Dinara Tengri

Before there was Katniss Everdeen to topple an nightmarish government, even before there was Harry Potter to stop an evil wizard, there was Ender Wiggin, who had the gruelling task of saving the Earth from aliens. In his hit novel Ender's Game , Orson Scott Card tells us about a world where “buggers” – an insectoid alien race had twice tried to invade Earth, nearly destroying our civilization. The “bugger” wars would change not only the world politics and technological progress but the way of life of every family everywhere. The political map has been re-drawn between two superpowers – North America and Russia, with a fragile peace kept between them out of fear of a third bugger invasion. Card later revised the novel due to the collapse of Soviet Union 1991 to give it a more updated political profile. The fear of a third invasion not only keeps the superpowers from blowing each other up, but it also serves as means to maintain total control of the civilians, as the m...

Some days you just don't fee like writing a legitimate book review. Today is that day. And since this week, I'm supposed to be reviewing  Ink and Bone , I decided to write some random thoughts about why I freaking loved this book. Title: Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) Author: Rachel Caine Publication date: 7 July 2015 Published by: NAL Source: I purchased this book when I got into dentistry school. Do I know how to celebrate, or what? In an exhilarating new series, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived the test of time.… Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly—but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden. Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Libra...

Title: Phantom Eyes (Witch Eyes #3) Author: Scott Tracey Year of publishing: 2013 Published by: Flux Source: the Malmö city library. You can also read my reviews for the two first books in the series - Witch Eyes and Demon Eyes . Every child in Belle Dam is taught about the feud from an early age. There are ‘our’ people and ‘their’ people. Friends and enemies. Associates and strangers. It’s the kind of town where eyes are always watching, and you don’t need a reason to sell out your neighbors. But the feud is a lie. As a new wave of fury sweeps through the town, creating a third front to an already overtaxed war, Braden has been broken worse than ever. His innocence? Shattered. His heart? Crushed. His magic? Gone. His new life? Ruined. And this is only the beginning. Beneath the city lay deep wellsprings of power. The one who controls them is the one who will win the feud. In a city filled with puppet masters, Braden must elude their strings and end the feud once and for al...

Title: Red Rising (Red Rising, #1) Author: Pierce Brown Year of publishing: 2014 Publisher: Del Rey (Random House) Source: I bought this book at a discount price. So I just finished reading author Pierce Brown's debut novel, Red Risin g, and I feel like a bloodydamn fool (that's a term from the book, pun intended) for having committed to this 400 page piece of fiction right in the middle of the super busy exam/holiday season. Yeah, starting such a big project in the midst of all the studying, gift buying, and holiday planning was definitely not one of my smartest moves. I just missed reading books. And I wanted to try something new. Of course, this project would not have felt like a giant waste of time had I finished the book and said to myself " Wow! This is a very good story! It feels so honest and sincere, and I like all of the characters. This book was definitely worth my time! " Yes, that was sarcasm and I'm not making any attempts at being subtle ...

Title: Daughter of Deaths (The Scythe Wielder's Secret, #3) Author: Christopher Mannino Publisher: Muse it up Publishing The wait is (almost) over! Daughter of Deaths - the final chapter in the Susan Sarnio saga is coming out on e-book on September 20th , so be sure to check out this page on said day for some delicious details. I received an advanced copy of DoD (that's the abbreviation I'm going with from now on) from the author, in exchange for an honest review. As much as I loved the first two books, this won't affect this review. You can also read my reviews of the first two books - School of Deaths and Sword of Deaths - as well as my interview with the author, Christopher Mannino. SPOILER ALERT if you haven't read the second book, Sword of Deaths. Two years ago, Susan Sarnio was brought to the World of Deaths. Fighting sexism and bullying, the first female Death helped reinvent the College. Now, her friends journey deep into the heart of ene...

Title: Sword of Deaths Author: Christopher Mannino Year of publising: 2015 Publisher: Muse It Up Publishing Source: I received a copy of this book from Book Publicity Services in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my thoughts and feelings about the novel. Read my review of School of Deaths right here . Susan Sarnio made a choice, and will spend the rest of her life as the only female Death. Last year she was bullied and ostracized. Now, to her complete bewilderment, four Deaths vie for her affection. Yet, something is terribly wrong at the College of Deaths. When a ship carrying scythe metal is attacked, many blame the newly-freed Elementals, but Susan knows the Elementals are innocent. Shadows from the distant past come to light. Dragons circle the horizon, blood spills, and nothing is what it seems. Susan and her friends struggle to stop a war. They search for the fabled First Scythe, hoping to sway the balance, but who is the true enemy? I loved the firs...

Title: School of Deaths (The Scythe Wielder's Secret #1) Author: Christopher Mannino Year of publishing: 2014 Publisher: Muse it up Publishing I received this book from Book Publicity Services in exchange for an honest review. Thrust into a world of men, can a timid girl find bravery as the first female Death? Thirteen-year-old Suzie Sarnio always believed the Grim Reaper was a fairy tale image of a skeleton with a scythe. Now, forced to enter the College of Deaths, she finds herself training to bring souls from the Living World to the Hereafter. The task is demanding enough, but as the only female in the all-male College, she quickly becomes a target. Attacked by both classmates and strangers, Suzie is alone in a world where even her teachers want her to fail. Scythes hungry for souls, Deaths who subjugate a race of mysterious magicians, and echoes of an ancient war with Dragons. As her year progresses, Suzie suspects her presence isn't an accident. She uncovers a pl...

In the land of Ourthuro, cruelty is a way of life. The king rules with an iron fist and no one dare defy him--no one except his daughter. Princess Leena is keeping a dangerous secret, she has fallen in love with a soldier and it would mean both of their lives if her father ever discovered their affair. But Leena will risk it all to be with the man she loves--her heart, her life, her freedom. And when her brother's birthday celebration takes a dangerous turn, Leena is forced to make a decision that will change the fate of her nation and eventually the world. *** When Jinji's home is destroyed, she is left with nowhere to run and no one to run to--until she meets Rhen, a prince chasing rumours that foreign enemies have landed on his shores. Masquerading as a boy, Jinji joins Rhen with vengeance in her heart. But travelling together doesn't mean trusting one another, and both are keeping a deep secret--magic. Jinji can weave the elements to create master illusions and Rhen ...

Published by: Flux Year of publication: 2011 How I got it: requested it at the library because I liked the cover. Part one in the Witch Eyes - series Chosen as one of Amazon’s Best Books of 2011 in the LGBT category Braden was born with witch eyes: the ability to see the world as it truly is: a blinding explosion of memories, darkness, and magic. The power enables Braden to see through spells and lies, but at the cost of horrible pain. After a terrifying vision reveals imminent danger for the uncle who raised and instructed him, Braden retreats to Belle Dam, an old city divided by two feuding witch dynasties. As rival family heads Catherine Lansing and Jason Thorpe desperately try to use Braden's powers to unlock Belle Dam's secrets, Braden vows never to become their sacrificial pawn. But everything changes when Braden learns that Jason is his father--and Trey, the enigmatic guy he's falling for, is Catherine's son. To stop an insidious dark magic from consuming...