Waiting on Wednesday: The Last Harvest by Kim Liggett

A weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine

Title: The Last Harvest Author: Kim Liggett Published: January 10, 2016 by Tor Teen (Amazon / Goodreads) Synopsis: “I plead the blood.” Those were the last words seventeen-year-old golden boy quarterback Clay Tate heard rattling from his dad's throat when he discovered him dying on the barn floor of the Neely Cattle Ranch, clutching a crucifix to his chest. Now, on the first anniversary of the Midland, Oklahoma slaughter, the whole town's looking at Clay like he might be next to go over the edge. Clay wants to forget the past, but the sons and daughters of the Preservation Society—a group of prominent farmers his dad accused of devil worship—won't leave him alone. Including Ali, his longtime crush, who suddenly wants to reignite their romance after a year of silence, and hated rival Tyler Neely, who’s behaving like they’re old friends. Even as Clay tries to reassure himself, creepy glances turn to sinister stares and strange coincidences build to gruesome rituals—but when he can never prove that any of it happened, Clay worries he might be following his dad down the path to insanity...or that something far more terrifying lies in wait around the corner.

Why I'm Waiting:

I loved Kim's debut Blood and Salt which was creepy, complex, and a great mystery. Since then I have been anxiously awaiting another one of her books. Plus this one sounds even darker and creepier. It's more traditional horror which I'm excited about. I liked the historical aspect of Blood and Salt but I'm interested to see Kim's take on a more classic horror. I know it will be great.

Not to mention I heard this book at one point described as Friday Night Lights meets Rosemary's Baby. I love Friday Night Lights and if this is like the horror version of that, I am all for it. Seriously, here for that.

I recently saw a preview for this on Netgalley and I totally snagged it. I usually hate previews but when it is a book I am super excited to read, I make an exception. I only wish it had been up a few weeks earlier, this would have made a perfect read for the Halloween season. Oh well, it's never a wrong time for good books.

What about you? What are you waiting for this Wednesday? Are you waiting on The Last Harvest along with me? Leave me a comment with your thoughts. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY READING!

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Recently Added to My Goodreads TBR

A weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

1.) Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popovic - Add to Goodreads
So I saw the cover reveal for this book and just on that I was like "yeah, I need this." And then I read the synopsis and needed it even more. It's a YA fantasy about sisters, magic, curses, death. Seriously, it sounds really fantastic.

2.) Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Oppel - Add to Goodreads
I only learned about this book recently which was a really terrible oversight because it's about dinosaurs. Well, it's historical fiction about a Hatfields and McCoys type family feud and teenage archaeologists looking for a dinosaur. RIGHT!

3.) The Library of Fates by Aditi Khorana - Add to Goodreads
The tagline in and of itself interests me "a romantic coming-of-age fantasy steeped in Indian folklore." Plus it sounds really dark and unique which you know I love and like if there is library in the title I'm immediately interested.

4.) One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus - Add to Goodreads
So this is apparently The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars and color me intrigued. I mean you know I love a good mystery and I'm definitely a fan of unlikely groups ala The Breakfast Club especially if they are all unreliable narrators.

5.) Shimmer and Burn by Mary Taranta - Add to Goodreads
Again, a gorgeous cover. Again, a YA fantasy about sisters. This one I think has more political intrigue which is cool. Although nothing about it really jumps out at me in terms of uniqueness, I'm such a sucker for YA fantasies.

6.) Dark Breaks the Dawn by Sara B. Larson - Add to Goodreads
And another YA fantasy. I mean we all know what I read, right. A bunch of YA Fantasies isn't a surprise, right? But yeah, the magical system here sounds interesting (shapeshifting!) and the world sounds cool too.

7.) The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein - Add to Goodreads
This is a prequel to Code Name Verity. *Resists the urge to burst into tears* Fly the plane, Maddie. *fails* No but seriously, how exciting is that? If you're like me, you want more Code Name Verity, all the Code Name Verity amirite?

8.) City of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson - Add to Goodreads
I saw a few blogger friends get an ARC of this in the mail and I was like "oh, what's that." So I looked it up and then my response was.. NEED. It's a YA mystery set in Kenya and it looks super dark.

9.) The Blazing Star by Imani Josey - Add to Goodreads
I got an ARC for this on Netgalley recently and it sounds really fantastic. A YA historical fantasy about time travel that transports the MC to Ancient Egypt. Sounds really cool. I haven't read a book set in Ancient Egypt for awhile so this should be cool.

10.) Girl in Disguise by Greer McAllister - Add to Goodreads
This book is historical fiction about the first female Pinkerton which obviously I need. I got a review copy on Netgalley recently and I couldn't think I could be more excited. But them Mackenzi Lee talked about this during last week's #BygoneBadassBroads and I got more excited.

11.) Mockingbird Vol. 1: I Can Explain by Chelsea Cain and Kate Neimcyzk - Add to Goodreads
I'm ashamed to admit I didn't even know there was a Mockingbird comic until the controversy and ensuing harassment over a cover. Which I mean, I like Mockingbird and am all for female driven comics so after all that I had to support it.

There you have it, the newest books I added to my (mostly) Goodreads TBR. What books did you add? Any recommendations? Leave me a comment with your thoughts. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY READING!

ARC Review: Iron Cast by Destiny Soria

Title: Iron Cast Written by: Destiny Soria Published: October 11, 2016 by Amulet Books (Amazon / Goodreads) Synopsis: It’s Boston, 1919, and the Cast Iron club is packed. On stage, hemopaths—whose “afflicted” blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art—Corinne and Ada have been best friends ever since infamous gangster Johnny Dervish recruited them into his circle. By night they perform for Johnny’s crowds, and by day they con Boston’s elite. When a job goes wrong and Ada is imprisoned, she realizes how precarious their position is. After she escapes, two of the Cast Iron’s hires are shot, and Johnny disappears. With the law closing in, Corinne and Ada are forced to hunt for answers, even as betrayal faces them at every turn. An ideal next read for fans of Libba Bray’s The Diviners.

*** I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This fact has not changed my opinion. ***

You may know that I am someone who loves historical fantasy I heard about this book and was immediately interested. Plus it has an interesting magical system, a unique setting, one of my favorite time periods to read about. And despite some things that I didn't totally love, this book was a great read.

One of the things that I loved about this book was the magical system. I am always looking for magic that is unique and compelling and I definitely found that here. Hemopaths were definitely cool. As the synopsis informs us, it is a blood disease that essentially gives people magical powers. There is a broad range of types of powers that people can have but most of it deals with illusions. Our two main characters work illusions through either music or poetry. They can make anyone feel, see, or think anything just by saying or playing the right thing. Much of the beginning of the book was about witnessing the magic at work and the author did a really good job of establishing the rules and letting us see them in a lot of different instances. And despite the fact that there was a focus on the magic, it didn't feel like too much or there were awkward info dumps. It felt like the exposition was important (something I never thought I would say).

But the magical system also interacted well with this the historical setting. I am definitely a fan of books set during the early 20th Century and this one felt both different and familiar at the same time. It had this really fantastic prohibition type vibe to it which I really enjoyed. And while I do kind of mean Prohibition in the historical sense, I really more of mean it from the magical sense. Hemopathy is illegal and because of that the characters are part of not only this underworld/organized crime kind of world. It made for a interesting and engaging setting, that's for sure. It also had really interesting elements of the asylum system and how mental health being different was treated during the historical time period. It all worked together to make for interesting themes.

But I think my favorite thing about this book was the characters. This is a book full of diverse characters who were all really complex. Of course because they are part of this illegal organized crime like magical work they were not totally good people but I loved that. Thieves, rogues, criminal, those are my kind of characters. The focus was of course on out two main characters Ada and Corrine, both of which I really enjoyed. I may have like Corrine a little bit more because she was the more sarcastic and wry of the two. But together they were even better than they were apart. They come from very different worlds but their friendship and dedication to one another was inspiring. They absolutely care about one another and that was great to see. I also really liked the family aspect. Both of their families were part of their lives and they cared a lot for each other  Although I will say that some of the characterizations for the secondary characters was a little basic and it was hard remembering who was connected to who and why. But on the whole, the characters were engaging and interesting.

But the plot and the pacing didn't totally work for me. This was a bit of a slow read. I don't mind if a book takes it's time to get to the good stuff, I actually like when they slowly build to something fantastic, and that's what I was hoping for here. But it was actually much spottier than that. This was one of those books where it would build to something, have a big scene, and then come back down. And to me it just felt a little bit like it was a roller coaster with a bunch of small hills that never got to that big exciting conclusion. It did have a few really engaging scenes towards the end but just when I thought we were reaching the climax, something else would happen. And don't get me wrong, that can be great. I've loved books that had that kind of plot development, but here for some reason it just kind of took me out of the book. I don't know if maybe it was confusing or maybe it was just that the style wasn't working. I did like where the book took me, but along the way there were just a lot of bumps.

But on the whole, this was a good read. It had a great historical setting, and interesting magical system, complex and likable characters, and an engaging plot. The way it developed wasn't my favorite but I did enjoy it.

I give Iron Cast by Destiny Soria 8.5 out of 10 stars

Buy/Borrow/Bypass: Borrow. If you are like me and enjoy historical fantasies I would definitely suggest picking this book up. It was an interesting and compelling read despite the fact that it took me longer to get through it than I thought.

Have you read Iron Cast? What did you think? Leave me a comment with your thoughts. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY READING!

It's My Blogoversary - Reflection and Giveaway!

Well, that snuck up on me. Two years ago I did this whole big planned out blogoversary thing and last year I didn't do anything. I don't know why, I even wrote something up. But this year I did want to do something because this marks three full years of blogging. That to me is significant.

I also wanted to do something this year because my thoughts on blogging have changed so much in the past year. I think for me blogging has really just become a part of my day, a part of my life, and I love that. It's honestly the best part of my day. My Thoughts Literally has existed as a site for six years now. I started this blog at a time when my love for reading was rekindled but it wasn't until I moved that I really became serious about it. I was watching a lot of BookTube videos and I wanted to talk about this book I had hated. I then remembered that I had this blog I was terrible at updating and decided maybe I should do that more. So I returned to it and found this whole blogging community.

Photo credit: Becca

It was that community that drew me to blogging again and it is the community that keeps me blogging. I started this so I could interact with people to talk about books and I finally feel like I have reached a point where that is exactly what I am doing. We're talking and sharing about books that I loved, books that I hated, books that I had a lot of feelings about. These past three years I have made some really great friends through blogging. People I can talk to about anything and people who I get so excited when I hear from. I don't really want to take the time to name every one of those friends here because that would take entirely too long, but you know who you are. And know that if you have ever commented on my blog, if I have ever commented on yours, or we have talked on Twitter that I love you and you are wonderful. Don't get me wrong, there are bad moments, of course, but I enjoy this blogging community so much and I am thankful every day that I found you and you found me.

This community is also why I love attending bookish events. I was able to attend BEA again this year and meet some of you all in person. I got to see some people I met previous year and actually hang out which was amazing. I had so much fun with you all inside and outside of the event. And of course I built some great relationships with people within this world. I even found some amazing new blogs through BEA. It's hard to believe that I didn't know about certain people and certain blogs until then but that's why BEA is so great. It's such a huge event that brings all the biggest book nerds and you can meet some amazing people. I'm hoping to go again this year and despite not really agreeing with the new announcement around the changes, that will also not deter me.

I can't wait to meet all the authors too. I have been able to check so many authors off my "must meet list" since blogging. But there are also authors that I never would have found if it hadn't been for blogging. If I hadn't gotten involved with this community I'm not sure I ever would have read Rainbow Rowell, Brandon Sanderson, Victoria Schwab, Libba Bray, Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, or Maggie Steifvater. These are now authors that I would say are some of my all-time favorites and I never heard of them until I started blogging. You all have destroyed my TBR time and time again with all these amazing books that I see you review and gush over. I have found and read some absolutely amazing books and authors based entirely on your recommendations and I know I have done the same to you. I wonder what I would be reading right now if I had never started blogging again and found this community.

Last time when I was reflecting on my blogoversary I also pointed out that I feel like I had found my voice. And I think over this last year I have refined that even more. I'm feeling more confident and proud of my reviews which is good. But more than that it is the other posts. Some of my best and most popular posts lately have been discussions. My weird little rants about how I'm romancephobic and why I never finish books before bed. I'm also doing more features regularly like my Crossing Over posts where I recommend adult or YA books which have crossover appeal. I'm still adapting and changing but I feel like I have found a place in this community. With so many amazing bloggers I think that's a hard thing to do. But I'm looking forward to the future of course! I'm trying new things and experimenting which is fun and I can't wait to continue to grow personally and within this community. It has been such a pleasure being a part of it I'm already thinking about what I can do to make more interesting content for the site, how I can make it my own, and how I can keep going strong in the future. I'm even thinking about going back on YouTube or podcasting in the future.

But enough about me. If you haven't noticed, most of this reflection is about how awesome you all are. I wouldn't have kept blogging for two years if it hadn't been for all of you. So to say thank you I have planned a special giveaway. Because this is really about saying thanks to you all. So here is a rafflecopter. There are two giveaways, one here on the blog that is international one on Twitter that is US only. No giveaway only accounts. I will disqualify anyone who has a giveaway only Twitter account. Actually engage, people.

Here's the blog giveaway: One winner will get the choice of any book under $20 that I reviewed in 2016. This giveaway is international, as long as the Book Depository ships to you. To enter all you have to do is be a follower of My Thoughts Literally, leave a comment of which book you would like to win, and then comment on that review. Simple enough, right? To make it even simpler here is a rafflecopter.

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Again, thank you all for being a part of the blogging community and for being a part of the My Thoughts Literally community. I'm hoping for three more years going strong and that has a lot to do with you. SO thanks. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY READING!!!!

Audiobook Review: A Tyranny of Petticoats Edited by Jessica Spotswood

Title: A Tyranny of Petticoats: 15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers & Other Badass Girls Edited by: Jessica Spotswood Published: October 11, 2016 by Amulet Books (Amazon / Goodreads) Synopsis: From an impressive sisterhood of YA writers comes an edge-of-your-seat anthology of historical fiction and fantasy featuring a diverse array of daring heroines.  Criss-cross America — on dogsleds and ships, stagecoaches and trains — from pirate ships off the coast of the Carolinas to the peace, love, and protests of 1960s Chicago. Join fifteen of today’s most talented writers of young adult literature on a thrill ride through history with American girls charting their own course. They are monsters and mediums, bodyguards and barkeeps, screenwriters and schoolteachers, heiresses and hobos. They're making their own way in often-hostile lands, using every weapon in their arsenals, facing down murderers and marriage proposals. And they all have a story to tell.

I really liked this collection of short stories. I'm not usually a fan of short stories but with this collection of authors writing an anthology of badass females I knew I had to read it and I'm glad I did.

For one thing, this is a very diverse collection of stories. It spans decades and the entire continent of North America giving us stories of young women from all walks of life. And because of that, every story is so different. It was really great to be able to see such a wide collection of stories. As a fan of historical fiction I enjoyed being taken to different places and being immersed in the different historical times and places. So many of them are not often written and explored periods too, which was great and made for really unique reads.

But the settings and the stories wasn't the only diverse thing about this collection of stories. The characters too were extremely diverse. And I don't just mean that they were different characters, I mean that they are characters from all walks of life. It gives us characters who are different races, ethnicities, and have different sexual orientations. Every character is different and unique which was fantastic in not only differentiating the stories but actually in connecting with the stories. All these badass young women were well, badass and I loved meeting and connecting with each and every one too.

The stories were also really different in their tone. There are a few stories that have more of a fantasy tone to them which was a pleasant surprise to me, while others had a strong mystery element, and others still felt more like traditional historical fiction. This too made for a diverse and interesting collection of stories. They were all really good but dmittedly, some of them were better than others. I think my favorites were The Journey by Marie Lu which had a fantasy feel, Madeline's Choice by Jessica Spotswood, The Red Raven Ball by Caroline Tung Richmond which had spies and mystery, The Legendary Garrett Girls by Y.S. Lee which was a great old west kind of story, City of Angels by Lindsay Smith which was set on the homefront during WWII. But honestly there wasn't a bad story among them.

I listened to the audiobook for this and while I thought at first that I would have rather each story had it's own narrator I honestly think that the narrator here, Bahni Turpin, did a great job. Each story did have it's own feel and the characters all sounded so different. She did a great job setting the scene and helping you connect with the different times and places as well as the diverse characters.

If you love historical fiction or you are trying to explore the genre a little more, I would definitely recommend this anthologies. I'm not a huge fan of short stories but if there are more like this I could maybe warm up to them.

I give A Tyranny of Petticoats Edited by Jessica Spotswood 9 out of 10 stars

Buy/Borrow/Bypass: Buy/Borrow. Absolutely read this book. Listen to the audiobook. Even if you don't like short stories anthologies or historical fiction, give it a try. It's really fantastic. I liked it just as much as I thought I would if not more.

Have you read A Tyranny of Petticoats? What did you think? Leave me a comment with your thoughts. Thanks for stopping and HAPPY READING!

October Wrap Up and November TBR

Read in October: Dark Fantasy

And the slow months of reading continue. Last month I thought it was because I was in a reading slump but considering that this month was worse I think now it's because I was really busy and didn't have a lot of time to read. This is my busy time for work and honestly things will not be slowing down until the holidays. But I'm no longer concerned about. I'll read when I can. So this month I once again read 11 new books and did 1 reread (despite wanting to learn more) which brings things to a total of 12 books for the month.

For challenges, I'm still doing okay thanks to some really good months early this year. I don't think I'm going to meet my reach goals for many of the individual challenges but I'm still doing okay. My total for the year is 141 books this year which is towards my Goodreads goal of reading 150 books. I'm way ahead of my goal and will complete it a month early which is good because then I can go into the end of the year and not feel stressed. I'm still hoping I can do it without rereads but we'll see when it gets closer. I have officially completed my goal for the Debut Author Challenge and have read over 25 debuts, one more this month which brings my total to 27. I'm thinking maybe I can do 30 by the end of the year. I'm also slowing down for the Netgalley/Edelweiss Challenge. It was a slow month for that, having only read 2 books for that challenge. I don't think I can reach my goal of 50 for the year, I'm currently at 38 but we shall see. And I'm also not really on track for the Rock My TBR Challenge. I only read 1 book for that this month getting a total of 20 towards my goal of 25 for the year. I need to be good about this the next couple months and then I will do it. And finally, the Audiobook Challenge. I listened to 4 audiobooks this month, giving me a total of 36 for the year which is behind my goal of 50. I am usually very competitive but for some reason I'm not stressing about these.

Okay... Here are the books I read this month:

The Books

1.) Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo Rating: 9.5 out of 10 [My Review]

2.) Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake Rating: 8 out of 10 [My Review]
3.) Last Seen Leaving by Kaleb Roehring Rating: 8 out of 10 [My Review]

4.) The Midnight Star by Marie Lu Rating: 10 out of 10 [My Review]
5.) The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 
Rating: 8.5 out of 10 [My Review]

6.) Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 
Rating: 9.5 out of 10 [My Review]

7.) Glitter by Aprilynne Pike Rating: 6 out of 10 [My Review]
8.) The Women in the Walls by amy Lukavics 
Rating: 7.5 out of 10 [My Review]
9.) Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin Rating: 10 out of 10 [My Review]
10.) A Tyranny of Petticoats Edited by Jessica Spotswood 
Rating: 9 out of 10 [Review to Come]

Rereads [Reviews to Come]:
12.) The Young Elites by Marie Lu

Other Posts

Crossing Over - Dark Sci-Fi/Fantasy with Brutal Worlds
Waiting on Wednesday: Take the Key and Lock Her Up by Ally Carter, Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken, Windwitch by Susan Dennard

To Be Read in October: Steampunk and Sci-Fi

Sticking with my favorite genres again this month, I am doing a loose theme around steampunk and science fiction. There are some exciting new releases that fit the theme coming out so I decided to make that the theme for the whole month. I've even been saving a few steampunk reads so I could get to them now. But there are also some more hard sci-fi reads I am excited about which is why it's a loose theme.

Books for Review

Iron Cast by Destiny Soria - Add to Goodreads

I have been saving this to read in November thinking that it was more of a steampunk world but it's not. It's just a standard historical fantasy, which is cool with me.

Heartless by Marissa Meyer - Add to Goodreads

This is not steampunk either. I know, I know. But I love Marissa Meyer and this one sounds fantastic. I got a copy at BEA and I am finally reading it.

Metaltown by Kristen Simmons- Add to Goodreads

I have also been saving this book to read during my steampunk month and it is actually steampunk. I haven't read any Kristen Simmons books but I hear good things so...

Replica by Lauren Oliver - Add to Goodreads

I was originally going to read this last month when it came out but I didn't get to it. So let's see if I get to it this month.

The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid - Add to Goodreads
I really liked Kincaid's other sci-fi trilogy about a school for teenagers learning to fight a war in virtual reality games. And plus I have heard really good things about this one too.
 

Timekeepr by Tara Simm - Add to Goodreads

I'm really excited about this debut. It seems super creative and I love the combination of steampunk and time travel. Plus I think this also has an LGBT+ protagonist so lots of cool things.

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon - Add to Goodreads
I really liked Nicola's debut Everything Everything so I'm excited to read another of her books. Plus I think I need to read a contemp to shake things up/

Spare and Found Parts  by Sarah Maria Griffin - Add to Goodreads
I picked this up at BEA because it sounded interesting and it fits this month's theme so if I have time I may read it.

New Releases

A Millions Worlds Above You by Claudia Gray - Add to Goodreads
I love this series and I cannot wait for the conclusion. If you read the rest of the books in this series you know why I am excited to experience the "darkest timeline characters."

The Reader by Traci Chee - Add to Goodreads
I was considering reading this last month but I didn't get the chance.I'm hoping to get to it this month instead. I think it's a fantasy but it does have dystopian and sci-fi vibes.

Backlist Books

Soulless by Gail Carriger - Add to Goodreads
You can't have a steampunk month without Gail Carriger. I've only read her YA stuff despite owning a copy of this book. Well, I'm finally taking the time to read the first book in the original series.

The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne- My Review
This book is totally up my alley but I never bought myself a copy until recently. So when the election is over, I may actually take the time to read it when I'm not so burned out by politics.

There you have it. All the books I hope to read in November. We'll see. As always, these are subject to change. I may read all of these or I may only read a few and then read a bunch of different one. But honestly I think this list I can stick to. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY READING!

Top Ten Tuesday: Books for Your Book If They're Fans of Sci-Fi

A weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

So I have not been able to go to book club the past few months because I have been so busy with work. It's been a real bummer. Especially because in October they read a book that absolutely loved and wanted to talk about with people. That book, was Illuminae. So in honor of that I present ten more Science Fiction books I want my book club to read so that I can talk to them about it.

1.) The Starbound Trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner - My Review
I mean if they read Amie's other collaboration why not this one? Plus these books are so good. And there is something for everyone: action, adventure, mystery, and romance.

2.) The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer - My Review
I think a lot of the members of my book club have read some if not all of The Lunar Chronicles. But to the ones who haven't they need to. And if your book club likes sci fi, for sure they should read this series. It has great characters and a cool sci-fi world.

3.) Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson - My Review
Well a Sanderson book has to be on my recommended reads list. I know a few of the fantasy fans in my book club have read some Sanderson but I totally recommend this one to sci-fi fans. It's about superheroes is full of surprises.

4.) The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow - My Review
Speaking of surprises, this book. I think people may have avoided this book because it seemed like a rehashing of the dystopia that has been flooding the market but it's not. It's super creative and feels more like hard sci-fi that I expected.

5.) The Firebird Trilogy by Claudia Gray - My Review
I really want people to read this so I can talk to them about it. It's multiverse stuff is really fanatastic and interesting. Plus the third book in the trilogy is out today so you can binge it. And if people read this series I can talk to them about the final book.

6.) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - My Review
One of my absolute favorite new sc-fi reads that is also kind of dystopia but actually more of hard sci-fi. I love the themes of this book so it would be great to talk about in book club. Plus I know some people are audio fans in my book club and the audio for this is fantastic.

7.) The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken - My Review
So this is the one on the list that is the most dystopian. But it's my favorite dystopia and it is also kind of about people with super powers. I mean I just really like it and want my book club to read it.

8.) The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron - My Review
This one is a pretty recent release but it's so good. It's another one that I thought was going to be more dystopia, or even fantasy. I did not know what genre this book was to be honest. But it's science fiction and it's amazing.

9.) The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutsie - My Review
I really liked this book and I don't think it got enough attention when it came out. It's not only a diverse read with a PoC protagonist but also LGBTQI+. And it's about training futuristic sea monsters and pirates. It's amazing!

10.) The Martian by Andy Weir - My Review
This was one of my favorite reads of last year and an amazing science fiction book. It's surprisingly funny too and has a ton of science that fans of the genre will enjoy. And it's another book on this list with a great audiobook

11.) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - My Review
Finally, the most classic of all sci-fi on this list. This is such an amazing serious. It's hilarious, silly, thrilling, and interesting. All fans of sci-fi should read it if they haven't.

Honorable Mention
12.) The Illuminae files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - My Review
Obviously I think other book clubs need to read this one. Mine has already read Illuminae but now they need to read Gemina. And then I can say "poor cow cows" to them and they'll get it.

There you have it, all the books I receommend to the members of my book club and yours if they like science fiction. These are some of my recent favorites as well as some old favorites. What books wou;d you recommend? What made your list? Leave me a comment with your thoughts. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY READING!