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[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Dngrsone

I see what you did there...

I was waiting for someone to catch that

[Dngrsone]

Meh, I'll bite the Hooke and download ATLAS too...

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Dngrsone

Meh, I'll bite the Hooke and download ATLAS too...

My turn:

I see what you did there

[Krazykiwi]

Well, I tried 600 Hours of Edward... and despite not expecting to, I loved it, it wasn't at all like I expected, and the protagonist is totally endearing. So much so I might even go buy the follow-up.

[Dngrsone]

Reading ATLAS now... so far, it is a typical intro to the space military thing, but the writing doesn't suck.

[wandalynn]

Originally Posted by Krazykiwi

Well, I tried 600 Hours of Edward... and despite not expecting to, I loved it, it wasn't at all like I expected, and the protagonist is totally endearing. So much so I might even go buy the follow-up.

I've read both so I can say you won't be disappointed with the second book.

[Dngrsone]

Finished ATLAS by Isaac Hooke.

This one is not terrible. The author may have gone through basic training, but I'm leaning more toward the idea that he just did some fairly thorough research (the use of 'sir' is a bit off in places).

At any rate, it is a first-person science-fiction about a man who joins an elite group of commandos who happen to have 'mecha' as one of their tools in trade (called ATLAS in the book). The story follows the young man from his humble beginnings as an illegal immigrant to a country who drafts said illegals into their military, and he goes through (space) Navy boot camp, and then through the future equivalent of SEAL training. Finally, about two-thirds of the way through the book, they actually go on a mission into space and things go into the toilet. Being former military myself, and having known people who have gone through BUD/S, this was acceptable reading, though it did take up the majority of the novel.

The ending was good, I and will consider reading one of the other books.

TL;DR: if you don't care to read about going through boot camp and special forces training, then don't read this book.

[Manabi]

Originally Posted by Dngrsone

The story follows the young man from his humble beginnings as an illegal immigrant to a country who drafts said illegals into their military, and he goes through (space) Navy boot camp, and then through the future equivalent of SEAL training.

When I first read through that sentence, my brain decided to interpret it as "[H]e goes into the future for (space) Navy boot camp..." Now I'm disappointed that isn't true, because that sounds like a pretty neat plot.

[Alohamora]

Originally Posted by Krazykiwi

Well, I tried 600 Hours of Edward... and despite not expecting to, I loved it, it wasn't at all like I expected, and the protagonist is totally endearing. So much so I might even go buy the follow-up.

Thanks for the micro-review. I went ahead and got 600 hours. I was pleasantly surprised to find that you get the audio version too.

[Dngrsone]

Originally Posted by Manabi

When I first read through that sentence, my brain decided to interpret it as "[H]e goes into the future for (space) Navy boot camp..." Now I'm disappointed that isn't true, because that sounds like a pretty neat plot.

Hah... if I had the time, I'd write it myself.

[ATDrake]

Just a reminder that this is probably the last day to pick up one of the monthly selections if you haven't already.

[Froide]

They're out! Here are the August 2016 Samsung Book Deals selections from the Kindle store (in the order in which Amazon presented them). Click on Samsung Book Deals to learn how this works.

• Letters to Love by Soraya Lane
  Genres: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction
  Regular Kindle Price: $6.57

Product Description:

When her sister Lila and brother-in-law Gray are killed in a tragic accident, Bella is named as guardian to her two young nephews. Then she discovers that she’s expected to co-parent with Gray’s best friend, and grief turns to shock. Noah has always driven her crazy, and Bella’s sure the arrogant, handsome Navy SEAL is the last person she wants to share a life with.

Just as it seems they’ll never see eye to eye, letters from Lila start to arrive—letters she wrote in case they ever ended up in this situation. And so the reluctant couple follows her instructions, spending ever more time together as part of their unexpected, unconventional family.

Forced into an impossible situation, will these letters from the past bring them together? Life as We Know It meets P.S. I Love You in this heartwarming story of loss, grief, family and love.

• Rewinder (Rewinder Series Book 1) by Brett Battles
  Genres/Rank by Genre:
  
  #25 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Teen & Young Adult > Mysteries & Thrillers > Science Fiction
  #41 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Teen & Young Adult > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Time Travel
  #44 in Books > Teens > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Time Travel
  
  Regular Kindle Price: $3.99

Product Description

You will never read Denny Younger’s name in any history book, but the world as you know it wouldn’t be the same without him. Denny was born into one of the lowest rungs of society, but his bleak fortunes changed the day the mysterious Upjohn Institute recruited him. The role: “verifier of personal histories.” The job title: Rewinder. After accepting the offer, Denny discovers he’ll have to do his research in person…by traveling through time.

Using a device capable of opening a portal into any era from the past, Denny is sent back to serve as an eyewitness to significant moments in human history. But as he journeys across the centuries, he begins to suspect that his missions to “observe and report” have a much darker purpose. When a time jump drops Denny into the midst of a rebellion, he finds himself in over his head in a deadly game where even the smallest choices can have catastrophic consequences.

Armed only with his wits and his time-travel device, Denny’s adventures take readers on a pulse-pounding journey of page-turning twists. But will everything he’s got be enough?

• The Towers of Tuscany by Carol M. Cram
  Genres/Rank by Genre:
  
  #29 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction > Italian
  #54 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Literary Fiction > Biographical
  #100 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction > Biographical
  
  Regular Kindle Price: $3.99

Product Description:

Sofia is trained in secret as a painter in her father’s workshop during a time when women did not paint openly. She loves her work, but her restless spirit leads her to betray her extraordinary gifts to marry a man who comes to despise her for not producing a son.

After Sofia’s father is crushed by his own fresco during an attack motivated by a vendetta, Sofia realizes she must escape her loveless marriage. She flees to Siena, where, disguised as a boy, she paints again. When her work attracts the notice of a nobleman who discovers the woman under the dirty smock, Sofia is faced with a choice that nearly destroys her.

Meticulously researched settings and compelling characters are united with a strong heroine in this rich portrait of medieval Italy.

Revised edition: This edition of The Towers of Tuscany includes editorial revisions.

A Cold and Broken Hallelujahh (Long Beach Homicide) by Tyler Dilts

• A Cold and Broken Hallelujah by Tyler Dilts
  Genres:Rank by Genre:
  
  #325 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Police Procedurals
  #382 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Police Procedurals
  #1499 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Suspense
  
  Regular Kindle Price: $4.99

Product Description:

On a sweltering September night, Long Beach Homicide Detective Danny Beckett is called to a grisly crime scene at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. A defenseless homeless man has been burned to death by three teenagers with gang ties. The suspects are already in custody, and the evidence is overwhelming—but when one suspect’s brother is targeted for murder, Danny starts to think there may be more to this seemingly clear-cut case. Obsessed with discovering the true identity of the victim, a gentle vagrant who may have been hiding a tortured past, Danny and his team start to uncover a high-reaching conspiracy that puts them all at risk—and threatens to open new wounds that could cut even deeper than Danny’s old ones.

[Manabi]

I went with Rewinder, it sounds kind of interesting. I tend to like time travel stories too.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Manabi

I went with Rewinder, it sounds kind of interesting. I tend to like time travel stories too.

Same here. You gotta quit picking the same books I do. It ruins monkey's uniqueness.

[Froide]

I chose A Cold and Broken Hallelujah.