#Scythe (Dimension Drift Worlds series) by Christina Bauer

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Blog Tour + #Review: ALIEN MINDS by Christina Bauer!

Welcome to Book-Keeping and my stop on the Xpresso Tours blog tour for Alien Minds by Christina Bauer! This fun, unique sci-fi novel just released on 23 April from Monster House Books, and I’ve got all the details for you today, along with my review and a giveaway. So let’s get started!

About the Book

title: Alien Minds (Dimension Drift #1) author: Christina Bauer publisher: Monster House Books release date: 23 April 2019

DIVERGENT meets OCEAN’S EIGHT in this urban fantasy heist!

On my seventeenth birthday, I wake up in the hospital to find I just survived a sketchy but terrible accident. My parents stand by my bedside—both are beautiful, wealthy, and super-nice. They tell me that once I leave the hospital, I’ll attend the prestigious ECHO Academy, where I’ll churn out equations for the government along with my mega-smart peers.

So, I’m living the perfect life.

Then why does everything feel all wrong?

My parents, my house and even ECHO Academy…none of it fits. Plus, what’s up with Thorne, my brooding yet yummy classmate who keeps telling me I need to remember my true past, which seems to have included a lot of us kissing? That’s one thing I’d really like to remember, except for the fact that I’m pretty sure Thorne is hiding a ton of nasty secrets of his own, including the fact that he may not be from this world. But considering how my own past seems alien to me, it’s not like I can judge. Plus, Thorne has dimples. That’s a problem.

And worst of all, why does it feel so yucky to work on these calculations for the government? It’s all supposed to be part of ECHO, but my heart tells me that I’m helping something truly terrible come to pass. Thorne seems to think that kissing him again will release my real memories.

Maybe it’s time to pucker up.

“Appealing and engaging. Love the strong female character!” – Arlene’s Book Reviews

This new series is perfect for: fans of urban fantasy, action & adventure, cool science, evil corporations, forbidden romance and hot new classmates who may or may not be aliens.

Add to Goodreads: Alien Minds (Dimension Drift #1) Purchase the Book: Amazon | B&N | Google Play | iBooks | Kobo

Other Book(s) in Series:

title: SCYTHE (Dimension Drift Prequels #1) author: Christina Bauer publisher: Monster House Books release date: 24 April 2018

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title: Umbra (Dimension Drift Prequels #2) author: Christina Bauer publisher: Monster House Books release date: 26 March 2019

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About the Author

Christina Bauer knows how to tell stories about kick-ass women. In her best selling Angelbound series, the heroine is a part-demon girl who loves to fight in Purgatory’s Arena and falls in love with a part-angel prince. This young adult best seller has driven more than 500,000 ebook downloads and 9,000 reviews on Goodreads and retailers.

Bauer has also told the story of the Women’s March on Washington by leading PR efforts for the Massachusetts Chapter. Her pre-event press release—the only one sent out on a major wire service—resulted in more than 19,000 global impressions and redistribution by over 350 different media entities including the Associated Press.

Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.

Connect with Christina: Website | Goodreads | Facebook | Twitter

My 3.5-Star Review

What fun it was to read Alien Minds, a unique sci-fi full of snark and humor, along with a healthy dose of slow-burn romance! While you certainly don’t have to read the prequel stories first, I would suggest doing so, just because you get the fullest picture of the story going in to Alien Minds. I loved meeting Meimi and her friends in Scythe and learning more about Thorne, his brothers, and their home world in Umbra. It was easy to jump right in to Alien Minds because I knew he players and knew what was going on -- but again, you don’t have to read the prequels to enjoy this one. The story behind the Dimension Drift series is unique and fresh, and I really love the voice and characters. There’s so much great humor and snark that made this a delight to read. I also really love the idea of the Sentient and want to know even more about them. 

I will say the ONLY reason I would give  Alien Minds 3.5 stars instead of 4 is that it could really use one more round of edits to polish it into a diamond. But if you don’t mind little errors and want to go along for a fun thrill ride, I highly recommend picking up Alien Minds! It’s a quick read that will provide you with lots of laughs, cool technology, swoony alien boys, and an awesome group of characters you’ll absolutely root for.

Rating: 3.5 stars (will round up to 4 on sites that don’t allow half stars)

**Disclosure: I received an early e-copy of this book for purposes of this blog tour. This review is voluntary on my part and reflects my honest rating and review.

About the Giveaway

Enter to win a copy of Alien Minds (print or e-book), a meteorite necklace, a space fidget spinner, and more! This one is open internationally (yay!), and ends 29 April 2019. Enter via the Rafflecopter below, and good luck! (This giveaway is run by the author, not Xpresso Book Tours.)

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Scythe (Dimension Drift Worlds #1) 

By Christina Bauer

Publication date: April 24th 2018 Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy, Young Adult

Synopsis:

“Fans of A Wrinkle in Time can’t miss Dimension Drift!” – Christina Trevaskis, The Book Matchmaker

Truth time. I go to a Learning Squirrel High School. Don’t judge.

On second thought, judge away. Learning Squirrel is one step above attending class in a junkyard. But what do you expect? Everything’s made out of garbage these days. At least, I have my freelance work to keep Mom and me housed, clothed, and fed. How? I’m your regular high school science geek for hire, except my work manipulates space-time. The good news is that these gigs pay really well; the bad news is that the government likes to kill people like me. Whatever. I’m not worried; hiding from their detection systems is easy for me.

Then I screw up one of my illegal projects. Badly.

In fact, things go so sideways that my house slips into two-dimensional space-time. The shift only lasts for a few seconds, but that’s long enough to set off a dozen government alarms. If those goons track me down, Mom and I are as good as dead. Long story short, I need to pay someone off, hide the evidence, and keep us safe.

Unfortunately, that means asking the Scythe for help. He runs the local underground crime scene and has absolutely no conscience…Or at least, I’m pretty sure he doesn’t. It’s hard to think straight when a guy’s that hot in an ‘evil Mafioso kingpin’ kind of way. Most importantly, the Scythe is a crime lord who can conceal my slip-up with a few clicks on his minion’s computer keyboards. But the man has his price. In this case, the Scythe wants me to finish a certain dimensional prototype for him in twenty-four hours. I can do it, but it might mean Learning Squirrel High gets blown up in the process. Oh yes, and there’s also my new hot classmate who may or may not be an alien…and he says he’ll do anything to help me.

This job won’t be easy, but I’ve gotten out of worse scrapes. Maybe.

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Excerpt:

The Scythe

“Here’s what happened,” I say. “The Ozymandias factory slipped into two-dimensional space-time for a little while. It’s showing up as a nuclear blast to the Authority because no one’s gone 2-D before.”

“I don’t like Merciless crawling all over my part of the state, Meimi. The Scythe pays big money to stay off grid.”

“I’m sorry. Mom wanted to work the drift and—” I stop myself before saying anything about aliens or finding Luci. “—I guess we got caught up. Please clean things up for me, like you did with RCM1.”

Muscles flicker along Fritz’s thick neck. “Not so easy this time, Meims. You’re coming to me with a major science crime and all of twenty minutes to cover it up.” He narrows his eyes. “And all because you flipped an entire factory into two dimensional space-time.” Fritz presses some buttons on the top of his desk. “Did you hear that, boss?”

My stomach seems to tumble through the floor. Fritz has been transmitting our conversation to the Scythe.

A crackle sounds over the intercom. A deep, silky voice fills the small room. “Bring her in.” I’d know that tone anywhere.

The Scythe.

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Author Bio:

Christina Bauer knows how to tell stories about kick-ass women. In her best selling Angelbound series, the heroine is a part-demon girl who loves to fight in Purgatory’s Arena and falls in love with a part-angel prince. This young adult best seller has driven more than 500,000 ebook downloads and 9,000 reviews on Goodreads and retailers. The first three books in the series are now available as audiobooks on Audible and iTunes. Bauer has also told the story of the Women’s March on Washington by leading PR efforts for the Massachusetts Chapter. Her pre-event press release—the only one sent out on a major wire service—resulted in more than 19,000 global impressions and redistribution by over 350 different media entities including the Associated Press.  Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby. Stalk Christina On Social Media – She Loves It!

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