Marlene

Marlene is a librarian, ebook advocate, science fiction fan, and RPG fan who lives in Atlanta. She and her husband are owned by three cats, just ask them. She's a geek and a nerd and proud of it. She's also an avid reader of everything, including the back of the cereal box, and has been blogging since April 2011 at Reading Reality and is a reviewer at Library Journal as well as active on Goodreads.

Review – Hardship (Theirs Not to Reason Why #4) by Jean Johnson

Publisher: Ace Publish date: July 29, 2014 How I got this book: paperback provided by the publisher It began with a terrible vision of the future. Compelled by her precognitive abilities, Ia must somehow save her home galaxy long after she’s gone. Now Jean Johnson presents the long-awaited epic conclusion to her national bestselling military […]

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Review – Star Trek: The More Things Change by Scott Pearson

Publisher: Pocket Books Publish Date: Out now How I got this book: ARC from publisher via NetGalley Six months after the events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Doctor Christine Chapel and Spock must save the life of an ailing Audrid Dax, her true nature as a Trill having remained a mystery until now. But

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joint Review – Cast in Flame (Chronicles of Elantra #10) by Michelle Sagara

Publisher: Harlequin Mira Publish Date: July 29, 2014 How we got this books: ARC from the publisher via NetGalley Any day that starts with dragon arguments is going to be bad Kaylin returned from the West March in one piece. Now that piece is fraying. She’s not at home in the Imperial Palace—and she never

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Review — How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky by Lydia Netzer

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publish Date: Out Now How I got this book: eARC from the publisher via NetGalley Lydia Netzer, the award-winning author of Shine Shine Shine, weaves a mind-bending, heart-shattering love story that asks, “Can true love exist if it’s been planned from birth?” Like a jewel shimmering in a Midwest skyline, the

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Joint Review – Gilded Lily (Steam and Seduction #3) by Delphine Dryden

Publisher: Berkley Publish Date: Out now How we got this book: ARC from the publisher via Netgalley Hidden identities, scandalous secrets…deadly attraction. Frederique Murcheson’s introduction into society hasn’t gone smoothly—some would even call it a disaster. Only Freddie considers her debut a success. Her scheme to become a makesmith has gone off flawlessly. The only

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