I think I might start posting these a bit more often as it’s going to take literal years for me to get through my shelves otherwise. These posts are pretty fun to write though, I love going through my shelves.
Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
This was definitely added to my ‘want to read’ shelf during my mermaid phase. What’s even funnier is the fact that I thought it was about mermaids because of the title, but it absolutely isn’t. Also, If you couldn’t tell by now, I never actually got around to reading any of them.
I’ve never thought twice about reading this, but seeing that it’s a debut has almost swayed my decision to remove it from my Goodreads (I want to do a series about debut books).
Verdict: remove
Synopsis: Caroline Oresteia is destined for the river. For generations, her family has been called by the river god, who has guided their wherries on countless voyages throughout the Riverlands. At seventeen, Caro has spent years listening to the water, ready to meet her fate. But the river god hasn’t spoken her name yet—and if he hasn’t by now, there’s a chance he never will.
Caro decides to take her future into her own hands when her father is arrested for refusing to transport a mysterious crate. By agreeing to deliver it in exchange for his release, Caro finds herself caught in a web of politics and lies, with dangerous pirates after the cargo—an arrogant courier with a secret—and without the river god to help her. With so much at stake, Caro must choose between the life she always wanted and the one she never could have imagined for herself.
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
I really wanted to read this as it sounds so interesting and I already have the ebook, but apparently Jay Kristoff is not a great person, so I don’t think I’ll bother now. I don’t know anything about Amie Kaufman so apologies if they are an incredible writer.
Verdict: remove
Synopsis: The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…
A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
A smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy’s biggest chip on his shoulder
An alien warrior with anger management issues
A tomboy pilot who’s totally not into him, in case you were wondering
And Ty’s squad isn’t even his biggest problem—that’d be Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley, the girl he’s just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler’s squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.
Truthwitch (The Witchlands #1) Susan Dennard
I completely forgot that I owned this book until I started writing this post. For that reason it is going to be the first keep of this post. I’ve been very savage with what I keep or remove lately.
Verdict: keep
Synopsis: In a continent on the edge of war, two witches hold its fate in their hands.
Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, the friends are forced to flee their home.
Safi must avoid capture at all costs as she’s a rare Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lies. Many would kill for her magic, so Safi must keep it hidden – lest she be used in the struggle between empires. And Iseult’s true powers are hidden even from herself.
In a chance encounter at Court, Safi meets Prince Merik and makes him a reluctant ally. However, his help may not slow down the Bloodwitch now hot on the girls’ heels. All Safi and Iseult want is their freedom, but danger lies ahead. With war coming, treaties breaking and a magical contagion sweeping the land, the friends will have to fight emperors and mercenaries alike. For some will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.
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