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Enjoying an author visit with Meg Long hosted by our library district today. I read the book so I could promote it better for the library (where I work) and it was both hit and miss for me, and this author talk is such a delight. Meg seems like such a delightful person and genuine author (and definitely ADHD cognitive style). Give her a read if you like adventure, tough girls, wolves, and planets that will chew you up and spit you out.

If I‘m doing this right, I have built up this many points for #BlackCatCrew in #HauntedShelf so far:

🍁Word finder in my reading: 12 words found, 180 points
🕰️29 hours read, 435 points
📖5 books read (non-tbr, non-seasonal): 50 points
📚4 books read (tbr): 100 points
📷9 Litsy posts (including this one): 9 points
(And I‘m not reporting guessing game points yet so I don‘t lose track!)

Total: 774 points
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A teen forms an unexpected bond with a wolf and a team of scientists and tries to survive her death trap of a world. I read this because it‘s one of my library‘s community reads this year. I didn‘t care for it. It‘s an interesting book, and well told, but the main character‘s self-blame pity parties got really old and so did the author‘s shortening of words to sound futuristic and edgy (predator? Pred. Corporation? Corpo. Transport? Transpo. Etc)

A few hand-drawn bingo boards, prompts written on a series of notecards, and an old unused October calendar from two years ago to track my reading points. All ready for #HauntedShelf! @BookwormAHN

I‘m finally getting last round of #LMPBC book back to its owner! Sorry it took so long, but I added a treat to help sweeten its delay! I enjoyed this fast paced read and would love to see the Tundar landscape! I did get annoyed with Sena‘s actions but I‘ve come to believe that this is because I‘m old as dirt and have to really think outside myself to get some adolescent characters. I‘ll give this 3.5/5⭐️Thanks for sharing!

4 ⭐This was not a book that was originally on my fantasy sci-fi list. The cover is interesting, but it didn‘t grab my attention and say “you have to read me now”. This was picked by my book club and I was greatly surprised. I did enjoy this book and I‘m happy to have read it. In this book Sena lives on a planet that is entirely tundra. Meaning, the whole thing is frozen. However, this planet has a plethora of EXO carbon, which is an

Opened up my last book for #Round18 of #LMPBC . I have enjoyed this Sci-Fi themed round of my favorite Litsy event! Thanks for sharing such great books!!

Sena just 17 lives in a frozen Tundra which is her planet. She is a thief, liar and a cheat. She does all this to survive. When she escapes with the prized wolf she makes the decision to take a team of scientist to end of “The Race” the one she said she would never do because it killed her mother. Sena knows she must do this because she wants to get off this planet and make a better life for

4½⭐
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Science Fiction with a Dystopian vibe
Found family
Human/Wolf-dog bonding
Dog-sled Race
I kept seeing a lot of mediocre ratings for this but I really liked it, a lot. The planet she has created here is vivid, striking, and even slightly eerie. I was fully into the story and I‘m fairly certain there is going to be another book…and I don‘t have a problem with that.

Got a nice stack of new YA books in today at the library! 🎉🎉🎉 WHOO HOO!!! Now I just have to decide which ones, if any, I am taking home with me today before I put the rest out on display! 🤣😂💕📚 #librarylove #librariansoflitsy

A Jack London feel with a strong female protagonist on a harsh & fairly violent planet. A slow starting, adventurous dystopian sci-fi with a tense narrative centered on an icy planet where an annual, deadly sled race takes place. Great character development. A lot of tense activity & some serious atmosphere. Strong social commentary. Some slight lapsing of logic, but otherwise great. I'm a fan and I'm impressed by this debut.

Thank you #Netgalley & #WednesdayBooks for providing a copy for an honest review. 

The way Meg Long describes the environment communicates the gritty beauty of our characters' surroundings and the fierce animals that survive there, including themselves. It‘s the right amount of emotion and action; inspiring and survival.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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I highly recommend this novel to readers of all ages who like exciting survival stories with touches of science fiction and a dystopian setting.

An action packed, atmospheric, dystopian, survivalist story...with wolves. This debut was everything I hoped it'd be. I could not put this book down! I like that this story was dystopian but not fantasy. I like fantasy but was glad not to have it here. I got to immerse myself in the ice cold world & its characters without having to learn a magic system. Also, no unnecessary love story to distract from the true plotline! So rare & so appreciated.

Oh, I loved this debut YA fantasy novel! Set on a distant & icy planet, Sena longs to escape to a different planet after her mothers‘ deaths in the annual race. She vows to have nothing to do with it but can only get money by stealing…when she crosses a powerful mob boss, she‘s forced to start making connections once more. Her relationship with the wolf shines- Sena may make poor choices, but this adventure shows her grow! I hope there‘s a sequel!

Overall I enjoyed this YA adventure featuring Sena, a 17 yo who lives on an ice planet which boasts one big event yearly, a dangerous wolf-sled race across a frozen tundra to reach deposits of sought-after exocarbon. She is orphaned at 12 when her mothers are killed during the race. She finds herself unwillingly drawn into the race and ends up fighting for her and her teammates‘ lives. Filled with great geographical descriptions and exciting ⬇️

Refusing to participate in the race that killed her mothers, Sena is forced to steal enough money to escape her ice bound planet. Things get even more complicated when she finds herself in debt to a crime boss.

So atmospheric! I could feel the chill of the planet & Sena‘s desperation to escape. The world building was great, and Sena was a complicated and intriguing character. A bit slow to start, but really finds its pace 1/2 through. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

This book is so exciting. It's entertaining and there's never a dull moment. Sena lives on a frozen planet and she basically scrapes by as a pickpocket. When she accidentally lands inside a cage with a wolf, everything changes. She and the wolf are basically in some sort of danger from then on.

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Pub date is 1/11/2022
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