Of Recs Lists and Summer Reading

August is here and people are off on vacation or thinking off where to head off to for their summer getaways before the fall arrives.  And that means, packing books to take with you.  Whether it’s stacking your eReaders full of the latest in new arrivals or old favorites, or stashing away those treasured hardbound or paperbacks in your luggage or knapsacks, it’s time to look over lists and make some choices.  That’s what all these wonderful recs have been leading up to…books you haven’t read yet, might have overlooked, or just plain want to read again during your vacation (note to self, start rereading Megan Derr’s Lost Gods series again asap)!  I hope we can keep adding to these lists all year long.  Plus more lists to rec to come!

I still have books to rec rattling around my brain in both categories so don’t be surprised to see these lists popping back up. Ugh, I need to be more organized here and add as I read.  Like that’s going to happen….

However, we had so many wonderful lists and books rec’d to us that we are choosing a reader in each category to receive a gift card. Here are our randomly chosen winners from each category:

Winner of the Gift Card is:

• Historical:  moondrawn (if moondrawn does not contact us within 5 days a new winner will be chosen)
• Science Fiction:  H.B.

🎉 Will each winner please write to Stella at scatteredthoughtsandroguewords@gmail.com and she will handle giving your your gift card.  Thanks!🎉

Part II – Soldiers/Warriors ~ Historical and Science Fiction Recommendations

There are so many wonderful stories that involve the past and the future with warriors and soldiers.  Let’s start our next series of lists.  Whether the author is Charlie Cochrane or Aleksandr Voinov, their stories will have you under their spells of soldiers past and future.

Science Fiction – Readers Recs

Angel’s Feather (Flyer Chronicles 1) by Alina Popescu
Mate of the Tyger Prince series by Shannon West
THIRDS series by Charlie Cochet
The Interscission Project series by Arshad Ahsanuddin
Body Option by Talya Andor

Song of the Navigator by Astrid Amara (Science Fiction)
Memory of Scorpions series by Aleksandr Voinov (Science Fiction)
The Borders War (5 books) by S.A. McAuley (Science Fiction)
Astrid Amara’s Policy of Lies series (A Policy of Lies & Trustworthy)
Strength of the Pack (The Tameness of the Wolf #1) by Kendall McKenna
The Sci-Regency series by JL Langley
The Hellgate series by Mel Keegan
Chaos Station series by Jenn Burke & Kelly Jensen
Dark Space series by Lisa Henry.

Historical/Other 

Lost In Time by A.L. Lester
The Pompeiian Horse by Gabbo De La Parra
The Lion of Palmyra by Julia von Rist
Semper Fi by Keira Andrews
Unnatural by Joanna Chambers
A Minor Inconvenience by Sarah Granger
On Wings of Song by Anne Barwell
Into Deep Waters by Kaje Harper
The Prince He Loved by Michael Barnette
Promises Made Under Fire by Charlie Cochrane (historical)/
Lovers in Arms by Osiris Brackhaus
Royal Navy series by Lee Rowan
Captain’s Surrender by Alex Beecroft
The Devil Lancer by Astrid Amara (historicalfantasy)

KJ Charles’s new Green Men series (Spectred Isle) historical paranormal
All Lessons Learned (Cambridge Fellows, #8) by Charlie Cochrane (devastating, but series must be read in order)
Lessons for Survivors (Cambridge Fellows, #9) by Charlie Cochrane (same note as above)
Seven Summer Nights by Harper Fox
The Soldier’s Scandal by Cat Sebastian.
Think of England by KJ Charles
The Auspicious Troubles of Chance by Charlie Cochet
Pirates of the Narrow Seas by M. Kei
Purgatory by Jeff Mann
Pat Barker’s Regeneration trilogy
The Lonely War by Alan Chin.

Fantasy Fiction Recommendation Time – Recs Part III

Fantasy Fiction Rec Time!  I have to admit fantasy fiction is one of my favorite types of fiction to read.  It takes me away to other worlds, introduced me to Fae, trolls, dwarfs, dragons! I’ve set sail across oceans and climbed mountains with so many authors and never has my thirst for this genre been quenched.

Some of my favorites?

The Lost Gods (5 books) by Megan Derr  5 stars every single one.
Endangered Fae Series (4 books, 2 stories) by Angel Martinez
No Ocean Too Deep by Leona Carver

This Week At Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Sunday, August 6:

• Of Recs Lists and Summer Reading
• This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Monday, August 7:

• DSP GUEST POST Ava Hayden on The Valentine’s Day Resolution
• Release and Review Tour: The Rhubarb Patch by Deanna Wadsworth
• RELEASE BLITZ and Giveaway: Weekend Getaway by Tamryn Eradani
• A MelanieM Review: The Rhubarb Patch by Deanna Wadsworth
• A Stella Release Day Review: Permanent Ink (Art & Soul #1) by Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn
• An Alisa Review: Nothing in Common, Except … by Edward Kendrick

Tuesday, August 8:

• INTERLUDE PRESS TOUR Absolutely Almost Perfect by Lissa Reed
• RIPTIDE TOUR & Giveaway: Making It by Christine d’Abo
• Antisocial by Heidi Cullinan Release Day Blog Tour
• A MelanieM Review: Love on the Boil (Love On # 5) by Neil Plakcy
• A MelanieM Review: Antisocial by Heidi Cullinan
• An Alisa Release Day Review: The Storm Lords by Ravon Silvius

Wednesday,  August 9:

• Blog Post – Patricia Logan – Thunder & Lightning
• DSP GUEST POST Ari McKay on Out of the Ashes
• REVIEW TOUR Roaring Waters (The Warfield Hotel Mysteries #3) by CJ Baty
• An Alisa Review: Roaring Waters (The Warfield Hotel Mysteries #3) by CJ Baty
• A MelanieM Release Day Review: Wheat Kings and Pretty Things by C.S. Wiley
• An Ali Audiobook Review: Setting the Hook (Love’s Charter #1) by Andrew Grey and Greg Tremblay (Narrator)
• A Barb the Zany Old Lady Review: Get a Grip (Bluewater Bay #19) by L.A. Witt

Thursday, August 10:

• Release Blitz – KA Merikan – My Dark Knight (Kings Of Hell MC #2)
• RIPTIDE TOUR and Giveaway: Permanent Ink by Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn
• HARMONY INK GUEST POST Jo Ramsey
• A Jeri Review: Controlled Burn by Erin McLellan
• A Lila Review: Elemental Hope (Warlocks #2) by L.M. Somerton
• A MelanieM Review: House of Cards (Porthkennack #4) by Garrett Leigh
• An Alisa Review: Needing Seth by Shawn Lane

Friday, August 11:

• Felice Stevens Audio Tour and Review for After the Fire
• BLOG TOUR Chasing Ghosts by M.K. Hardy
• BLOG TOUR Dali by E.M. Hamill
• Review Tour – KC Wells’ Satin (A Material World #2)
• A Caryn Release Day Review: The Long and Winding Road (Bear, Otter, and the Kid #4) by T.J. Klune
• A Ali Audiobook Review:  After the Fire by Felice Stevens
• A Barb the Zany Old Lady Review: Satin (A Material World #2) by KC Wells

Saturday, August 12:

• Release Blitz – Nell Iris – Cinnamon Eyes
• A MelanieM Review: The Heart of the Lost Star by Megan Derr