Skyshattered

Remy will stop at nothing to become a sky knight with his best friend Storm, but there might not be a world left to guard if he and his ragtag group don’t save it first.  Gem is becoming a better Mage every day, strengthening her abilities and learning more about the crystals that keep the cities a float.  Remy, Gem and their friends must do the impossible and go into the maelstrom to find the dwarves and find out the rest of the story and try and get things fixed so the cities stay afloat.

This the third book in the series is even more exciting than the first two. The characters find their strength and power from each other and will face this insurmountable problem as one, they will work hard to see it remedied before everyone they know and love is swallowed by the maelstrom.  This book is filled with action and suspense that will grab you and keep you in its grasp until it is finished.  I really liked this book a lot I wish there are more. 

 

Covenant of the Dead

This certainly was a different book then my normal.  It was filled with nuns, priests, a pope, a scholar, and a medium to round out the cast, and one is a murderer, and has been for a long time, but who?  This book will take you all around the Boston area and some areas in Vatican City.  But when a nun and the scholar, being old friends, team up for a paper to publish on the subject of nunicide they didn’t know they would also be the ones to solve these heinous crimes.

Kind of Dan Brown but not either.  It was a wonderful book and I loved the characters, even the creepy ones.  This book will keep you guessing until the end but learning some of the insights in to the Catholic church is interesting, especially the past.  I really like this book because of the mystery that is hard to solve.

 

Salvage System 2

You would think after surviving the Salvage System and saving their city that Chis Mason and friends would get a little break to rest to recover, but the system has other ideas and sending them to a new world and stripping the group of skills and their attribute that pretty much sends the group back to newbie status.  They have to find and try to make some new friends before the other creatures kill them all, but they will have to figure out who the good guys and bad guys are, not to mention make friends with some who would rather you go away, while avoiding the ones that want to eat you for lunch.

This is another wonderful book/audio by the very talented Sansbury-Smith and a voice actor not to be missed, Michael Krammer, in this the story of Chris Mason and friends.  The characters are fun and I really love Bunny and it is awesome that he gets a girlfriend.  I loved the Hell Diver references that popped up every now and again, very fun for those of who get to listen/read the different series of the author.   I love how these misfits have come together and are now more of a family then just a group.  This is a great book/audio and I can not wait for book 3.

 

Enemy of My Enemy (A Daredevil Marvel Crime Sereis)

This is a Marvel Crime novel featuring Matt Murdock, otherwise named Daredevil.  It appears that Punisher has killed a cop and Kingpin.  He gives himself up and Matt signs up to be his lawyer against Foggy’s vote, Punisher is adamant he never killed a cop but never said yes or no to Kingpin and doesn’t help Matt put together a defense. Hat leaves Matt to do what he can in the courtroom but he can do so much more on the streets as Daredevil with big thanks to his newspaper friend Ben.  I will stop there because you need the read the rest yourself.

This was so good but being a fan of these offshoots of Marvel I figured I would like it.  If you are a purest of the original comic there might be some differences, but I didn’t mind.  I would have to say I like Daredevil the most as he has really no superpowers, just what he has been trained for since he lost his sight as a child. This book is action packed and fast paced so hang on this will be quite the ride.

 

Amari and the Metalwork Menace

Amari doesn’t really want to go back to the agency, she is doing great and is happy just being a teen, she has even been accepted into a prestigious swim camp that will help her boost up for next year and the his is Amari’s world and she not to sure she wants it to end.  She has like 24 hours to answer the summons on her decision, either she goes back to being agent or gets a memory wipe.  The agency has also sweetened the pot by inviting her and a select few other to spend summer learning and testing their skills and some maybe promoted.  But soon things change very quickly and Amari isn’t left with much of a choice as this new whatever it is turning people into metal hits very close to home.

I loved the first Amari book and somehow missed the next two but was able to pick right up with this the fourth book without missing to much.  It moved quickly and was full of action, this was not a book to be put down for long, sorry parents, but hey you all might like it too.  It is really a wonderful fun and great for anyone book or if need be the audiobook narrated by Imani Parks is awesome she puts you in the story through her voice.

 

The Lost Cave

When a strange book if found at Raven’s dad dig site it sparks treasure fever among many and with outlaw days going on it is even intensified and sought out by even more people.  Can Raven and her friends solve the clues and beat every one else to the treasure?  During all of this she is keeping the biggest secret of her life from her sister, one that is tearing them both up in different ways. 

Oh, my there is so much to say about this wonderful, action packed, suspenseful, fun book.  This is a book that even reluctant readers will like if they like mysteries and action.  I truly don’t want to give any of the fun away by saying to much but this is a wonderful book, I need to go find the first book now.  Oh, and please write more in the series, please.

 

M*A*S*H

I read as much of Hooker's series as I could find in used book shops back in the day, and being a big fan of the movie and TV show MASH did not hurt in the least, but know they are different from one another somewhat.  I have to say to see this pop up as a audiobook now was kind of a shock.  But it was like coming home to friends and just picking up where you left off.  Voice actor and narrator Scott Brick brings it all back to life every bit.  All the regulars and some not as well-known faces but he still makes the swamp the best place to be when not in surgery.  These good ole boys will always be doctors first and soldiers, well somewhere much further down the line. This is still a awesome series.