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Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Tynga's Reviews
which showcases recent additions to our shelves.

So, from December 5th to December 10th, I got...

In the Mail

Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith

Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig

Windfall is part of the B-Fest winner's perk! And I won Last Seen Leaving from a twitter giveaway hosted by the author! He sent some cool postcards with scenes from the book, which I thought was amazingly neat.

The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan

The Color Project by Sierra Abrams

These were gifts from my friend, Sierra. The Brides of Rollrock has such a beautiful cover and such high praise so I'm excited to get to it!

Guys. I'm holding her book. I am HOLDING SIERRA'S BOOK holy shit. I can't believe this is real. (Deep breaths, Cookie)

From Edelweiss

The Adjustment by Suzanne Young

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS.

From Netgalley

Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon

I've heard so many good things about this and I'm so glad I got accepted!

On My Kindle

Paper Princess by Erin Watt

I actually just finished this early this morning (think 3-4 AM-ish). My review should be up soon, hopefully!

So much in the mail this week! I'm like SUPER emotional because one of my good friends from twitter also got me a gift:

I've totally been crying since then because o m g. I never expected this and it was so nice of Danielle and a part of me is still screaming. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. I hope to catch up on my GR challenge and I'm currently one or two (probably two) books behind, again. But I've gotten some amazing books this week (cough cough) so I can't wait to get started!

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Swoon Thursday is a weekly feature hosted by #YABound
in which we share something that made us swoon in the
book we're currently reading or recently finished.

This week I'm featuring The Alchemists of Loom by Elise Kova!

But needing, wanting, and enjoying when presented with such, were all different. And in that moment she enjoyed the weight of his mouth on hers. She savored the slickness of his blood, the icy rush of his magic, the crisp, heady flavors of wood smoke. She enjoyed it all shamelessly until he pulled away.

e-book, pg 313

So I unexpectedly liked this book. It was hard to find an *actual* swoon because romance isn't the highlight of the book (hallelujah!). But! I'm excited to see where Kova takes it!

Also, this would make sense in context. Which I've left out. Because it's the entire book (okay, it's like the previous paragraph, but still).

You can check out my review HERE.

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Flashfall by Jenny Moyer

Flashfall, book 1

Published November 15, 2016 by Henry Holt & Co. (BRY)

e-ARC provided by Netgalley

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Orion is a Subpar, expected to mine the tunnels of Outpost Five, near the deadly flash curtain. For generations, her people have chased cirium—the only element that can shield humanity from the curtain’s radioactive particles. She and her caving partner, Dram work the most treacherous tunnel, fighting past flash bats and tunnel gulls, in hopes of mining enough cirium to earn their way into the protected city.

But when newcomers arrive at Outpost Five, Orion uncovers disturbing revelations that make her question everything she thought she knew about life on both sides of the cirium shield. As conditions at the outpost grow increasingly dangerous, it’s up to Orion to forge a way past the flashfall, beyond all boundaries, beyond the world as she knows it.

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My Review

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This was a surprising book for me! I went into it mostly blind, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Despite that, Flashfall deemed itself to be an engaging and action-packed sci-fi novel.

Flashfall takes place in a dystopian society where residents in the Outposts have to mine cirium. By mining 400 grams, the Subpars—who are the people that can stand the radiation of the flash curtains in the mines—will have earned their way into the protected city. Orion believed this to be true for most of her life, but when she finds out that it's been a lie, and that she's never getting out, seeds of rebellion start with her. Despite the consequences her actions bring, Orion and Dram, her mining partner, fight for their freedom and to see the sky she's always dreamed of.

It's been a while since I've read a dystopian novel, but Flashfall is different entirely than those others I've read. It doesn't take place in space, but rather in a bleak future where radiation affects its citizens and most of it takes place underground. I really enjoyed this aspect because Moyer definitely created a good atmosphere for the story within those mines.

Flashfall has non-stop action throughout. I don't think there was ever a moment where Orion could just relax, not one small moment of relief. Time and time again, she and Dram were tested, both by officials and by the dangerous mines they had to make their way into to mine cirium. Things are constantly happening and there are definitely a lot of near death experiences for both Orion and Dram—so if you're looking for action, I would recommend this book.

I really liked the characters, especially Orion! She was such a fighter, such a selfless and strong person. She always fought for what was right and for the people she cared about, even when it was a risk to herself. Orion put herself on the line countless of times, sometimes barely scraping out of the situation alive.

Which brings me to Dram. Dram is Orion's mining partner and the guy she happens to like. Buuuut, before I talk about their romance, I need to emphasise how amazing they work together. Dram always has her back. Always. He's there whenever she needs him just as she's there for him. They know how to work together so well that they've created an amazing bond with one another and I loved that Moyer included that before a real romantic relationship. But that isn't to say I didn't like them together-together—I did! The two were a force to be reckoned and I'm really glad they manage to stay with each other.

My only complaint would be the writing. While I loved how the author built her world and her characters, the word building sometimes kept me from being fully invested in the story. It was that the prose was too flowery or too vague... it was that, sometimes, there was a certain flatness to it. When something huge was happening, the writing didn't really create as much tension or emotion as I would've hoped—if that makes sense. I also found myself reading several passages over and over to make sense of what was happening.

Despite that, though, Jenny Moyer wrote a really great debut full of action and science fiction. It definitely warrants a read! Overall, 3.5 stars!

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by
Jill at Breaking the Spine, which spotlights a
book we're hotly anticipating.

This week's WoW is...

The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes

Publishes August 22, 2017 By Dial/Penguin

Molly Mavity is not a normal teenage girl. For one thing, her father is a convicted murderer, and his execution date is fast approaching. For another, Molly refuses to believe that her mother is dead, and she waits for the day when they’ll be reunited . . . despite all evidence that this will never happen.

Pepper Yusef is not your average teenage boy. A Kuwaiti immigrant with epilepsy, serious girl problems, and the most useless seizure dog in existence, he has to write a series of essays over the summer . . . or fail out of school.

And Ava Dreyman—the brave and beautiful East German resistance fighter whose murder at seventeen led to the destruction of the Berlin Wall—is unlike anyone you’ve met before.

When Molly gets a package leading her to Pepper, they’re tasked with solving a decades-old mystery: find out who killed Ava, back in 1989. Using Ava’s diary for clues, Molly and Pepper realize there’s more to her life—and death—than meets the eye. Someone is lying to them. And someone out there is guiding them along, desperate for answers.

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Other Books

The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly

I have yet to read Stephanie Oakes' debut, The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, and shame on me for that, especially since it has been on my TBR for ages now. But I am super excited for this--are you seeing that cover?! It's absolutely gorgeous!

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by
the wonderful people at The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's TTT topic is...

Top ten new-to-me authors I read for the first time in 2016

Much to my surprise, I barely just made the cut for this list. Most of the other authors—excluding 2016 and 2017 debuts—I've already read. But without further ado, here goes!

♩ Alison Goodman & The Dark Days Club

♩ Ashley Poston & Geekerella

♩ Lindsay Smith & A Darkly Beating Heart

♩ Megan Crewe & A Mortal Song

♩ Emma Newman & Between Two Thorns

♩ Anne Blankman & Traitor Angels

♩ Sherry Thomas & A Study in Scarlet Women

♩ Julie Buxbaum & Tell Me Three Things

♩ S.J. Kincaid & The Diabolic
♩ Jenn Bennett & The Anatomical Shape of a Heart

What are your new authors of this year?

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Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Tynga's Reviews
which showcases recent additions to our shelves.