Sarah Kurz

"Then his body was no longer his own; it became all the bodies and shapes it had ever been, pulling backward, receding into what it once was.  He thoughts were electricity, which, like water, had a flow, like light, was a wave." Light From Other Stars  is the second book by Erika Swyler and it is fantastic! This is the story of Nedda Papas, an 11-year-old girl who dreams of nothing but going into space some day.  The year is 1986 and the town of Easter, FL has just witnessed the Challenger launch.  Nedda's father, a brilliant professor that once worked for NASA, has spent the majority of Nedda's life building a machine that will allow his child to stay young as long as she wants.  The machine goes horribly wrong and the small town pays the price.   This is also the story of grown up Nedda, living aboard the Chawla, and how the events of her youth shaped her to become the woman she is today.   This book really surprised me.  Besi...

"There were tears in her beautiful green eyes.  Rage coursed through him.  She had no right to tears, no right to pity. " Six of Crows, the first in the duology by Leigh Bardugo, is the story of six different criminals with one common...pull off the biggest heist of their life.  Kaz Brekker has built himself quite the reputation over the years, and at just 17-years-old has become one of the most well known and feared criminals in Ketterdam.  So when the opportunity to make a lot of money presents itself he can't say no.  But he also can't do it alone.  The perfect people for the job? A sharpshooter who can't say no to a gamble, a Heartrender with unbelievable magic skills, a convict looking for revenge and to clear his name, a rich boy turned rogue, and wraith like spy. This book had everything I want in a fantasy novel.  Magic, drama, unexpected romance, and a hell of a cliffhanger.  It came highly recommended and rightly so.  I found...