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  Name of Book: She's A Killer Author: Kirsten McDougall  ISBN:9781913547684 Publisher: Gallic  Type of book: Near future New Zealand, pineapple, slacker, inertia, secrets, murder, activism, satire, dark humor, imaginary friends, cli-fi, dysfunctional relationships, friendship  Year it was published: 2023  Summary: ALICE: 30-something, IQ of 159 (almost a genius), only communicates with her mother in Morse code. Her imaginary friend is back. ERIKA: 15, daughter of hot ‘wealthugee’ who loves Russian literature, genuine genius, killer eyeliner and killer instincts. The climate is in crisis and wealthy immigrants are flocking to New Zealand for shelter, stealing land, driving up food prices and taking over. But Alice has far more important things to worry about: hating her best friend’s husband, getting free wine and quiet-quitting her dull day job. Until she meets Erika. Now, Alice is about to find herself drawn into action of the most radical – and dangerous – kind. Just what is a s

 The Sunday Post The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. See rules here:  Sunday Post Meme #61 Sick and Sick Last week, predictably, all four of us got sick which means the Thanksgiving celebration we had, it was only the four of us. Also, my crown fell but luckily the dentist did it for free. Seriously, other than that, I'm not sure what else to write about? Life returned as usual with me getting my son to school and just doing my usual things. I am not sure what is going on with a certain company but I am continuing to read the books they have sent me. I am still kind of sick though, unfortunately. For December, I am thinking of doing what I did last year; whatever books I get throughout the month of December wil

 The Sunday Post The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. See rules here:  Sunday Post Meme #60 Battle Inside  Is this how depression feels like? It certainly feels that way. Once I knew someone who had very bad depression and nothing really cheered him up. It was bad that this person isolated himself from friends and wanted to sleep all the time and his college education suffered. I feel as if I'm at war all the time, or chained up inside, as if I'm a bird being told here's my freedom, to fly away, but chains hold me back. The week has pretty much been the same, hung out with #15 for an hour but the person spent an hour before leaving to do homework. I definitely don't think its me or anything, but its

  Name of Book: Engines of Chaos  Author: R.S. Ford  ISBN: 978-0-316-62961-4 Publisher: Orbit  Part of a Series: The Age of Uprising (Engines of Empire prequel)  Type of book: Steampunk fantasy, magic vs technology vs religion, battles, tradition, honor, rebellions, colonization, slavery, epic fantasy, adult, adventure, nature, drugs, questioning, moral choices and decisions  Year it was published: 2023  Summary: "Perfect for fans of Brent Weeks, George R. R. Martin, or David Gemmell . . . . The best traditional epic fantasy I have read in years." — Grimdark Magazine on Engines of Empire “An excellent start to a new series: fast-paced and engaging, with a properly epic setting and a cast of characters I look forward to seeing more of.” – James Islington, author of The Shadow of What Was Lost on Engines of Empire From an unmissable voice in epic fantasy comes the second novel in a trilogy where guilds clash, magic fuels machines, and an empire begins a revolution. Torwyn burns

  Name of Book: The Darkness Before Them Author: Matthew Ward ISBN: 978-0-316-46660-7 Publisher: Orbit  Part of a Series: The Soulfire Saga One Type of book: Fantasy, Middle Eastern type fantasy? souls, spirits, vagabond adventurers, secrets, family relationships, ambition, money, domination, thievery, lost love  Year it was published: 2023  Summary: The first in an exciting, action-packed new trilogy from epic fantasy author Matthew Ward,  The Darkness Before Them introduces readers to a world ruled by a dangerous immortal king, where souls fuel magic, and a supernatural mist known as the Veil threatens to engulf the land. These are dark times for the Kingdom of Khalad. As the magical mists of the Veil devour the land, the populace struggles beneath the rule of ruthless noble houses and their uncaring immortal king. Kat doesn’t care about any of that. A talented thief, she’s pursuing one big score that will settle the debt that destroyed her family. No easy feat in a realm where inden