Thrax (Angelbound Origins #4) by Christina Bauer Review

4/5 Stars 325 pages
Published September 26th 2017 by Monster House Books

The fourth installment in the Angelbound Origins series, Thrax is a mysterious and supernatural story following Myla of course, as she progresses through her life with her one true love, Lincoln. Oh, and she’s pregnant now. You’d think that because of that simple fact, she wouldn’t want to be wanting to fight and tell people off, but of course you’d be wrong. She’s the same old Myla, who we know very well at this point and love. And that’s why I really enjoyed this book.

 

There’s always a strange supernatural twist to these books, aside from the main plot, and in this one a dark magic version of Lincoln comes through a mirror and not only kidnaps him, but very successfully takes his place in the real world, convincing everyone in the family and the house that Myla is just losing her mind because she’s pregnant.  Which is easy to do when everyone knows she has a wicked temper, and a demonic streak in her. But what they don’t expect

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is for her to do anything about it, because of the whole baby situation. And they’re dead wrong. I love her for that.

 

I’m pretty far into this series now, and I’ve always thought it was very solid in general. The books kind of have the same rhythm to them, Myla being her hot headed self, something bad and new and crazy happens, and then the characters have to work to fix whatever it is, even though it seems hopeless at times. At the end, there’s a big surprise. I really enjoy the books, and getting to know the characters a little more every one. They’re always there for me when I just need something to read that I know is going to be a good time, ahead of time.

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If you haven’t read the other books, I would recommend starting from the beginning, because there’s a lot of words that you probably don’t know exactly what they mean, and the characters I think are just better known if you get to know everything about them, you know what I mean? Full of demons and angels and monsters and tons of other things, these books are action packed and just a good time in general. Definitely check it out if you’re looking for something like that. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

 

You can grab a copy for yourself here.

https://amzn.to/3eiHCNv

 

Here’s a link to the first book, Angelbound, if you’re interested and you haven’t checked out the series before.

https://amzn.to/2TAEAft

 

And here’s a link to the author’s Twitter if you’d like to follow her!

https://twitter.com/CB_Bauer

 

Thanks for reading, and continuing to follow me even though my posts are not always consistently posted. I’m so thankful for you all! Hope you’re staying safe and have a good night.

Making Eden: How Plants Transformed a Barren Planet by David Beerling Review

3/5 Stars 272 pages
Published June 1st 2019 by Oxford University Press, USA

If you’re looking for something that is really informative, but kind of reads like a textbook, than this is the book you need to get next. Pulling you in with references to “The Road” and “The Martian”, this book is a really interesting read.

 

Though, it’s not what I expected. What I expected was pictures of plant life, examples of the things that they were talking about to break up the long paragraphs of text, but that’s not what I got. I think I came into the book with the wrong idea about it, and that’s completely my fault. Though this is a really different book that really teaches you not only how the plants grow but also how modern day plants came into being, it just wasn’t something that I could pay attention to very well. I felt like I should have been taking really in depth notes for a test that will never come.

 

If you’re really into plants and don’t mind reading a book without pictures about them, then you need this book in your life. It’s available here.

Thanks for reading!

Tooth and Talon by Alex Hernandez Review

Tooth and Talon by Alex Hernandez 3/5 Stars 308 pages
Published July 17th 2017 by EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing

In a world full of genetically modified humans and space ships, fifty eight year old Oya is going to live forever. Or, maybe not. Earth is almost abandoned, and our solar system is just the tip of the iceberg in this new world. Mars is inhabited by Raptors, more commonly referred to as Harpies; people that have altered themselves to have wings and talons.

 

The beginning of the book shows Oya visiting her one hundred and eighty five year old grandmother on her little island, still living on Earth. Everyone around her has evacuated, but she refuses to give up home that she can return it to it’s former glory. Oya is worried about her, but she seems fine for the most part. Her grandmother turns out to be probably my favourite character in the book, because she just believes in herself and the world so much that she’s almost able to will what she wants into existence, and I want to be like that.

 

The story itself is exciting, but a little hard to follow. For some reason I felt like I was missing something, like another book beforehand that more thoroughly explained terms, and appearances of things in the story. The third person viewpoint doesn’t bother me, and it’s jumps right into the action, but I get a little lost trying to follow the actual story. I just can’t imagine what’s happening with the characters because I can’t imagine them in general, and there’s a lot of words that I don’t know, that aren’t explained. Overall, though I did enjoy the story and think it was really unique and interesting. I think it has the potential to have a lot of fans.

 

If you’re looking for something futuristic and somewhat alien, than this is the book for you. It’s available here, and here’s a link to the author’s Twitter, if you’d like to keep up with them.

Thanks for reading!