls, secrets that could fracture the future forevermore. Everley must take back her sword and break free from this watery world before her time runs out…or so will everyone else’s.

I received a free copy from the publisher and Netgalley. (Thank you!)

All opinions are my own.

This is the second installment in The Evermore Chronicles by Emily R. King, and it continues the adventure we first began in Before The Broken Star.

Everly, our beloved spicy heroine with the clockwork heart is still hellbent on defeating our villain, although while her intention may have been personal in the beginning, she has learned there’s far more at stake now should she fail.

This book has Everly taking us through quite an adventure: we sail with her ragtag crew toward a treacherous place called The Land Under The Wave.

This book had my nerd brain in heaven. There were twists and turns, DANGER!, mermaids, a sea witch, pirates, elves, fairies, time-hopping because, oh yeah I forgot to mention, she’s on a mission from FATHER TIME.

All of this combined with her trusty-ahem-loyal, (cough theyweremeanttobetogether cough) sidekick made for another solid enjoyable read.

Again, it wasn’t one I couldn’t put down. But there wasn’t anything I disliked about it and it kept me entertained. So I give those ones 3.5 stars.

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Review: Before The Broken Star

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189B0840-A127-4D02-829A-A5D558161712.jpegTitle: Before The Broken Star (The Evermore Chronicles Book 1)

Author: Emily R.King

Genre: YA Fantasy/ Adventure

Publisher: Skyscape

“Everley Donovan is living on borrowed time. The lone survivor of her family’s unexplained assassination, she was saved by an ingeniously crafted clockwork heart. But the time she was given won’t last forever. Now, every tick-tock reminds her how fragile her existence is and hastens her quest to expose Killian Markham, the navy admiral who shattered her world and left her for dead. But Everley’s hunt for justice will be a long and hard-won voyage.

Her journey takes her to a penal colony on a cursed isle, where she will be married off and charged to build the new world. It is here, and beyond, that hidden realms hide, treasures are unearthed, her family secrets are buried, and young love will test the strength of her makeshift heart. When Everley discovers Markham may not be who he seems, her pursuit for truth is bound to his redemption, her tragic history, and her astonishing destiny.”

My Take:

Everly is a girl who both is and has a secret: after her entire family was murdered by her father’s partner, Markham, she was believed to be dead as well. But her uncle, a clockmaker, saved her by constructing her a clockwork heart to replace her human one.

He has been keeping her safe and hidden, just a girl that works in his clockmakers shop.

Until the day that Everly discovers that Markham is in town and everything she’s been secretly working up to until this point comes to fruition: she can finally get her revenge.

She plots her way onto Markham’s ship, but soon find revenge is no simple or quick deed. The universe has many other people and journeys for Everly to encounter; some wonderful, some are a bitter pill to swallow.

Everly as a character is a fierce and stubborn girl, a stark contrast to the fragility of the clockwork heart keeping her alive.

The characters she encounters are all perfectly written in the way that I believe they make you feel exactly what the author intended you to.

The good ones you feel a fondness for, the sassy ones make you chuckle, and the bad guys you despise.

This is an ongoing adventure, part of a series. I have already read the next book; review coming soon.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. It didn’t blow me away, but it didn’t disappoint me either. In these cases, I always give it a 3.5

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