Sky Ghosts: The night before ~ review

Format: Ebook (.mobi)

Size: 2000 KB
Publication date: 03 Aug 2016
Language: English

Publisher: Amazon

For centuries, Sky Ghosts have been hiding their differences from humans, living among them in secret. Their powers, skills, and the gift of flight turned them into the best protectors the human elite could ever have. But for every one of them who believes in fair work and duty, there are ten more who use their power to prey on the weak and avoid justice. They're called Sky Beasts, and the war between them and the New York Sky Ghosts Headquarters has reached a fevered pitch.

Patricia aka Pain is known as the “kill first, ask questions later” kind of girl. An urban legend at twenty-one, she helps to secure the Headquarters’ future in her own way - by slaughtering Beasts in between working bodyguard jobs. When a certain gang leader resurfaces on the gloomy Brooklyn outskirts, she makes a plan, which includes her big sword, her best friend, and good old improvisation.
There’s only one minor detail - it all sounds too good to not be a trap.

★★★★★

Yet again this book was sent to me for an honest review, but you can still get it for free on Amazon and boy should you do it! This book is just a something I would call a Prologue to the Sky Ghost series, but despite it shortness it isn't lacking anything any other books have.

It was stunning, it was funny with the all present humor of the characters which won't disappoint you ever. I had hard time to keep the grin of my face while reading the short story in public. Also the storytelling was great and I have to say I put down another book I have been reading just to finish this one because it was so much captivating, much appreciated page-turner.

The descriptions and dialogues didn't lack a thing and were every bit hilarious. I know I'm repeating myself but there are no other words I would say about this book. Maybe the rollercoaster of emotions especially my concern over one specific character (you know which one, Engellmann!!! I still didn't get over it >.<)

Anyway, I would recommend this book to kids, although I'm not sure if there was any foul language used, would have to check. But go read it if you haven't, it's so much worth it. Besides it's FREE guys PREVIEW ;)

TBR Tuesday ~ SKY GHOSTS: THE NIGHT BEFORE (# 0.5)

Sky Ghosts: The night before

Release Date: August 3, 2016

File Size: 2000 KB
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publication Date: August 3, 2016
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B01JOC3GBY
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray:
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Word Wise: Enabled
Lending: Enabled
Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled

Synopsis:

For centuries, Sky Ghosts have been hiding their differences from humans, living among them in secret. Their powers, skills, and the gift of flight turned them into the best protectors the human elite could ever have. But for every one of them who believes in fair work and duty, there are ten more who use their power to prey on the weak and avoid justice. They're called Sky Beasts, and the war between them and the New York Sky Ghosts Headquarters has reached a fevered pitch.
Patricia aka Pain is known as the “kill first, ask questions later” kind of girl. An urban legend at twenty-one, she helps to secure the Headquarters’ future in her own way - by slaughtering Beasts in between working bodyguard jobs. When a certain gang leader resurfaces on the gloomy Brooklyn outskirts, she makes a plan, which includes her big sword, her best friend, and good old improvisation.
There’s only one minor detail - it all sounds too good to not be a trap.

Sky Ghosts: The Night Before is a short standalone story, serving as a free preview to the Sky Ghosts series. A crossover between Urban Fantasy and Action Comedy, it's suitable both for adults and young adults.

Sky Ghosts is for those who enjoy
- Fantasy novels not centered on romance
- Secret organizations and assassin fantasy
- Themes of brotherhood, duty, and honor

You may like it if you're a fan of
- Suicide Squad and Deadpool
- The Avengers, Buffy, and all things Joss Whedon
- The A-Team, X-Men, and Arrow

Warning: the book contains strong language, graphic violence, and unhealthy doses of black humor

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Alexandra Engellmann is a full-time Fantasy and Action writer. She spends her free time nerding out on movies, fangirling, tweeting way too much, and occasionally riding her mountain bike.

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The Sky Ghosts series by Alexandra Engellmann (Blog tour and giveaway)

Fill this simple Google form to sign up for the giveaway. Five winners will receive the first two books of the Sky Ghosts series in any ebook format and have a chance to read the rest of the series for free. Giveaway ends on December 1^st.

Title: Sky Ghosts / Author: Alexandra Engellmann / Genre: Urban fantasy / Action / Romance

Sky Ghosts: All for One (Sky Ghosts #1)

Jane and Pain are Sky Ghosts – and they kill for a living. Highly trained bodyguards by day, they patrol the New York streets at night to keep the city safe from their enemies, Sky Beasts. One night they save two young men from their enemies’ blades and find themselves in the middle of a war. As they put their lives at stake to save their wards, the main mystery remains unsolved: why would the Beasts hunt two ordinary human boys?

Spellbinding and violent, Alexandra Engellmann’s Sky Ghosts series is exactly what Urban fantasy fans are looking for – a blend of action, humor, mystery, and a unique magic system.

“Sky Ghosts is a great mixture of sword-fighting, humor, wit, sexual tension, and “imperfect romance” that brilliantly lets the readers feel like the characters, while supernatural, are fairly ordinary people underneath it all.” – Joe Jackson, author of the Eve of Redemption series

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Sky Ghosts: Marco (Sky Ghosts #1.5)

It was hate at first sight. She broke chairs on his head, and in return he broke her bones.

When Marco joined the New York Sky Ghosts Headquarters, he expected trouble. What he didn’t expect was a girl half his size that would turn his life into hell. They spilled too much of each other’s blood for any hope for reconciliation. How did it happen that they ended up spilling blood for each other on a daily basis?

“I laughed a lot while reading Marco. The silly teenage nature of him and Pain combined with their stubborn natures and violent streaks made for some suitably hilarious and cringe worthy scenes.” – Belart Wright, author of the Average Joe series

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Sky Ghosts: Marco ~ review

Format: E-book (.mobi) | 67 pages

File size: 811 KB 

Publication date: 26 Aug 2015

Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.

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It was hate at first sight. She broke chairs on his head, and in return he broke her bones. When Marco joined the New York Sky Ghosts Headquarters, he expected trouble. What he didn't expect was a girl half his size that would turn his life into hell. They spilled too much of each other's blood for any hope for reconciliation. How did it happen that they ended up spilling blood for each other on a daily basis? Sky Ghosts: Marco is the second book in the Sky Ghosts series, a young adult urban fantasy for fans of sword fighting and the superhero genre. If you liked Sky Ghosts: All for One, this short story is a must-read before the second part of the trilogy.

★★★★★

What can I say? Prequel, but recommended to be read after the first book didn't disappoint me any bit. It was humorous, it had beautifully described fight scenes. Mystery and plot. Every single thing was perfect.

The book gives good insight into how Marco appeared in the book and the explanation of the quarells between Pain and him. Being my favourite character so far I was taken aback how different he acted in the first book compared to this one. And the humour. Oh I was laughing at the little shopping trip and all the pranks they pulled at each other.

The author got the perfect balance between action and humour, making the book one-sit read. Keep up the good work, Engellman! You have a heels-over-head fan ♥. Except for one thing. Too. Freaking. Short. 67 pages? I...yeah I could have finished it within like 2 hours...I can't wait for the second book to come out. 

Sky Ghosts: All for one ~ review

Format: E-book (.mobi) | 355 pages

File size: 1 346 KB 

Publication date: 07 Dec 2014

Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.

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Under the cover of night, unseen in their black gear against the black sky, there are Sky Ghosts - warriors and assassins, who have been hiding among humans for centuries, revealing their supernatural abilities only to the human elite. They are bodyguards of the highest level and protectors of their cities at night, when they hunt those who chose the dark side, Sky Beasts. In New York City, there are two fighters that Sky Beasts hate more than anyone - Jane and Pain, two sisters who don't think twice about beheading a Beast or two. One night, they save two boys from their enemies' blades, and since that moment, their lives are effectively ruined. The whole Sky Beasts gang is now after them, and not only the boys are in danger, but everybody the sisters love and care about. As a war threatens to break out, the main mystery remains unsolved: why would the Beasts hunt two ordinary human boys?

★★★★★

Over all this book was great if I look at it as a whole. But there were some parts I didn't like very much. Still it is a great read, last few chapters kept me reading it, despite the fact I have to study for tests!

Alright so the prologue was really impressive, leaving me in guesses who wants what with whom. And it helped me to get involved with the book. Yet there was a bit too big time gap between the first chapter and the prologue, had me confused for a while of what's going on. One thing I would like to point out is that there was excessive use of the word reverie at the very beginning. But to be honest it got better later on and i can't blame the author. I couldn't come up with many synonyms I would use instead of it.

Characters were believable, had flaws, perfectly developed. There was a variety of them. The one that is mysterious, one you can't do anything about but simply love, and there are also those you simply hate. (Take it Dave, you simple moron! I can't recall him doing anything helpful for the entirety of the book.)

Descriptions didn't take long to create pictures in my mind. Simple is sometimes the best. I liked how she moved from action to calmness and then to romance between the characters. Looks like Chad and Pain are going to be one of my OTPs. (silly face) , also Ryan and Jane..pity she doesn't see it.

To conclude. Yes I would read it again and Yes I would recommend it to other Young Adult readers. Pity is you can't have a physical copy. The cover is so beautiful and i can't wait to hop into the #1.5 book about Marco. I already fell in love with him in the first book. And  I would like to say huge thanks for the author sending it to me, big hugs. Without that comment on Goodreads I wouldn't have even come across this amazing series!