Last week I read a few pretty great books and I am excited to share them with you.
Here goes:
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison
4 Stars ****
When she fell asleep, the world was doomed. When she awoke, it was dead.
In the wake of a fever that decimated the earth’s
population—killing women and children and making childbirth deadly for the
mother and infant—the midwife must pick her way through the bones of the world
she once knew to find her place in this dangerous new one. Gone are the pillars
of civilization. All that remains is power—and the strong who possess it.
A few women like her survived, though they are scarce. Even
fewer are safe from the clans of men, who, driven by fear, seek to control
those remaining. To preserve her freedom, she dons men’s clothing, goes by
false names, and avoids as many people as possible. But as the world continues
to grapple with its terrible circumstances, she’ll discover a role greater than
chasing a pale imitation of independence.
After all, if humanity is to be reborn, someone must be its
guide.
Witch Slap by Val St. Crowe - 4 Stars ****
Welcome to Ravenridge College.
Get drunk. Make stupid decisions. And kick serious
interdimensional butt.
Petra Brightshade was under the impression that college
meant going to, like, classes. But she was recruited to this “prestigious mage
college” because she’s something called a primal. Her innate magic is uniquely
suited to fighting monstrous creatures from another dimension. Those creatures
are pouring through a breach in the fabric of the universe right into the
college’s library.
Petra would rather carve the word “primal” into her own
stomach than fight those freaking creatures. She’s been fighting them her whole
life, and they haunt her nightmares.
But that hot gargoyle that recruited her said that she was
pretty much the only hope to save the world. And he’s intriguingly
straight-laced. She can’t help but want to loosen him up a bit. And it’s true
that the other primals seem to subscribe to the philosophy, “Fight hard. Party
harder.”
So, Petra’s in. She’s going to fight. As soon as she gets
some coffee, that is.
Z-Burbia by Jake Bible - 4 Stars ****
Whispering Pines is a classic, quiet, private American
subdivision on the edge of Asheville, NC, set in the pristine Blue Ridge
Mountains. Which is good since the zombie apocalypse has come to Western North
Carolina and really put suburban living to the test!
Surrounded by a sea of the undead, the residents of
Whispering Pines have adapted their bucolic life of block parties to scavenging
parties, common area groundskeeping to immediate area warfare, neighborhood
beautification to neighborhood fortification.
But, even in the best of times, suburban living has its ups
and downs what with nosy neighbors, a strict Home Owners’ Association, and a
property management company that believes the words “strict interpretation” are
holy words when applied to the HOA covenants. Now with the zombie apocalypse
upon them even those innocuous, daily irritations quickly become dramatic
struggles for personal identity, family security, and straight up survival.
Welcome to normal life in Z-Burbia!
Dysphoria and Grace by Christina Rozelle - 4 Stars ****
Twenty-year-old orphan, Grace Vincent, is damaged beyond
repair. She’s had a rough life, and with the state of the world, things aren’t
getting any better. With crime on the constant rise, and all licensed civilians
age sixteen and up armed, it’s no wonder she has a pet name for her 9 mm, Suki.
While attending the slummiest community college in Selam,
Texas, Grace still lives at home with her adoptive parents and their “miracle”
baby, but only for a few more months until she graduates and they buy her a new
car. She smokes and drinks a little too much, loses herself in music, and to
keep things interesting, she’s falling hard for her best friend.
But when the government imposes Martial Law, requiring
civilians ages twenty-one and up to be vaccinated in an effort to eradicate
violence, and things don’t go as planned, Grace is left to navigate a frenzied
world while wrangling difficult realizations and regrets. With nothing else to
lose, a decision must be made—fight and live, or surrender and die.
When Grace has lost all hope, two chance encounters prove
there are secrets in Selam, lies about how the end happened, and hope for her
yet, despite the insanity in her screwed-up mind. The world may have ended, but
Grace’s new life has just begun.
The Creeping Dead by Edward P Cardillo - 3 Stars ***
It’s the summertime rush in the Jersey Shore resort town of
Smuggler’s Bay, as tourists flock to the beach, boardwalk, and rides…but it’s
not all fun and games.
As a superstorm looms, threatening to destroy the town,
something else threatens the Bay…something lurking in the shadows…the creeping
dead. As a mysterious infection spreads, the town must pull together if they
are to weather the storm and survive a plague of living dead.
That wraps up my week. I hope you are reading something great.
Thanks for stopping by,
Michelle
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