Dying to Read (100)- DREAMSTRIDER by Lindsay Smith

Hey y’all thanks for stopping by to see my Dying to Read post and of course as always I have to give credit to the lovely Jill over at Breaking the Spine for the Waiting on Wednesday Meme!

I will admit I'm not a huge fan of this cover it's kinda cluttered but I can overlook that because the premise sounds awesome!!!

Title: DREAMSTRIDER
Author: Lindsay Smith

Release Date: October 6, 2015

Hardcover: 320 pages

Publisher:  Roaring Brook Press
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A high-concept, fantastical espionage novel set in a world where dreams are the ultimate form of political intelligence.

Livia is a dreamstrider. She can inhabit a subject's body while they are sleeping and, for a short time, move around in their skin. She uses her talent to work as a spy for the Barstadt Empire. But her partner, Brandt, has lately become distant, and when Marez comes to join their team from a neighborhing kingdom, he offers Livia the option of a life she had never dared to imagine. Livia knows of no other dreamstriders who have survived the pull of Nightmare. So only she understands the stakes when a plot against the Empire emerges that threatens to consume both the dreaming world and the waking one with misery and rage.

A richly conceived world full of political intrigue and fantastical dream sequences, at its heart Dreamstrider is about a girl who is struggling to live up to the potential before her. 

So what do you think? Will you be adding this to your pile? What are you dying to read this week?

Blog Tour- TIN STAR by Cecil Cataslleucci and a Giveaway!

I am so excited to have Cecil Cataslleucci here shes got a kick ass playlist for us today! I'll of course be posting YouTube clips of my favorites :D
 Make sure to enter the giveaway below for a copy of the book!
Haven't heard of TIN STAR? Check it out!

TIN STAR

Author: Cecil Cataslleucci 

Release Date: February 25, 2014

Pages: 240

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan)

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On their way to start a new life, Tula and her family travel on the Prairie Rose, a colony ship headed to a planet in the outer reaches of the galaxy. All is going well until the ship makes a stop at a remote space station, the Yertina Feray, and the colonist's leader, Brother Blue, beats Tula within an inch of her life. An alien, Heckleck, saves her and teaches her the ways of life on the space station.

When three humans crash land onto the station, Tula's desire for escape becomes irresistible, and her desire for companionship becomes unavoidable. But just as Tula begins to concoct a plan to get off the space station and kill Brother Blue, everything goes awry, and suddenly romance is the farthest thing from her mind.

Now on to the  post!

I chose a song for each of the characters that would be their sort of anthem.  A song they could sing to sum up who they really are and how they move through the galaxy.  You'll see that while the songs go together, interacting like the characters do, it's an eclectic mix. Some might even be a little disconnecting,  and that's a good thing, because most of these characters are aliens. .

Enjoy!

Tula Bane - Tula Bane is the star of my novel!  She's a human colonist from Earth who was abandoned on the Yertina Feray.  She is resourceful, smart and savvy.  She's had to work hard to survive as the only human living on the space station.  She holds a big grudge against Brother Blue, the cult leader who left her there.

BMFA byMartha Wainwright

Tournour is an alien called Loor.  The Loor are long limbed with antenna on their head.  They have no eyebrows and a triangular colored patch between their eyes before their hairline starts.  He is the assistant constable on the Yertina Feray.  He is aloof and quiet and a tough nut but there are cracks in his armor and on occasion he is capable of showing quiet acts of kindness.  He has a strong moral code that he lives by.  He always errs on the side of justice. 

Alingual by Karate

Heckleck is Hort.  The Hort are a insect like species.  They have a hard exo-skeleton.  A barbed tongue which can be poisonous to some species.  Heckleck is cunning and manipulative.  He looks out for number one.  He is a master barterer and he deals in favors. He is the alien to go to if you have anything you need that is unsavory, dark or to trade.  He is the mentor of Tula Bane and he lives in the underguts. 

Almost Always is Nearly Enough by Tortoise

Els is a human girl that arrives on the space station.  I won't say much about her or the other humans to not spoil how they fit in to the galactic politics.  But let's just say that Els is not afraid to do what ever it takes to get what she wants.  She is extremely charming. 

Bad Reputation by Joan Jett

Reza is also a human who arrives on the Yertina Feray.  He's got an easy laugh, a good spirit and really cares about Earth.  He looks like he could win any fight.

I am ATree by Guided By Voices

Caleb is the third human who arrives on the Yertina Feray.  Everything about him is soft. 

The Sky is in Love by Dallas Don

Brother Blue is the leader of the Children of Earth, a group that seeks to expand the human presence in the galaxy thought colonization.  He is extremely charasmatic and like all cult leaders, will do anything to fulfill his vision.

Anarchy in the UK by The Sex Pistols

Thado -  is a Dolmav, a species who look as though they belong underwater.  He has some tentacles and also a blowhole.   But with the nanites and on their own planet, they are perfectly capable of living above or under water.   He is in charge of the arboretum.  He is calm and slow and has a deep voice.

All is Calm by the Rachel's

Thanks Cecil! That was awesome! Love the Sex Pistols!!!

About Cecil:
Cecil Castellucci is the author of books and graphic novels for young adults including Boy Proof, The Plain Janes, First Day on Earth, The Year of the Beasts and Odd Duck. Her picture book, Grandma’s Gloves, won the California Book Award Gold Medal. Her short stories have been published in Strange Horizons, YARN, Tor.com, and various anthologies including, Teeth, After and Interfictions 2. She is the YA editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books, Children’s Correspondence Coordinator for The Rumpus and a two time Macdowell Fellow. She lives in Los Angeles.

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Tin Star Blog Tour Schedule

Monday February 17

My Bookish Ways

Tuesday February 18

Word Spelunking

Wednesday February 19

Paperback Princess

Thursday February 20

Working for the Mandroid

Friday February 21

ExLibris

Monday February 24

Read.Sleep.Repeat

Tuesday February 25

A Reader’s Adventure

Wednesday February 26

Two Chicks on Books

Thursday February 27

MacTeenBooks

Friday February 28

Jenna Does Books