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This first contact novel has an interesting perspective and an intriguing focus on linguistics and the challenges of communication. However, Cora, the young woman at the heart of the story, is incredibly passive for most of the book, manhandled and literally pushed around at every turn. When she finally takes action, the sequence felt forced and improbable to me. Probably still worth a read as high concept SF, but not quite a pick for me.

🎧 do you like Ancient Aliens? Alien conspiracy theories? Strong YA female MCs? A military/CIA presence?

This is a story of an alternate earth where a young struggling 20-something grows through her contact (Earth‘s first contact) with one specific alien.

There‘s some slight technical issues but I loved the book! Scratched that alien itch. Added book 2 to my TBR! I‘m a little surprised at how much I liked it.

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A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 7

::Books of July 2021::
•Favorite Book of July '21: Axiom's End
°Dark Matter
°Turn Coat
°Ancient (Local Author...sort of)
°Sky Without Stars

This week's #WednesdayTradition features the audiobook of Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis - which is on my TBRs for #SciFiSeptember and #Demonathon - and Vina Tarapac's Sauvignon Blanc.⁣
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#BookBathAndBeverage

For first 200 pages, I was utterly hooked and so into this book! It was an amazing introduction with an awesome premise and great pacing and action. Lots of wit and some great first person narration. Definitely a slow down by the middle though, which I slogged through a bit slower than I intended to. Not sure if I will do the second book or not.

I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 234.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram

I saw this one browsing at one of my favorite local bookstores (BookBar). One of the staff members was very enthusiastic so I grabbed it. This turned out to be a great choice. I love first contact stories and this is a good one. I‘ve even heard that the second in the series will be coming out soon.

This #audiobook is highly entertaining. But the ending makes me either not want to continue or to continue because I can't seem to look away. And that's all you're getting without spoilers.

Oh, and there's aliens 👽.

Pretty good first contact with suitably weird aliens. Nice character development, fast moving plot.
#bookspin selection
#TheAromaofBooks

I'm so behind on reviewing things I've read! Gonna try to get caught up. First, is #lmpbc #groupv I wasn't a fan of some of some of the things that happened toward the end (vague bc spoilers), but overall I liked it a lot. I felt like the discussion about what it means to be human, and I enjoyed the action as a whole @booksellerofyourdiscontent @Hazel2019 @shadowspeak17

@magyklyXdelish @shadowspeak17 #LMPBC update: I am planning on mailing my books for #groupI and #groupV within the next week. Money's been a little tight, and I'm waiting to get paid before putting them in the mail - sorry! Then my plan is to get the last books for both groups mailed out on March 1st! I have really been enjoying these rounds. I love picking genres that I want to explore more of 😄 Be looking for reviews soon!

I tried something new and I don‘t think it worked, but let‘s move on to February #bookspin !

Okay, I default to the "Hell Yeah" sticker a lot, but it's warranted here!
Confession: I didn't pay much attention when I heard about this book until I heard Abigail Thorn was one of readers. Came for that lovely human's performance and then wound up staying for one of the best and most riveting books I've ever read. Now I need to convince my dad to check this book out because he likes his sci-fi....

(EDIT REFLECTS READER'S CURRENT NAME ⚧️)

I‘m finally calling it quits. I made it to chapter 17, approximately 38%, and I just can‘t.

The writing is atrocious, the characters are bland, and the book reads like an eleven-year-old writing fanfic. This book needed a good editor, but clearly the publishing house just figured her large fan base from her day job would buy it as is (and apparently they have).

My complete review is on GR.

So I read the bulk of this book while working the polls for the US November election, and it was a great distraction. It's sort of Bumblebee the movie meets Arrival, with a dash of Anathem. I liked the protag, and I was pretty much on the edge of my seat to learn things about our interstellar Interlopers, and out of nerves for what was going to happen to the main characters. Very Solid. Also liked the linguistics. #scifi, #aliens,

Yay! I got my #creepychristmas swap!!! Thank you @Gaylagal2 for the lovely book and chocolate! 😊 Can‘t wait to tear into both!!! 💀 🍫

Thank you @teebe for hosting this fun swap! 👻🎄 😊

Axiom‘s End is on its way to you @rjsthumbelina . It should hopefully get to you by Wednesday. 🤞🏽 I‘ll send you the tracking number in the morning.

#lmpbc #groupv #catsoflitsy #Ember

#weekendreads

1. Tagged, An Unkindness of Ghosts, A Cold Case In Spell & my library book, Because of Miss Bridgerton, which is due back in a week & people are waiting so I can‘t renew it. Of course I technically haven‘t started any of these and it‘s already Jan 3. I‘d feel guilty about that but I‘m too lazy to care right now. 🥱😆

2. Dancing at Midnight

3. I set my GR annual goal to 104.

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This didn‘t end up playing out quite the way I thought it would when I started, so I don‘t want to say much, but I did enjoy it. It was a fun, fast-paced read.

@rjsthumbelina I‘m sorry this is going to be a little late. I‘m planning to mail it by the end of the week. I‘ll let you know when it‘s on the way.

#catsoflitsy #Ember #lmpbc #GroupV

I still can‘t believe how much chocolate you sent me @blithebuoyant I might be eating on it into next Christmas lol. Thanks for the book and the sweets! #jolabokaflodswap

Oh my gosh, @Hazel2019 , it actually got here! I called my apartment office asking about it and they said whenever this sort of thing happens, they give the mailman the correct apartment number so he can get it to the right person. I‘ve been checking the mail and it hasn‘t been there, but I gave it another check today and there it was! I kind of can‘t believe it. I‘m really sorry about all this mess again, but I‘m glad it‘s turned out okay. 😅

Spunky female protagonist, weird looking aliens that aren‘t what they seem, secret government agencies and an estranged, conspiracy theory loving father. What‘s not to love! 4/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book, this story surprised me in a good way. It's a story about first contact with extraterrestrial life and about cooperation and compassion.

I already have the next book in the series on my TBR.

100 pages in. Pretty good start!

I read this one for book club and I wasn‘t really a fan. I kept losing track of what was happening in the story.

I‘ve watched the newest episode of Great British Baking Show, and now I‘m trying to get some reading in, but I‘d really rather go to sleep. What has happened to me, going to bed at 10:00 on a Friday night?! The girls are usually waking up right about now, to chase and savagely attack each other. (Also, I think they‘ve eaten/destroyed/lost my RBG earrings👎🏻)

Positives about allergy testing: extra reading time, and knowing that some relief is near. Negatives about allergy testing: 5 days of misery without antihistamine, followed by 13 little needles in your arm.

Book readings aren‘t the same in the time of Covid, but at least it‘s been signed🖊

Lazy Sunday morning reading with Louisa May Alcatt and Margaret Catwood. #kittensoflitsy

#SciFiSeptember @Klou
#E.T.theExtraTerrestrial

Surprise book gift from my boyfriend! 😍💖 I've been wanting to read this since it came out last month, because I love Lindsay Ellis (she has an awesome YouTube channel) and also because I love first contact stories! 💕📚

The story follows Cora, a college dropout who‘s life is a mess and yet still finds herself in the middle of alien conspiracy.

I‘m more of a fantasy person than a sci-fi but I thought this was a very fun book. I do read a lot of comics and I thought the take on aliens and the main plot of the book was still read unique. I had to read it in a day because of poor time management 😂 but I probably would have done that regardless.

Discovering new authors! Second book reading of last night. Both Lindsay and Caitlin Doughty were lovely, smart, and bad ass.

I finally got around to writing my full review of Axiom's End. It is a Sci-Fi/Alternate History of first contact. Full of suspense, government lies, and aliens. Fast paced and a great plot made for a good story. Read the full review on my blog at www.thespineview.com. 4⭐

Axiom's End pulled me in right from the start, and never let go. I, honestly, had not been expecting to like this book nearly as much as I did. Ellis writes a well developed main character in Cora, and is able to emphasize family dynamics and relationships without straying from the alien storyline. Ellis also mixes in a perfect amount of 2007 politics and government, making the first contact feel very plausible.

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

📚 Tagged and The Ruin of Kings
📚 The Bone Witch
📚 Yeap!

Next up is this ARC. I am starting it this evening so I can write the review before the 27th which is the publication date. I am hoping it is good.🤞

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

"I understand your frustration having so little to work with." From tagged book.

ARC book mail today from St Martin‘s Press!!