Ancient Sentinel (Ancients Rising #7), Katie Reus

 

Ancient Sentinel (Ancients Rising #7)

By: Katie Reus

Recommendation: 👍👍👍👍 - (Out of 5 👍)

Synopsis: 

After 'The Fall' life on Earth has changed immensely. Many died, housing is limited, technology is touch and go. Grace is a human living with her older sister Jo, Jo's dragon shifter mate Cas, younger sister Luna, and her grandmother. The local alpha, King, is expanding his territory to include an area inhabited by humans who were recently part of an attack. Being a skilled plant geneticist, King asks Grace if she would travel to the new territory to analyze the local flora. 

Ren is a jaguar shifter and former member of a special ops team. He met Grace after he saved her from a crazy Vampire. Unbeknownst to Ren, Grace has a deep attraction for the jaguar. Ren feels the same. He agrees to accompany Grace on her trip to the new territory as added protection. Re also wants to take this opportunity to make it known to Grace that he wants more than a friendship; he wants her to be his mate.

I was provided an Advanced Reader Copy by NetGalley and the Publisher, KR Press LLC, for an honest review.

I absolutely love the Ancients Rising series. Each installment adds to the level of the story as a whole. Reus has introduced many of her characters in earlier books and I was looking forward to both Grace and Ren's story. I adore Grace's sisters and grandmother; can't wait for Luna to get her turn. Ren is a sexy male shifter with a soft side when it comes to Grace and his friends. I can't recommend this series enough.

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The Stranded (Sarah Daniels)

 

The Stranded (Stranded #1)

By: Sarah Daniels

Recommendation: 👍👍👍👍 - (Out of 5 👍)

Synopsis: 

The year is 2094. It has been forty years since the countries of Europe annihilated one another with war and the use of biological weapons that let loose a deadly virus across the continet. As fighting broke out, the mega luxury cruise line ship, the Arcadia, set sail from Liverpool with both paying customers and non-paying occupants on board. Now Europe is uninhabitable and ships like the Arcadia are posted off the coast of North America. The new government, the Federated States, refuses to let those on board ashore for fear the passengers will bring the deadly virus ashore. 

Sixteen year old Esther and her friend Alex are medical students. In the entirety of their lives neither of them have ever set foot on land but they have been promised off the ship by the government if they pass and complete their studies. Esther's older sister May is a military cadet with the same promise of freedom at the end of her training. Unbeknownst to May's family, she is part of a rebellion plotting an uprising to overtake the Arcadia. When May's handler, Nik gets shot by a poisonous bullet Esther is recruited to save his life. Now Esther finds herself a part of the rebel team. Can the passengers free themselves from their floating prison or will they remain stranded?

I was provided an Advanced Reader Copy by NetGalley and the Publisher, SOURCEBOOKS Fire, for an honest review.

Sarah Daniels has written and extremely exciting, unique, edge of your seat story. The chapters were short but action filled which made the book fast paced and move quickly. I don't recall any down time or lulls in the stories timeline. There are five main characters with three point of views. The inside of the Arcadia is describe in great detail, I could almost smell the mold and feel the moisture from the ocean's mist. The Stranded ending was satisfying enough it could be a stand alone novel and yet Daniels left enough unsaid to create a second installment. 

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