YA Books Central | Jesikah Sundin | Activity https://yabookscentral.com/members/jesikah2/activity/ Activity feed for Jesikah Sundin. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:06:16 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 793077fb20f620c615da2951c13894d7 Jesikah Sundin added Gamemaster (The Biodome Chronicles #3) to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/43153/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:32:02 -0400
]]> 0 1eee0b60f9942b9ceb3dc0c6472f63c9 Jesikah Sundin added Transitions: Novella Collection (The Biodome Chronicles #2.5) to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/42997/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:30:35 -0400
]]> 0 71b3d0a5a20f72f19309bcb952c4a1b9 Jesikah Sundin added Elements (The Biodome Chronicles #2) to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/42996/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:30:35 -0400
]]> 0 22809c52cd39fd412c44eb11bad8ce62 Jesikah Sundin added Legacy (The Biodome Chronicles #1) to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/42995/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:30:35 -0400
]]> 0 2a484a323ace40758ef8b60a5a4814eb Jesikah Sundin added Legacy (The Biodome Chronicles #1) to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/42964/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:30:12 -0400
]]> 0 12eee9a2bdd221f8f8525a8a4afad1de Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Whew! Her latest heart-thumping adventure left me winded. "I […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/19750/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:43:13 -0500 Whew! Her latest heart-thumping adventure left me winded.
“I crack my knuckles and shake out my fingers. To quote The Grey, ‘Once more into the fray.'”

Sidonie Rubin . . . ahem . . . Sid, is at it again! This time, she’s plunging into another game. One not of the live action variety, but one that still affects actual lives.

“I know, deep down,…Read more

]]> 0 f4f1bd5bd489ee5bbc58b39595bcfca8 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Hilarious and refershing I read a TON of fae fiction and A […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17351/ Sun, 14 Jan 2018 21:28:30 -0500 Hilarious and refershing
I read a TON of fae fiction and A WICKED TRILOGY by Jennifer L. Armentrout is so hilarious and refershing. I absolutely adore Ivy’s inner dialogue and Tink’s antics. And Ren? *swoons*

Definitely a fun read!

]]> 0 6ecdfcfc7cd5d329616b6075697058a1 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Beautifully fun Japanese-like Fantasy "The moon cannot […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17349/ Sun, 14 Jan 2018 21:23:58 -0500 Beautifully fun Japanese-like Fantasy
“The moon cannot enslave the sun, nor make the day its mistress.”

I absolutely loved this dark yet playful romp through an ancient Japanese-like fantasy culture. As an anime fan and gamer, I found this YA tale refreshing and somewhat original when compared to the other coming-of-age adventure stories out…Read more

]]> 0 126a9bbf8f72ffb9cacd898769905501 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: GORGEOUS book! This is one of the most beautifully written […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17348/ Sun, 14 Jan 2018 21:21:20 -0500 GORGEOUS book!
This is one of the most beautifully written books I’ve read in a long, long while. I found myself re-reading sentences and paragraphs for the sheer pleasure of their worded beauty. The fair ones were disturbing monsters of life and death, a perfect representation of the circle of life — a nice return to the pagan origins of the…Read more

]]> 0 95d820ff6588d747b166de1a9e172522 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Haunting tale that kept me glued to the page! BLOODLINE began […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17347/ Sun, 14 Jan 2018 21:09:46 -0500 Haunting tale that kept me glued to the page!
BLOODLINE began with a viral pandemic which turns the human body and mind into a host. Although I enjoyed the story from the beginning, it wasn’t until around the 25% mark that I became engaged when events turned from activities of daily living to surviving a paranormal apocalypse.

The Egyptian t…Read more

]]> 0 d771aa8d737d9e26432cba21ff7a39ee Jesikah Sundin posted an update: A fantasy spin on a Roman empire world Looooooved this book. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16778/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:31:50 -0400 A fantasy spin on a Roman empire world
Looooooved this book. I devoured each page. Savored every word. The writing is gorgeous. The characters are flawed but sympathetic. I really enjoyed the fantasy spin on a Roman empire world. It. Was. Intense.

This is probably one of my favorite mainstream YA fantasy reads in awhile.

Highly recommended.

]]> 0 bb43334f0d552189d4cb97b2091bac79 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: An Ember in the Ashes Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16777/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:31:07 -0400 An Ember in the Ashes

Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with…Read more

]]> 0 3221980e805bc846005804029f0dd9a1 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Unique, dark, and gripping! LOVE. THIS. BOOK. Looooooooove! […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16776/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:29:54 -0400 Unique, dark, and gripping!
LOVE. THIS. BOOK. Looooooooove! I’m not sure I’ll make it to September when the second book is released.

I could write more of all the things I loved about it, but really, it was everything.

One of my favorite reads in 2017.

]]> 0 38d08fc09575515a6bd992dfc14c2638 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Three Dark Crowns Fans of acclaimed author Kendare Blake’s A […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16775/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:28:59 -0400 Three Dark Crowns
Fans of acclaimed author Kendare Blake’s Anna Dressed in Blood will devour her latest novel, a dark and inventive fantasy about three sisters who must fight to the death to become queen. In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a c…Read more

]]> 0 13484de4d82f8849ad0ca18bc698c312 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: I found this book irresistible What a ride! As a Poe […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16774/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:27:57 -0400 I found this book irresistible
What a ride! As a Poe enthusiast, I found this book irresistible. I struggled to put it down. And, when I did, I found myself thinking about it. LOVED the excerpts from various Poe writings and how they melded into the story arc. LOVED the dark, twisted romance. LOVED the author’s writing.

*le sigh*

Isobel is…Read more

]]> 0 304f94ebacbd9c11d77d8ea3edb1889c Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Love this series! I'm in love with this book series. LOVE. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16773/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:26:16 -0400 Love this series!
I’m in love with this book series. LOVE. The world building, the story, the characters… *book nerd heart sigh*

Highly recommended epic fantasy read. Or, as Leigh Bardugo calls it: Tsarpunk.

Ok. Time to go crush over book three, Ruin and Rising.

]]> 0 b0c89483871d04895f60d328728e908b Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Siege and Storm (Grisha Trilogy #2) Darkness never […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16772/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:26:03 -0400 Siege and Storm (Grisha Trilogy #2)
Darkness never dies.

Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow…Read more

]]> 0 b474d62a1978191ebaeea4c4f59bf90d Jesikah Sundin posted an update: I am now officially in a state of end-of-book-series […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16771/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:23:58 -0400 I am now officially in a state of end-of-book-series mourning.
I am now officially in a state of end-of-book-series mourning. I shall don my book nerd black armband and grapple for meaning in the world once more. *gazes wistfully out window*

Beautiful. The ending ripped me open and filled me simultaneously. I cried. I won’t lie. Then, I smiled.…Read more

]]> 0 a795bcf94df0fb91285a9628f4faeb98 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Ruin and Rising (Grisha Trilogy #3) The capital has fallen. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16770/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:23:39 -0400 Ruin and Rising (Grisha Trilogy #3)
The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation’s fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection…Read more

]]> 0 5ef446ccb2a79ba5abf7f7441f0309fa Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Everything was good but the ending... **spoiler alert** This. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16769/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:21:49 -0400 Everything was good but the ending…
**spoiler alert** This. Was. AMAZING! I love psychological thrillers and gothic tales. However, the ending left me … uncomfortable.

The more I think about Tella the more pissed off I become. I feel like the story’s message about abuse was invalidated by the way Tella got away with gaslighting Scarlett. I…Read more

]]> 0 be3ba20dc0ee4df83c827d0521bbe4c4 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle #1) “There are only two reasons a […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16768/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:18:31 -0400 The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle #1)
“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue…Read more

]]> 0 306ff9054a7254410aa8e32e19721834 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: THIS story owns my heart. OWNS it. I'm struggling for words […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16767/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:16:38 -0400 THIS story owns my heart. OWNS it.
I’m struggling for words to adequately describe my experience while reading this phenomenal story.

All I know is that a piece of my heart now belongs to “The sky and the sand and the sea and Corr” and I don’t want it back.

]]> 0 d10f7202ad56fa92f5c50c4054c1b446 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: The Scorpio Races It happens at the start of every […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16766/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:16:08 -0400 The Scorpio Races

It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep,…Read more

]]> 0 c55986eaf71c985888c2efa14464df41 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: An unforgettable road trip of horror and hope In a world of […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16765/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:10:24 -0400 An unforgettable road trip of horror and hope
In a world of constant noise and busy lives, it is horrifying to think it could be silenced by a mysterious virus. Radios, TV’s, cell phones and social media still exist, but they are on repeat, and it appears no one has survived to answer calls or Facebook updates. Until survivors begin to emerge,…Read more

]]> 0 e9e02d6111deceae9d2bb0809cb4acf0 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: All Is Silence What if death forgot you? Lizzie, a suicidal […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16764/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:09:42 -0400 All Is Silence
What if death forgot you?

Lizzie, a suicidal teen-age girl, barely navigates her own life. Then everything falls apart. In an apocalyptic land nearly deserted by disease, she lacks reasons to live until a shocking turn of events reveals a phone number. Her call pulls her dangerously cross-country to meet a stranger she thought was…Read more

]]> 0 e506903709b39f81bb641a7059619cb5 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Disturbing, mysterious, and darkly romantic WOW. Just wow. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16763/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:06:17 -0400 Disturbing, mysterious, and darkly romantic
WOW. Just wow.

I’ll be honest … I dove into this book after skimming the synopsis. But I selected it because I loved the cover and the title. The premise was an amazing bonus.

The writing was lush and descriptive without being overhanded. So beautiful! I sank into each page effortlessly and lost…Read more

]]> 0 42d32d54bd0b90799f627893c6650a51 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Ember Burning: Trinity Forest Book 1 Senior year was supposed […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16762/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:05:07 -0400 Ember Burning: Trinity Forest Book 1
Senior year was supposed to be great–that’s what Ember’s friend Maddie promised at the beginning of the year. Instead, Ember Trouvé spends the year drifting in and out of life like a ghost, haunted by her parents’ recent, tragic death. At home, she pores over her secret obsession: pictures of missing kids–…Read more

]]> 0 e373624b1fef8f10b2f3ca5062c9c4bf Jesikah Sundin posted an update: READ. THIS. BOOK. Vividly written and a fantastic […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16761/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:03:50 -0400 READ. THIS. BOOK. Vividly written and a fantastic character!
“And you want to know something else, something truly freaky? It is absolutely amazing how much stuff can flit through your brain while you are plunging to your death.”

Thus begins this rambling, geeky tale of undeveloped teenage brains. A corseted murder. Story yarns riddling from the…Read more

]]> 0 ce20b3b612bbbc3645f98f60b7421c7b Jesikah Sundin posted an update: On A LARP "And I promise you, if I somehow manage to survive […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16760/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:02:43 -0400 On A LARP
“And I promise you, if I somehow manage to survive this act of immature-brain-encased-in-unbelievable-stupidity, I will gladly tell you exactly how I got here.”

Which, for the record, is chasing a dark-web killer through the middle of a live action role-playing game, better known as a LARP.

On a LARP introduces readers to…Read more

]]> 0 4885823098633279f76eeaefdce247e1 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Enthralling, Suspenseful, and Heartfelt -- perfect combo! I […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16759/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:00:16 -0400 Enthralling, Suspenseful, and Heartfelt — perfect combo!
I love sister stories, regardless of genre. But an epic fantasy featuring a badass, blade-wielding assassin and a princess destined to become war queen? THE BEST.

Amaskan’s Blood by Raven Oak was every bit as enthralling as I had hoped, and more. From the very first page, I wasn’t sure…Read more

]]> 0 d4a72362326dd2c027de62a8fa6b68d3 Jesikah Sundin posted an update: Amaskan's Blood Her name was Adelei. She was a master in her […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16758/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 20:59:31 -0400 Amaskan’s Blood
Her name was Adelei. She was a master in her field, one of the feared Order of Amaska. Those who were a danger to the Little Dozen Kingdoms wound up dead by her hand. The Order sends her deep into the Kingdom of Alexander, away from her home in Sadai, and into the hands of the Order’s worst enemy–her father.

The job is nothing…Read more

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