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Disasters
Disasters | M K England
The Breakfast Club meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this YA sci-fi adventure by debut author M. K. England.Hotshot pilot Nax Hall has a history of making poor life choices. So it's not exactly a surprise when he's kicked out of the elite Ellis Station Academy in less than twenty-four hours. But Nax's one-way trip back to Earth is cut short when a terrorist group attacks the Academy.Nax and three other washouts escape--barely--but they're also the sole witnesses to the biggest crime in the history of space colonization. And the perfect scapegoats.On the run, Nax and his fellow failures plan to pull off a dangerous heist to spread the truth. Because they may not be "Academy material," and they may not even get along, but they're the only ones left to step up and fight.Full of high-stakes action, subversive humor, and underdogs becoming heroes, this YA sci-fi adventure is perfect for fans of Illuminae, Heart of Iron, or the cult classic TV show Firefly and is also a page-turning thrill ride that anyone--not just space nerds--can enjoy.
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lukulamppu
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What a fun read! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the adventure and I loved the characters so much! This was just what I needed right now. And the #audiobook was really good too!🪐🚀

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HeyT
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October was a pretty averages month. Nothing especially stood out as a favorite although Wizard of Earthsea was clearly the most well written but Disasters I had the most fun with.
All physical books so no e or audiobooks this month. However, the majority of these were library lends because I only own Wizard of Earthsea.
#OctoberWrapUp

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HeyT
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Pickpick

This was cute and felt like a found family origin story. I had a good time reading this and learning about the main crew but this wasn‘t too deep so there was no real meaningful growth in the characters.

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HeyT
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#BookReport
Finished the first book in my library stack and managed to get 50% into the tagged. Enjoyed my time with both books so good reading week.

#WeeklyForecast
Goal is to finish the tagged and possibly the first book of Earthsea.

BookmarkTavern Earthsea! ❤️❤️ 1y
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BeeMagical
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Bailedbailed

Wasn‘t feeling this one ATM.. Sci-fi is hit or miss with me - even though I was raised on Star Trek😂

I‘ll circle back one day.

Best sci-fi thriller/horror?

brittanyreads I've yet to read it but this is near the top of my tbr.. 2y
Bookzombie I really enjoyed 2y
BeeMagical @BrittanyReads @Bookzombie both of these sound great!! 2y
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Dragon
The Disasters | M. K. England
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One of my favourite dedications - such a fun space adventure

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Dragon
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Thanks to @GingerAntics ‘s review I borrowed this ebook from Libby this morning. A fun YA space adventure- 4 misfits in the wrong place at the wrong time have to save their butts and maybe everyone else‘s. Loved the diverse characters , a great book to read during Pride Month 🌈 . A stand-alone but it could easily be a series- fingers crossed 🤞

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GingerAntics
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I finished this yesterday morning but completely forgot to post my review. Clearly I am losing my mind. I quite enjoyed this book. It was a quick listen, but the adventure and intrigue held attention from beginning to end. This is a great choice for anyone who enjoys science fiction space travel.
#MKEngland #TheDisasters #PrideMonth #LGBTQ

Dragon Sounds fun. Stacking 💚🐉 2y
GingerAntics @Dragon it was a fun adventure of a ragtag group of would be students who get framed for a crazy take over. It‘s awesome. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. (edited) 2y
Dragon Thanks 🙏 it sounds fun. Libby has it so I‘ve borrowed it and just started reading. 👍💚🐉 2y
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GingerAntics @Dragon that‘s where I got the audiobook 2y
Dragon Great App 👍 2y
GingerAntics @Dragon totally agree. I‘ve got access to two libraries, all from my phone. Love it. 2y
Dragon Great book 📖- I bet the audiobook is even better. 💚🐉 2y
GingerAntics @Dragon it was fun 2y
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GingerAntics
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Another YA I‘ve heard good things about. Fingers crossed.
#MKEngland #TheDisasters #PrideMonth #LGBTQ

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MsRadioSilence
The Disasters | M. K. England
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AND a book cart in my favorite color? I think this one‘s a keeper, haha.

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! And Happy New Book Day to those that don‘t!

BookwormAHN Merry Christmas 🎄 2y
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IhoardBOOKS
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Quick, fun stand-alone sci-if Young Adult read. The crew really was a disaster but in the best of ways.
Nax and three other recent washouts at the Ellis Station Academy are preparing to return planet side when suddenly the academy is attacked and they witness the crime of a lifetime and become the scapegoat for it. They have to stay alive and figure out why and what is coming next.

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BayouGirl85
The Disasters () | M. K. England
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Mehso-so

I‘ll admit I wasn‘t sure what was going on for about the first half of the book but something kept me reading. The last quarter was quite thrilling.

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thepostman96
The Disasters | M. K. England
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This was a fun, quick read. I enjoyed the diverse cast of characters. I wouldn‘t say that this book offered anything original, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.

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RebL
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My rec can be read at https://wowlit.org/blog/2019/12/01/wow-recommends-the-disasters/. Short version, I liked it and wanted to hear more from the other characters. Also, readers must check out the playlist the author created for the book.
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Recently my car has been in the shop a thousand times for everything from routine maintenance to a new transmission. This is one of the books I listened to on the 45 min walk to work in the 100 degree heat.

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Shay1097
The Disasters | M. K. England

#1 The was a really easy, fast and enjoyable read. I thought it had great pacing and I was not bored even once throughout this book. The characters were great, and I really enjoyed the plot as well… who doesn‘t love teenagers in space? That being said I LOVED how diverse this cast of characters was! We had different races, sexuality, languages and religions, I absolutely loving reading books that have diverse characters.

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Eggbeater
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I really like this version of the future. This is a fun, peppy space read that gets right into the action. The diverse, quirky characters are the best part of the book. Now I want my own ship!

Day 1 of #24B4Monday #readathon completed 1 cute sci fi YA book. @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

Andrew65 Sounds good, and well done on your first book. 👏👏👏 5y
jb72 Awesome 😎 🎉 5y
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Savagebrowncoat
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That was fun! Quick and easy read. Everyone was really likable. Loved the diversity - even if it felt a tiny bit forced to have every representation, it was really fun nonetheless and I would definitely be on board to find and destroy Jace in a sequel.
Also geeked out hard on the Firefly references, please return to Serenity in the next book! Pleaseeee!

LibrarianRyan The author says currently there are no plans for a sequel. It was purchased as a one-off. Her next book is out in Oct i think. 5y
Savagebrowncoat Ah, that‘s okay too. 💞 5y
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kbooks85
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Bailedbailed

i really wanted to like this book. It was my first fantasy and space novel i‘ve read and i thought it‘d help dip my toes into the genre. Unfortunately I‘m not a big fan of M.K England‘s writing style, it feels a tad juvenile and the characters have no development throughout the story and lack a backstory which confuses their sexuality for the readers.

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mreads
The Disasters () | M. K. England
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Four Space Cadet rejects team up with a rebel to save the galaxy! Fun, fast paced and good LGBTQ representation.

#readingrush #purpleonthecover #debutauthor

Leftcoastzen Cute Pup! 5y
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book_princessBritt
The Disasters | M. K. England
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Relaxing morning in bed with this book for the second day of #24in48

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book_princessBritt
The Disasters | M. K. England
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Next up in my queue for #24in48

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Chelleo
Disasters | M K England
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Came across this title on an Aurora Rising thread between @Branwen and @LibrarianRyan and it doesn‘t disappoint! Loving it so far and another great #audiobook narration.

LibrarianRyan Yeahh. Glad you like it. 5y
hermyknee I enjoyed this one, too!!! @vkois88 sent me a signed copy in a swap last year 🤗 it‘s so much fun! 5y
vkois88 @hermyknee 😘😘😘 5y
Branwen @Chelleo Hooray! I am so so so glad you liked it! 😀💕📚 5y
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jmtrivera
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A rollicking adventure. At first it was hard, despite its action-packed beginning - or perhaps because of it. Diving in mid-action means characterization & relationship-building takes a back seat for a while, so I found myself not caring as much as I wanted. Eventually though, I had a lot of fun w/the Swift Kick's crew. There were some silly bits and foolish bad guys, but overall, it's a likable space romp, & that's right up my alley.

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LibrarianRyan
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This was what I thought would be the easiest section. Apparently no.

#SFFTBRCHALLENGE #part2 @duckofdoom

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rjsthumbelina
The Disasters | M. K. England
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This book started off pretty slow for me. I just couldn't get into it right off the bat, even though it starts off with some pretty serious action. I felt like it took too long to really get to know the characters, and also maybe took too long to feel like there was going to be any hope of them resolving the problem they are up against. Once I got to know the characters, I did love them. And I really enjoyed the world created by the author. ⬇️

rjsthumbelina I read this for the #queerlitreadathon, bc the author is non-binary and the main character is bisexual. I thought the bisexuality rep was pretty well done, without really being any kind of focus for the story. The plot was pretty well done, too. The pacing just felt funny for me, which made it ⭐⭐⭐💫 5y
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Merethebookgal
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Happy Pride Month! If you‘re looking to support an LGBTQ author and/or read a book with LGBTQ characters, this book has both and was super funny!

tjwill Love the socks! 5y
Victoriahoperose These socks are awesome ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Love the socks and great pic! 5y
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jmtrivera
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After a stellar first third to the year, I suddenly hit a slump. I was so excited to read my May TBR, and couldn't get into anything, really. Here's hoping June will be better!

PSreads73 Ahsoka was great. 5y
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rjsthumbelina
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You guys: I didn't get it! I started googling what a "Griffin door" might be, and then a meme popped up! Which is when you know you're having a dumb moment... ???

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WanderingBookaneer
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LibrarianRyan Cool. I really liked this book. 5y
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Skeeterisme
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Awesome!

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Merethebookgal
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What a delightful story! It was a fun ride all the way through with quite the diverse cast, and the audiobook narrator was great!

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TamDk
The Disasters | M. K. England
Panpan

Diversity of the characters: amazing
Everything else about the book: not so much

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jmtrivera
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Sci-fi references delight me! (Even if I've never watched Babylon.) Also, looks like I picked the right bookmark for this.

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jmtrivera
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Happy Mother's Day to me!

Tamra That looks refreshing! 5y
jmtrivera @Tamra It was! 5y
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jmtrivera
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The characters in this book have been accused of a number of #violations and I'm not even 100 pages into it!

#StarTrekSummerMay

Megabooks Yikes!! 5y
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jmtrivera
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This is a charming dedication.

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Merethebookgal
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Road trip audiobooking!

jmtrivera I have that one on my shelf right now! We could've buddy read! 😂 5y
Merethebookgal @jmtrivera We only got through 35% so you can catch up!! 5y
jmtrivera I guess I know what I'm starting tonight! 5y
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geekybookgirl2
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I enjoyed this book. I loved the very diverse cast of characters and the unique take on the future. It was also a fun fast paced adventure.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

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eedevore
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He‘s sleeping so peacefully that I‘d hate to disturb him, so I guess that‘s a good enough excuse to stay up a little later to read.

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Alanyaaass
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Look, to be honest, I wanted to like this book so much more than I actually did. I always hate it when that happens, thus this is the first book (and hopefully last) that I didn‘t finish
#mkengland #thedisasters

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glitterkitty459
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I do love a good space adventure!! 🚀🌠
The fun cast of characters was refreshingly diverse and I demand a movie adaptation! 😁

5 🌟 to this SciFi gem
#scifi #ya

Sidenote- I've been reading on the Kindle app on my phone a lot because I discovered the scrolling feature (instead of turning pages), it makes me feel like I'm reading super fast! lol

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Minispok
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LibrarianRyan Yeahhhhh. 5y
Samplergal I‘ve totally forgotten to post these. Oops. 5y
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pocketmermaid
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I‘ve got the day off from work and my book peeramid is loaded with post-its and my note-taking pencil. I‘m settled in for a morning of reading and resting. 🦄

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Traci1
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Mehso-so

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This one took me forever to finish. I think given a different frame of mind I might have enjoyed it more, but I've been dealing with a chronic illness flare up that has left me wallowing with no motivation. I read over 30 books in January and February, and have only finished one in the past 3 weeks. I hate slumps like that. I'm going to try to start something new today that will hopefully pull me out.

GabrielleDubois This happen sometimes... It's so good to come back to a good reading after! 💕 5y
BookwormM Hope your flare has settled down as an AS spoonie I understand what you are going through xxx 5y
BooknerdsLife Hope you feel better soon 🙏💓 5y
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pasiphae_reads
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Books # 13-16 that I‘ve read in 2019! 📚
13. “The Disasters” by M. K. England ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
14. “That‘s Not What Happened” by Kody Keplinger ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
15. “Crazy Rich Asians” (# 1) by Kevin Kwan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
16. “We Told Six Lies” by Victoria Scott ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
#books #reading #crazyrichasians #wetoldsixlies #kodykeplinger #goodreads

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Traci1
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"something about griffin doors and wizards."
Whatever could it be? ?

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vkois88
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Sci-Fi/Fantasy books generally aren't my jam, but this YA book actually surprised me.

There's a little bit of Nax Hall in all of us... A dreamer seeking redemption. This book chronicles his journey in doing so among his fellow "Rejects" as they try navigate through space to save the Galaxy from impending doom by three days' time. The characters are fun, relatable, and diverse.

All in all, I'd give this book a 3.5/4?

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BillBlume
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I know the cover advises to grab a helmet, but if I‘m going into space, then I want a lightsaber (it‘s not clumsy or random). Been wanting to read this one for a while, and it was on a display at my local B&N when I attended an event they had for teachers yesterday on incorporating YA into classes (I wasn‘t invited or anything; I was just hoping to go and learn something useful even though I‘m not a teacher). #youngadult #scifi #MKEngland