Reich (ADULT AUDIO)

In the future German is how Hitler envisioned it a utopia for the people all though it is a just a illusion, and when some of the people find out there is a revolution. 
This was quite a different take on history and how it could have possible proceeded, I found the characters interesting and as well developed as  you can get in a novella.  I think this would have been a much better full size book as the novella leaves you clamoring for more.  Narrator Keith O'Brien does a awesome job with the audiobook version keeping all of the characters separate and the level of action up throughout.  This was a good book, it just leaves you asking the author for a sequel, please. 

Night Witches: A Novel of World War II (YA)

This is one of the best historical fiction novels I have read for young adults and middle graders.  This is not only one of my favorite periods of time but it also has a women as the main characters and they fly planes, what more could any girl ask for?  It would also be those same girls readers that grew up on author Kathryn Lasky's Guardian of Ga'Hoole series as younger children that would be the ones that would really enjoy this book.  I realize the book is technically labeled young adult, and I think it is because there is some language, but in truth I believe it is nothing middle graders haven't heard or said before, and it is war, people say things and people die.  Valya and the rest of the characters are well thought out as is the backdrop and research, everything comes together like a well oiled U-2 flying through the night.  Thank you Ms. Lasky for bringing a forgotten unit back into a spotlight they never liked so we can all remember them for what they did for all of us.

Evermage: The complete (YA AUDIO)

Mithris is a wizard apprentice and he hates doing the same thing everyday.... until....  the day comes when his masters tower is attacked by another wizard and Mithris is to run away with his masters 2 most prize possessions.  But to overcome the challenges he will face, he must dig deep inside himself and find the strength and courage to become what he never thought he would become, but can he do it in time?
This was a really great story, at first I thought it was just a wizard vs wizard story but than it went so much further beyond that.  The  action and adventure just rolled throughout the whole book and narrator Faust Kells did a awesome job with all the characters, so if audiobooks are your thing you will love this one, it is one not to be missed.

Dodgers (YA)

This started out as a regular road trip coming of age story, as East a 15 year old gang banger from LA is sent, along with his ½ brother Ty and two other gang members to kill a judge in Wisconsin.  But it is his story along the way that makes this story very different than any other you have read before.  This book is amazing and literally and figuratively takes you on a great ride, hang in there through the beginning and you will be rewarded by this awesome book.

I received this book from Blogging for books for this review.

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (ADULT)

This is a book that explains the universe from the black holes to the big bang and quarks to quirks so anyone can understand it.  Don't get me wrong I am sure the author Neil DeGrasse Tyson would be honored if you read the book straight through and understood and retained it all, but I personally think the book was meant to be read in chunks here and there as you can, on the bus or train on the way to work or maybe over lunch than you can think and digest that part you read for a while before going on to next.
I enjoyed this book and found it was easy to understand (most of it) and I really appreciated the humor that Mr. DeGrasse Tyson adds to the subject I especially liked the violation of momentum law, I know I won't ever forget it now.  So if you have ever wanted to know a bit more about astrophysics or how the earth was formed and life began but where afraid to ask, this is the book for you.

The Pearl Thief (YA)

Julia wakes up in a hospital and knows this will be a summer break like no other.  Upon learning a bit more surrounding her injury she comes to believe it wasn't a accident at all.  This turns into a whopper of a mystery that no gang of kids could ever solve or could they?  Anyways it is a action packed, suspenseful, and one heck of a wild ride that Julia takes you on, all the while showing you her Scotland.  As a prequel to Code Name Verity, you learn where Julie starts to learn her spying skills. 
I really love all of Elizabeth Wein's books, if history had been this interesting and fun in school I might have done much better, and definitely gotten better grades.  These are not girly books but at the same time I love that her main characters never looses site of who they are or what they want, just awesome strong female main characters that everybody will fall in love with and cheer for.

Chosen: The Rune Gate Cycle Book Two (YA AUDIO)

Alex and her friends are now trapped in Douglas' world after trying to help him stop a man killing people.  So now they are all traveling to the capital city in hopes there is still a way back to their own world, and to warn the queen of the man killing innocent people to cross between the worlds, but the queen has her own plans.
This is another action packed, wonderful book in the Rune Gate Cycle series.  This book is just as fast paced and suspenseful as the first book.  Mikael Naramore is also back narrating this book showing off his wonderful voice talent as he brings this book to life through his awesome narration.