MicroP (The Cyborg Chronicles, #5) by Pauline Baird Jones – Review

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5 stars, aliens, cyborgs, favorite series, Pauline Baird Jones, robots, scifi, scifi romance, series, space opera

Review of MicroP

Long ago, an intrepid explorer set out from her isolated world and was never seen again.  Her ship, however, was found by the cyborgs and is now flown by MicroP (Mic). 

The ship has a certain subtle intelligence to it.  It has taking a liking to Mic which has enabled the cyborg to uncover many of its secrets.  Now, Mic is on a mission to test his new ship and explore the space and possibly the world the ship came from.  Along the way, Mic discovers something else is headed toward that planet and it has disastrous intentions towards it. 

From that planet, Seladon, comes Remi, an adventurous explorer who happens to be the granddaughter of Seladon’s original lost explorer.  Remi and Mic join forces to figure out who is behind the evil and determine what to do about it. 

Even though they are from two different worlds, they are surprisingly similar.  It really is a small universe!  In MicroP, adventure and danger abound, but our heroes and heroines are up to the task. 

There were some unanswered questions about the bad guys.  For example, why, exactly, did the have a grudge against Seladon?  Perhaps a future story will enlighten us. Speaking of future tales, in MicroP, a couple of Mic’s former shipmates join in the fun/danger.  I was delighted to see these two characters appear, because I’m pretty sure that is a hint of stories to come in this delightful series. 

MicroP is for anyone who enjoys a little light romance woven into very entertaining space opera.  5 stars!

Thanks to the author who provided a copy of her book.  My review is my honest opinion.

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About MicroP by Pauline Baird Jones

Mic, a cyborg with exceptional abilities, has spent far too long planet-side. Restless, he escapes into space aboard his newfound ship… and stumbles upon a dangerous threat that will change his life forever.

Remi has followed in her grandmother’s footsteps. A brilliant and determined explorer, she has always dreamed of learning if there is life beyond her solar system. Her work as a crew member on a space station finally gives her the chance to explore the unknown… and search for answers about her grandmother’s lost spaceship.

Mic’s appearance shakes Remi’s world. Not only is an alien cyborg flying her grandmother’s ship, he also delivers devastating news. Remi knows if she is to discover the truth, she must learn to trust Mic and join forces with him to stop the threat to her world and outsmart an enemy who will stop at nothing to destroy her people.

Navigating the dangerous landscape of space, Mic and Remi’s feelings for each other grow even as the danger around them threatens to destroy their dreams. Will their love be strong enough to survive the challenges that lie ahead, or will they fall victim to the enemy’s wrath?

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Weekend Tales

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Art, currently reading, historical, Jodi Taylor, Kelley Armstrong, Nouveau Design, romance, scifi, society 6, time travel

Today I am sharing the books I am currently reading or listening to. I hope you will share what you are reading by posting in the comments at the end.

Art Nouveau, Original wood work, elevator door, NYC Building Art Print by Nouveau Design 

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On my Kindle, I have Ballgowns & Butterflies by Kelley Armstrong. This one is a holiday novella in the author’s A Stitch in Time series that takes place between books 1 and 2. I really enjoyed the first two books, so I am going back to read the novellas.

About Ballgowns & Butterflies

The North Yorkshire moors are always a magical place, but they’re particularly enchanting at the holidays…especially if one gets to travel back in time to a Victorian Christmas. For Bronwyn Dale, it is the stuff of dreams. Fancy-dress balls, quirky small-town traditions, even that classic one-horse open sleigh, complete with jingle bells. There’s just the tiny problem of the Butterfly Effect. How does a time-traveler make a difference without disrupting the future forever?

I’m between audiobooks right now. I just finished Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley. I might wait and see which library hold comes first. Or maybe I will start About Time by Jodi Taylor (#4 in the Time Police series). That way, I will have two time travel stories going at the same time. Yes, I think a Jodi Taylor fix in in order….

About About Time

Patience is not a virtue known to the Time Police. And Commander Hay is facing the longest day of her life…

After their heroic efforts to safeguard the Acropolis and prevent the Paris Time-Stop, the Time Police have gone from zero to hero. Then one fateful mission to apprehend a minor criminal selling dodgy historical artefacts blows up in all their faces.

An officer is attacked within TPHQ. A prisoner is murdered. And investigations are about to lead to the one place where no officer can legally tread.

Worst of all, trouble is brewing for Luke, Jane and Matthew as a shocking revelation threatens to tear Team Weird apart for good.

Tell me! What are you reading?

The Blood Gift (The Blood Gift Duology, #2) by N. E. Davenport – Review

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4 stars, Book Review, fantasy, N. E. Davenport, scifi, series

Review of The Blood Gift

In The Blood Gift, Ikenna comes into her powers.  Magic.  Basically banned by the Mareenians, her people, the gift may be the only thing that will save them when the Blood Emperor invades Mareen in an attempt to control the world. 

At first Ikenna’s control of her powers is lacking.  She improves through the narrative, but she is a young person whose lack of maturity is an obstacle to using those powers to help her team and Mareen.  Faced with a very powerful foe, her magic alone is not likely to be enough to get the job done.  Ikenna’s team will play a pivotal role in most of the good and bad events of the story.

I’m not sure what compelled me to read this book.  The violence that disturbed me in The Blood Trials, is still present in this second book, although the motive behind it is less arbitrary. I supposed I was invested in Ikenna, the main character and wanted to make sure she found her way in the end.  And if that also involved saving a lot of people, so much the better.

While it is not necessary to read The Blood Trials before The Blood Gift, the background provided there is helpful.  The author does fill in a little.  I found myself wishing there had not been so much time between the two books because it was a challenge to recall some of the details.  And I found certain aspects of the story to be lacking depth without the backstory.  The two biggest items were Ikenna’s relationship with her team (with the exception of Darius) and the betrayal of Mareen’s council.  

The racism that was big in the first book, is toned down in The Blood Gift. Elitism, war, and disregard for life, carry over into this book. Hope, diversity, heritage, and self are also important themes that are woven through the story.  The Blood Gift has a proper ending, but hints that there may be more to the story.

Through Netgalley, the publisher provided a copy of this book. My review is my honest opinion.

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About The Blood Gift by N.E. Davenport

After discovering the depth of betrayal, treachery, and violence perpetrated against her by Mareen’s Tribunal Council and exposing her illegal blood-gift to save her Praetorian squad, Ikenna becomes a fugitive with a colossal bounty on her head.

Yet, somehow, that’s the least of her worries.

Her grandfather’s longtime allies refuse to offer help, and the Blood Emperor’s Warlord is tracking her. She’s also struggling to control the enormous power she was granted by the Goddess of Blood Rites…and come to terms with the promises she made to get such power.

Amidst all of this, the Blood Emperor wages a full-scale invasion against Mareen and leaves a trail of decimated cities, war crimes, and untold death in his wake. As the horrors increase, Ikenna and her team realize they must assassinate the Blood Emperor and quickly end the war. But the price to do so is steep and has planet-shattering consequences.

The price to do nothing, though, is annihilation.

War has erupted. Alliances are fracturing. And Ikenna is torn between her loyalties, her desires for revenge, and the power threatening to consume her. With the world aflame, only one thing is certain: blood will be spilled.

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