Winter is the ghosts of seasons with silent footsteps and a cocooning hush. Imprints in the snow hint at life and others, but I don’t see them or hear them. The cold allows me to swath myself in warm sweaters and scarves. I cup my hands around steaming tea and hot chocolate. It’s a season worth celebrating.
The world baffles Ba Rainey and she’s hoping for a miracle.
Every day is the same. Bleak and lifeless. Hoping for a change, Ba Rainey puts Miracle Gro in her shoes. Watering her shoes leaves muddy tracks on the floor of the newly remodeled store and gets her called into the new boss’s office. This isn’t the shake-up Ba was working toward.
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Hero is another word for D.E.A.D.
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The first shot of a new war echoes through the galaxy. Craze has high hopes for what the alliance with an old enemy, the Foreworlds, will do to defeat a worse enemy, the Quassers.
The test of a highly-advanced weapon, created by the efforts of the alliance, pushes tensions over the brink and kills thousands. To make it worse, the Foreworld ambassador is keeping secrets.
Conventional warfare against the Quassers isn’t working, and if the alliance ends, Craze has become the most hated man in the galaxy for no reason.
With nothing left to lose, Craze sets in motion one last chance for survival.
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What are you willing to lose in order to win?
Craze can no longer keep the evil Quassers contained, and winning the war gets harder. The Quassers unite forces with another enemy and become more threatening, more destructive, and more murderous.
Planet after planet falls, and Craze is desperate. The only chance he has is a glimpse at little hopes that might grow into a viable strategy. But only if the other planets work with him. So far, everybody is still looking out for themselves and hates him for the gut-wrenching decisions—the deaths of innocents in exchange for all of humanity’s survival.
These books weren’t published in 2021, but I read them this year, and I enjoyed every word. I read others but if I don’t like a book, I don’t review it.
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4. The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley. From a realistic start, the story evolves into the more mystical and magical. The town of Bedlam is quite fantastic: glass cliffs; pollen that is bioluminescent; trees that can float on air; and stone statues that move. Full Review
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7. Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse. The plot twists were fun and the action exciting. The character journey was as pivotal as the mystery of finding the witch creating the monsters. Full Review
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