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I'm Lisa, the reader and reviewer behind The Plain-Spoken Pen. I've been reading since I was 3 years old, and my mother would probably tell you I started spotting errors in the written word shortly thereafter. Mystery, sci-fi, and fantasy are my favorite genres, but I'll read other things if they catch my attention. Check out y reviews on the science fiction books I have read till..
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Sci-Fi
3M ago
A Quantum Love Story
Mike Chen
On Sale Date: January 30, 2024
Buy links:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books A Million
Bookshop.org
About the book:
Mike Chen brings us an epic love story—in a time loop. When strangers Mariana Pineda and Carter Cho get stuck together repeating the same four days, finally reaching Friday might mean having to give up the connection growing between them.
On Thursday at 12:42pm, Carter Cho is working as a technician at a particle accelerator when it explodes, striking him with a green energy—and sending him back in time to Monday morning. And this happens ov ..read more
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Sci-Fi
4M ago
Title: Pacific State
Author: Grant Price
Where to buy: Amazon (affiliate link)
Genre: Dystopian, Cyberpunk, Technothriller, Sci-Fi
Would I recommend: Heck, yes. This is one of those books I had a hard time putting down. Go get it. Right now.
Synopsis:
On the streets of Berlin all morals can be bought for a price, and Owen Resler sold his long ago. Once an underground dissenter, now a corporate drone, he spends his days reluctantly manipulating data for Big Pharma.
Across town, notorious gun-for-hire Mia Warsaw is putting together a team to assassinate one of the city’s mo ..read more
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Sci-Fi
4M ago
CONQUERGOOD & THE CENTER
OF THE INTELLIGIBLE
MYSTERY OF BEING
by
CG Fewston
Science Fiction / Dystopian / Steampunk
Date of Publication: October 17, 2023
Number of Pages: 381 pages
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One of resilience and transformation, Conquergood’s life-changing discovery explores the depths of family, memory, love, and the mysteries that lie at the heart of the universe.
In 2183, Jerome Conquergood is an outcast roaming the abandoned and crumbling skyscrapers of Old York City outside the Korporation’s seductive and dizzying headquarters, a post-apocalyptic security-city for ..read more
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Sci-Fi
7M ago
RIP THE SKY
by
Mark Packard
Speculative Fiction / Fantasy / Science Fiction
Publisher: Bluestreak Publishing
Page Count: 317 pages
Publication Date: August 21, 2023
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After a shocking courtroom tragedy, a disturbed Vietnam veteran and the vindictive judge who sent him to prison become an unlikely pair of time travelers in a chaotic multiverse. The fallen angel who rescues them wants to guide them to a radiant new life. But first they must return to the scene of a ghastly crime.
Billy Worster was a naïve teenager ill-prepared for the gruesome realities of war. The ..read more
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Sci-Fi
7M ago
Welcome to the Blog Tour for Silent Stars by Brett Armstrong, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Silent Stars
Series: Tomorrow’s Edge #3
Author: Brett Armstrong
Publisher: Expanse Books
Release Date: September 26, 2023
Genre: Christian, Dystopian, Science Fiction
AD 2040: Barely eighteen, things have become much harder for Elliott. Reeling from the losses during the confrontation that brought Project Alexandria to a halt, Elliott feverishly hunts for the original files needed to finish it off. Finding only dead ends, he instead stumbles upon something dire: messages ab ..read more
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Sci-Fi
1y ago
I’m thrilled to be on Berkley’s blog blitz for The New One by Evie Green!
Title: The New One
Author: Evie Green
Where to buy: Amazon (affiliate link)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller
Would I recommend: If you like a near-future sci-fi with things that *could* happen, some nail-biting tension, and a satisfying resolution, you need to read this!
Synopsis:
A suspenseful, cutting-edge novel about two parents who finally get the daughter they’ve always wanted–it’s too bad she isn’t real. From the author of We Hear Voices.
For Tamsyn and Ed, life is tough. They both work lo ..read more
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Sci-Fi
1y ago
SANDS OF TIME TRILOGY
by
C.J. PETERSON
Young Adult / Christian Fiction / Science Fiction
Publisher: Texas Sisters Press
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In the game of chess, there are moves and countermoves. This sci-fi series follows a group of teens with abilities as they go through the U.S. to rescue their siblings. The challenger in this is their sadistic creator, Professor Noah Roth, who has the money and power to win at any cost. This series has been described as “Stranger Things (minus the Mind Flayer portion) meets X-Men.” Don’t miss a single installment of this explosive, action-pack ..read more
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Sci-Fi
1y ago
Book Beginnings on Fridays is hosted each week by Rose City Reader. It’s a chance to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading this week. You can check out others’ book beginnings here. I’m also going to link up with Carrie at Reading Is My Superpower for First Line Friday.
This week’s book beginning:
Synopsis:
With the Maine Facility teens released and the Willow Bend teens safely tucked away, the next phase was to rescue the kids from the Wyoming and Oregon Facilities. Colby is driving Holly, Blake, and Adam to the Wyoming Facility. Meanwhile ..read more
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1y ago
Title: Station Eternity
Author: Mur Lafferty
Where to buy: Amazon (affiliate link)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery
Would I recommend: Yes! Sci-fi with a nicely done mystery, and a lot of fun!
About the Book:
Amateur detective Mallory Viridian’s talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station, but her problems still follow her in this witty, self-aware novel that puts a speculative spin on murder mysteries, from the Hugo-nominated author of Six Wakes.
From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridi ..read more
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1y ago
THE STEALING TIME SERIES
Stealing Time
Shattering Time
Killing Time
by
KJ WATERS
Time Travel / Suspense / Romance / Alt History / Mystery
Publisher: Blondie Books
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Stealing Time, December 20, 2014, 319 pages
A devastating hurricane. A time travel betrayal. Will Ronnie survive the witch hunt or forever be lost in time?
Stealing Time is the first book in the “breathtakingly original” Stealing Time Series of time travel wrapped in a hurricane. If you like strong-willed modern women and gripping stories that transport you back in time ..read more