Nothing on Earth

Nowhere on Earth by Nick Lake is one of those books where you need to stop and reflect on it for months on end. It is a beautiful sci-fi, and there were moments in the book where I forgot I was reading a book. However, there was also a lot of suspension of disbelief in the novel that I let slide because it is supposed to be a sci-fi, maybe those things work in that world?

It took me until we meet Emily's parents in the mountain to like Emily because that's when you got to see the depth of Emily and how she changes as a character. I would have loved it more if the pilot had maybe questioned why they were stowed away on his plane a bit more, but it could have been because he was still traumatized from the crash?

I finished it in two days and am still thinking about it over a month later, so it did make an impact on me. I yet don't know which one.

4 out of 5 stars.

Not for me

Shade of Night by Stephen R. Deppermann sounded interesting from the blurb:

"A medical thriller that will leave you guessing all the way to the end.

Dr. Daniel Ross has invented a cure for glaucoma—a debilitating, blinding disorder. He's ecstatic - until his psychopathic boss steals his breakthrough.

Daniel is then framed for stealing secret Department of Defense documents from a server and is now being blackmailed. If he wants his discovery back, he must return what he has not stolen.

Then he has to face deranged assassins (controlled by a mind-altering vaccine), hostile FBI agents, and the possibility of permanent brain damage with only Zina, the exotic granddaughter of a critical patient to help him. Soon a romance develops between them, but is it real? 

Will he recover his invention? Will their romance survive? The answer lies, as the doctor always suspected, in the Shade of Night!

Shade of Night is loaded with surprises, real twists, and comes with an ending you won't see coming."

However, what it does not describe is how conceited and arrogant Dr. Ross is, not to mention the fact that he cannot tell a broken neck when he sees one. This has nothing to do with the author, it is only that I cannot stand those kinds of characters as main characters. I am particular in the main character males that I read. The writing was good; however, I could not get into it, and kind of wished it started off with him being blackmailed because that's what got my attention, not his trying to get 15 minutes of fame.

I am not trying to discourage other people from reading it, but I had to DNF this one about 5 percent in. If you love arrogant, conceited men, then this is the book for you.

1 out of 5 stars.

Starborn

Starborn by Katie Macalister is one of those sagas where it is so bad, and yet somehow, it is so good. I could not put this book down even with those few moments that made me want to. Do not ask me to describe the book because its hard to put into words. There are a lot of horny moments, and honestly, mos,t of the time, it felt like watching a train wreck in slow motion. I loved the characters even as they all started to blur together, there was not a lot to distinguish between the characters. The only thing I did not enjoy was the prologue because the main character in that blurb was so annoying, and I have no clue if it takes place before or after the story. Although I loved the ending where one of the characters is now a wanted fugitive. I'm curious to see where it goes because somehow everything worked together, and I cannot imagine the book any other way.

4.5 out of 5 stars.