Wraith by Edie Claire
This book only has 600 ratings but its average rating is super high (4.28). My first instinct with this book was to remove it, but now I’m wondering if I’m potentially missing a great book. A part of me wants to say I’m not because this book was published in 2011 and I haven’t seen many reviews past 2012. I feel like we had a much lower standard for books back then. Well, either that or I was barely a teenager so I had no idea what was going on.
Verdict: remove
Synopsis: She thought that seeing the shadows was a curse. Until she saw him…
Sixteen-year-old Kali has always seen two sets of people: those living now, and those who lived before. But on her spring break in Hawaii, she is suddenly surrounded by more shadows than ever. Including one who, unlike the others, can see her too.
Zane remembers nothing besides surfing the monster waves of Oahu’s North Shore. He doesn’t even know how, or when, he died. He only knows that Kali’s “gift” could be his last chance to find the light–before the mysteries of his past plunge them both into darkness…
Prince of Gods by Elise Kova & Lynn Larsh
I actually got this book before I knew who Elise Kova was. It was by pure accident that I ended up reading the Air Awakens series just a few weeks later (this is a guess as you can’t buy this ebook in the UK anymore).
Currently, I don’t have any plans to read this series as A. I don’t own any of the other books and B. I’m taking a break from Elise Kova after A Queen of Ice severely let me down. Not related to this post, but I’m intrigued to see if the Air Awakens series is actually as good as I remember. I read it way back in 2018, when I didn’t review books, so my high regard for the series could just be because I read purely for entertainment and didn’t think critically about books.
Verdict: remove (for now)
Synopsis: He will do everything to protect the woman he loves…
…Even if it costs his freedom.
Even if it means the end of the world.
The demigod Creation was made for one purpose: to prevent the end of the world as Destruction’s partner. It’s his singular drive, until he meets the woman who so deftly commands his affections.
The demigoddess Destruction isn’t ready to be pinned down by anyone. Until recently, she’s been one half of the ancient Goddess Oblivion. Now, she has her own autonomy, her own will, and no one is going to take that from her. Not the pantheon, not Creation, and not her psychotic other half—Chaos.
But Chaos won’t rest until Destruction is in her demented clutches and they can reign as Oblivion once more. With the fates of gods and mortals hanging in the balance, Creation must choose where his loyalties lie. Is he merely a programmed puppet of the pantheon? Or does he possess his own free will?
What is more important, the woman he loves, or ensuring the world’s safety?
Step into an Age of Gods, long before the Society of Wishes and those known only as Snow and Pan. As a precursor to the events of the Wish Quartet (starting with SOCIETY OF WISHES), it can be read before starting the series. Or, in between books three and four, for readers who like to be kept guessing.
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson is one of those authors that I’ve always wanted to read but have never gotten around to it. His books are just so long. This one is actually one of the shorter ones at over 500 pages long. It’s also a sci-fi, which I didn’t remember it being, and it’s not my favourite genre.
I think because I actually own this, I’ll keep it on my to be read for now – which is a weak argument as I actually own all of the books in this post. However, I’ve heard nothing but good things about Brandon Sanderson’s books so I do need to check one out at some point.
Verdict: keep
Synopsis: Spensa’s world has been under attack for decades.
Now pilots are the heroes of what’s left of the human race, and becoming one has always been Spensa’s dream. Since she was a little girl, she has imagined soaring skyward and proving her bravery. But her fate is intertwined with that of her father’s—a pilot himself who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, leaving Spensa the daughter of a coward, her chances of attending Flight School slim to none.
No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, yet fate works in mysterious ways. Flight school might be a long shot, but she is determined to fly. And an accidental discovery in a long-forgotten cavern might just provide her with a way to claim the stars.
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