Author: Maria V. Snyder

Navigating the Stars by Maria V. Snyder: Review & Giveaway

KINDLE VERSION Navigating the Stars is about Terra Cotta Warriors in space. Sound weird? It is a little, but it’s also really enjoyable. What Fed My Addiction: Sci-fi that’s in-depth without being confusing. There’s a decent amount of science in this fiction, but I never felt overwhelmed or bombarded with facts. There are some basic things about the world that you have to understand—for instance, the fact that space travel essentially causes time travel and the […]

Posted December 14, 2018 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 18 Comments

Review – Magic Study (Study #2) by Maria V. Snyder

Title: Magic Study Series: Study #2 Author: Maria V. Snyder Release Date: 2005 Pages: 392, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.08 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16+?? (Sex (including sexual assault) is mentioned but not explicit) Summary from Goodreads: YOU KNOW YOUR LIFE IS BAD WHEN YOU MISS YOUR DAYS AS A POISON TASTER… With her greatest enemy dead, and on her way to be reunited with the family she’d been stolen from long ago, Yelena should be pleased. But though she has […]

Posted November 11, 2013 in Reviews / 2 Comments

Review – Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Title: Poison Study Series: Study #1 Author: Maria V. Snyder Release Date: 2005 Pages: 361, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.2 stars My Rating: 4.5/5 stars My Content Rating: Adult or very mature YA (Sex is not explicit, but includes sexual assault) Summary from Goodreads: Choose: A quick death…Or slow poison… About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She’ll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace—and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. And so […]

Posted November 8, 2013 in Reviews / 0 Comments

Review – Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder

Title: Inside Out Series: Insiders (Book #1) Author: Maria V. Snyder Release Date: 2010 Pages: 320, Paperback Goodreads Rating: 3.86 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-13? (Some kissing and some violence) Summary from Goodreads: Keep Your Head Down. Don’t Get Noticed. Or Else. I’m Trella. I’m a scrub. A nobody. One of thousands who work the lower levels, keeping Inside clean for the Uppers. I’ve got one friend, do my job and try to avoid the Pop Cops. So what if […]

Posted August 23, 2013 in Random Reads, Reviews / 0 Comments