I want to thank Mary Geis for reaching out to me and introducing me to this series. I also want to thank her and the publisher, Spencer Hill Press for an ebook copy of this book.


When I first looked at this cover, I wasn't sure if I would like this book. It's not usually my type of genre. It seemed a bit steampunk to me. I really have a hard time getting into steampunk for some reason. Maybe I haven't given them a fair chance. Anyways, I'm so happy that I was given the opportunity to read this book because I enjoyed it.


I started this book this morning and I could not put it down. I started an episode of Revenge last night and had 7 minutes to go before I finished it. My husband was ready for bed and so.. I figured I would finish it this morning. Well... I started this book and completely forgot about Revenge! I tried to take a break and watch an episode of one of my shows to catch up. It didn't work at all.


One of the things I love about this book are the amazing characters. They are full of courage and are tough. I really loved Ember. She was a great character, who has a lot of growth. She took care of herself and did what she thought was right, no matter what. Even when she is finding herself and learning about her past, she never forgets who she is. Her love story with Ethan is subtle but powerful. You know right away that he's so in love with her. It's fun to watch her realize how she feels and see how they grow. Lex was a great character as well and he would do whatever he had to for those he loved. Stein was a great secondary character. She was stubborn and cocky. She is a tough girl and I totally understand why Lex would risk the world for her.


The plot of this book is great. The story moves so quickly and never gets boring. There's a lot of technology lingo but I never felt overwhelmed. I kind of felt like the authors didn't insult my intelligence by explaining every piece to detail. You cannot tell that this book is written by two authors! It's amazing how this book flows so well with the two authors. You don't get lost or confused and it never gets dull or boring. You just have to keep turning the pages. I also loved the two different POV from Lex and Ember. You get to know what's going on with both of these characters even before they know about each other. All the time travel is so interesting and how everything connected and came full circle was impressive. Even more so with two authors! Overall, great book!



I can't wait to read the next two books, which I have thanks to Spencer Hill Press!

I had the hardest time with this book. I couldn't get into it and the book is so different than the first. I didn't like the love triangle at all. It was distracting and became annoying. Will it end in this book? I hope it doesn't continue into the third. Underwhelming sequel.

First, I would like to thank the publisher for providing me a copy of this book for review. Also, to goodreads, first reads giveaways! I was so excited to finally win a YA book that I wanted to read! Started the series and was so disappointed.

Okay... This is not what I expected at all. The first book was just okay but I had to continue because there was so much potential. Unfortunately, I couldn't get into the rest is the series. It took me forever to get through. The characters are a tad annoying and the love triangle is worse. I feel like it took too much from what was actually going on. The plot was slow and hard for me to get sucked in. I commend the author for reaching so high with this story but she didn't pull it off.

The ending? What was that! I don't like books that leave me with more questions than answers. Especially, since I tried so long and hard to get through this series!

A series that I will not be recommending.

Thanks to the publisher and Tyler Jolley's assistant for an advanced copy of this book for review.




I got through this book so fast! I loved it and just couldn't put it down. This one was about Stein's story. We get to find out how she's connected to Tesla. We also get to learn about her past and understand her more. I love that about this book because I really love Stein. She's such a great character. I also really enjoy the relationships that she has and how deep they are becoming. Especially, her relationship with Ember, considering where they both came from.




The writing is amazing and I'm so impressed because it's by two authors! No one would know it. There is a lot going on this book. We also have the Rifters leaving and making a new home. Although, you don't get much of the other Rifters in this book. I would have liked a little more about the rest of the characters. It kind of made this book feel like a novella to me. That's my only complaint about this book.


It's an interesting world that the authors have created and I'm really enjoying it. On to the next book! :)

I want to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book.There's a lot of middle-grade books by authors I like, lately. Honestly, I didn't even care what this was about. I saw that it was Cassandra Clare and Holly Black and immediately requested it on Netgalley.

The premise is definitely interesting and the story has a lot of potential. Honestly, I kept thinking of Harry Potter during this book. There are a lot of places that the story is kind of slow. A little past the middle of the book is when things start to move a little faster. A lot of things start happening and I found myself having to finish.

Call is pretty much your loner type and never really had any friends. He has a limp from an injury during infancy that never healed correctly. His father is completely paranoid about this Trials for the Magisterium school and tells him to blow his tests. Call believes what his father tells him and does what he can to fail his trials. Although, he tries too hard and ends up impressing the school anyway. He ends up with one of the best Masters, in a group with two others. Throughout the book they are learning basics and trying to get through their first year at the school. Although, Cal finds a letter met for his Master, from his father. It warns him about Cal and that he needs to bind his magic before the first year is up. Cal takes the letter and is wondering what his father meant.

I was pretty sure I figured it out and it was obvious that Call would be the "One". He would go from the weakest to the strongest. I was not expecting that twist ending at all! I'm so intrigued now and will definitely be reading the next book. What will he do? Will he choose good vs. evil? I guess we will have to wait and see!

Review to come.

I want to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this ebook for review. These are my own thoughts and opinions and receiving a copy for free has not influenced them.


I really enjoy Amanda Hocking. This is my third series that I’ve read by her. Her books are something you want to pick up if you want an easy read into a great world for a few hours. This world is no different. The covers alone will make you pick this up and check it out. They are beautiful. Now onto the good stuff…

Bryn is an independent outcast in a way. She’s got a different look and is constantly being reminded of that. It’s one of the reasons that she’s such an awesome character. She’s constantly trying to prove everyone wrong and working so hard. At the same time, she has a romance that is blooming. I really enjoy most of the characters. I can't wait to see how things play out with Ridley


This book we get to learn more about her Skojare heritage but at the same time there’s a million more questions. It is one of the reasons for the 3 stars. I do like that we got more about her heritage and we get a bigger picture of the Skojare. I feel like I have more questions than answers in this book. I’m hopeful that the next book will answer them but I would have liked more clarity from the second book. The pace is a big slow and the plot doesn’t develop as much as I would have liked. I feel like there’s so many times that Konstantin Black is mentioned and we don’t even see him in this book.


I feel like this book was a little too much of a filler book. I would have liked more of an adventure in this one. The last 30 pages or so really picked up and there are some twists but it took that long to get me really interested. Maybe I had too high of expectations after the first book. It just fell short. I will still be reading the third book because I love Amanda’s world. I just hope it has more answers and more of a meatier plot! Not a bad book overall, just fell short of what I expect from a sequel/second book!

I want to thank the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book for review.

Absolutely one of the best. I love, loved his previous book, A Man Called Ove. When I saw that he was coming out with another book, I had to check Netgalley right away!

I started this book at the beginning of our road trip home and was finished about half way through. I just could not put it down! A beautiful story about a 7 year old girl and the adventure her crazy awesome grandmother sends her on, after her death. "Because all seven-year-olds deserve superheroes. And whoever disagrees with that needs their head examined."

Elsa is a "different" child and so much more mature than her classmates. This causes her to catch the eyes of all the bullies in her school. It's so heartbreaking to see what this poor girl is going through. How horrible our school systems really are... That's another story for another time. The hero here is, her grandmother. She's always there for her, always. She ends up making up a whole fairy tale world that includes all these different kingdoms. It gets a big hard to get into the story at first because we are just getting a lot of these fairy tale stories. What ends up happening though, is that her grandma is using the fairytales to tell her the stories of the people around her. Also, how to give her life lessons that are so important.

You then really have to start paying attention to the fairy tales to see if you can figure out which neighbor they are about. When she passes, she has Elsa deliver these letters to all their neighbors about apologizing for various things. In this time, Elsa gets to know them and learn things about her grandmother that she doesn't like so much.

The journey is just beautiful. You get to learn all these different things about the neighbors that are so surprising. I laughed out loud many times and then cried many more. This story will pull at your heartstrings at times.

Such an amazing writer, I cannot wait for his next one!

I was a bit disappointed by this book. I was expecting a lot more from this. I mean she is a make up guru! I did learn a little cool tips and tricks here and there but I was wanting some more in depth descriptions. I was also hoping that she could give some tips with some of the actual products she uses. I get that she can't promote others and all but still. She was just pretty basic about a lot of things and I felt like I could find those tips anywhere.

It was cool to learn about her history and see a little more about her different make up looks. So that is why I'm giving this book just an okay.