Dinara Tengri

Title: The Best of All Possible Worlds Author: Karen Lord Year of publishing:  2014 Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books Source: library A proud and reserved alien society (the Sadiri) finds its homeland destroyed in an unprovoked act of aggression, and the survivors have no choice but to reach out to the indigenous humanoids of their adopted world (Cygnus Beta), to whom they are distantly related. They wish to preserve their cherished way of life but come to discover that in order to preserve their culture, they may have to change it forever. Now a man and a woman from these two clashing societies must work together to save this vanishing race—and end up uncovering ancient mysteries with far-reaching ramifications. As their mission hangs in the balance, this unlikely team—one cool and cerebral, the other fiery and impulsive—just may find in each other their own destinies . . . and a force that transcends all. I think that if there's anything that I'm going to take awa...

Okay, so I finally finished the entire A Dance of Dragons book series, and these will be my final thoughts on it. Make sure to check out the first part of my review , where I also explain why I split the review in two parts in the first place. The best part about reading a series, is when you get to come back to your favourite world, to the characters you've got to know and - in most cases - like. It also means you don't have to make an extra effort to get used to the writing style of the author, or learn the characters' names. It's a lazy book reader's dream. Seriously, finding myself back in the fictional Universe that I enjoy always has me like, Before I get on with the review, I should list all the books in the series in the correct order, so we all now what the hell I'm talking about. The Golden Cage (#0.5) The Shadow Soul (#1) The Silver Key (#1.5) The Spirit Heir (#2) The Bronze Knight (#2.5) The Pheonix Born (#3) ...

Title: Hurricane Moon (Aeon's Legacy #1) Author: Alexis Glynn Latner Publisher: Avendis Press Year of publishing: 2014 I requested this book at NetGalley in exchange for an honest review In the late 21st century, Earth is wracked by political and ecological crises. The Aeon Foundation launches a starship to find a new world and found a new civilization, with all the advances of science and without the mistakes made on Earth. However for these settlers a new world brings with it new problems. First of all, when I downloaded this book on my e-reader, I had very high expectations. With a premise this interesting, and the cover this gorgeous, Hurricane Moon has no choice but be a great, mind-boggling book, right? Well, not really. The fact is - and I'm going to be one hundred percent honest with you - this book made me angry. It made me angry for reasons I will explain later. But I guess I was mostly angry with myself for not DNF-ing when I first realised this book ...

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 ...

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith My rating: 1 of 5 stars Ok, so this book has been on my "maybe" list for years now and when I saw the trailer for the upcoming movie adaptation, I decided to give it a try. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is the same old story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, except in this version England is suffering from a zombie plague, and the Bennet sisters, their father and Mr. Darcy are all warriors, trained in the deadly arts and fight to protect their motherland from the army of undead. This book bored me out of my mind. I almost didn't finish it, but I'm a person of principles. How can a book that is about love and zombies be so boring and uninteresting? The pacing is slow, the action scenes lack in suspense and the characters are unlikable d-bags. The biggest problem with this book is that the zombie part is just a gimmick. You can cut out all the action scenes and still have a full story. And it would be called *...

 Winner of the World Fantasy Award 2004.  A tale of love, money, and family conflict--among dragons. A family deals with the death of their father. A son goes to court for his inheritance. Another son agonises over his father's deathbed confession. One daughter becomes involved in the abolition movement, while another sacrifices herself for her husband. And everyone in the tale is a dragon, red in tooth and claw. Here is a world of politics and train stations, of churchmen and family retainers, of courtship and country houses....in which, on the death of an elder, family members gather to eat the body of the deceased. In which the great and the good avail themselves of the privilege of killing and eating the weaker children, which they do with ceremony and relish, growing stronger thereby. You have never read a novel like Tooth and Claw. It may seem that the last line in the blurb is trying to oversell Tooth and Claw . But after having read it, I can honestly say, ...