Monday, November 18, 2013

THESE BROKEN STARS

These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1)
 
BLUE LAGOON MEETS SCI-FI
 

The Icarus is a cruise liner of a space ship that carries on board 50,000 people. On board the Icarus is Tarver Merendsen who is a very young Major, and Lilac whose father is the richest man in the universe and owner of the Icarus. Suddenly the ship goes down and Tarver and Lilac find themselves alive on a deserted planet. 


Two people of very opposite backgrounds are suddenly thrown together in this amazing tale.
I really liked this book so much. It was a mixture of the Blue Lagoon and Star Trek, but the combination makes it a great read. I encourage teens and adults alike to read this book


This book was truly captivating and I couldn't put it down. It was so well written and there was never a dull spot in the entire book. I love sci-fi and I love romance and this book has both.
 

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.
 
HAPPY READING!
 

Thursday, November 14, 2013

RELIC

Relic (Books of Eva, #1)
 
 
The polar caps have melted due to what I assume was global warming and now an Ice Age has taken over the planet. The  survivors have attributed the Deluge that came upon the planet to over abuse of materialism and pollution. Hence, they viewed the water deluge of the planet as a cleansing of all badness and the survivors as the chosen ones who are the new caretakers of this planet. They must make sure that this type of catasrophy never happens again. The planet is now run by a group of people who have passed a Testing in order to become one of the planets Archons or leaders. This Testing is a gruelling test of survival of the elements and the finding of Relics.
 
Eva is a powerful young woman who has chosen to replace her brother in the Testing. Her brother Eammon has died in the Ring as he was preparing for the Testing, but was his death an accident? 
During the testing Eva must undergoes a grueling series of tests against harsh elements in an ice world. Her final part of this Testing is to find a RELIC, and her RELIC is quite a find.

At first I found it difficult to take this book seriously, since they denounce the worship of the god Apple, Tylenol, Coke and Mastercard. I know it sounds funny, but once you get into the book you will find out why these are seriously forbidden.

The book has a great climax and I really loved it, but the ending was not well executed. It left me with such a confused feeling as if the story wasn't quite finished and I kept searching the last few pages over and over for the ending. All in all I liked the book very much and I look forward to reading the next Book of Eva.