Book Review - Reclaiming Shilo Snow by Mary Weber (+giveaway!)

   So today is a very special day. Why? Because I finally get to tell you all my thoughts about Mary Weber's newest book, Reclaiming Shilo Snow!

   Let's get right to it, because I've already waited long enough xD.

5 Stars 

   Whoa. My first five-star read of the year, can you believe it? I was quite shocked, because the first book in this duology (The Evaporation Of Sofi Snow) only got three stars from me, and wasn't my favorite - but I decided to give Shilo Snow a chance, and I am SO GLAD that I did! Hopefully I can get through this post without it becoming a mile-long rave ... but I guess we'll have to wait and see ;).

From The Back Cover

Trapped on the ice-planet of Delon, gamer girl Sofi and Ambassador Miguel have discovered that nothing is what it seems, including their friends. On a quest to rescue her brother, Shilo, a boy everyone believes is dead, they must now escape and warn Earth of Delon’s designs on humanity. Except the more they unearth of the planet and Sofi’s past, the more they feel themselves unraveling, as each new revelation has Sofi questioning the very existence of reality.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, Sofi’s mom, Inola, is battling a different kind of unraveling: a political one that could cost lives, positions, and a barely-rebuilt society, should they discover the deal made with the Delonese.

But there’s a secret deeper than all that. One locked away inside Sofi and ticking away with the beginnings, endings, and answers to everything. Including how to save humanity.

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Reclaiming Shilo Snow, published by Thomas Nelson, releases on March 6th, 2018

Mary Weber is the award-winning HarperCollins author of the bestselling young adult Storm Siren Trilogy, and The Evaporation of Sofi Snow series. An avid school and conference speaker, Mary's passion is helping others find their voice amid a world that often feels too loud. When she's not plotting adventures involving tough girls who frequently take over the world, Mary sings 80's hairband songs to her three muggle children, and ogles her husband who looks strikingly like Wolverine. They live in California which is perfect for stalking L.A. bands and the ocean. She gets nerdy at @maryweber.com, FACEBOOK @MaryWeberAuthor, INSTAGRAM @MaryWeberAuthor, and GOODREADS.

Honestly, I can barely get my thoughts together for this book, I don't know where to start! I buddy-read this book with the epic Soleil, which made it all the more fun. And we read at roughly the same pace, so it was heaps of fun to sit down for a few hours with her (virtually) over the weekend and shriek as we read through it together. So much fun.

ANYWAYS I'm getting sidetracked xD.

The Evaporation Of Sofi Snow (the first book in this duology) released back into 2017, and I snagged it as fast as I could ... but then didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped to? But I knew that Mary Weber was an epic author and still held lots of respect for her (and I still DO hold lots of respect for her!), so I decided that I would give the duology another shot and read Reclaiming Shilo Snow.

And I am SO GLAD that I did <3.

There's so much epic stuff that happened in this five-star read that I can barely even sum up, but I'm going to take my best shot at it, because you guys deserve to have this epic book shoved in your faces *ahem* know about this amazing book ...

- The characters. I just can't with the characters! <3 They've all improved so much from  the first book, and I couldn't help but be quite attached to all of them. And everyone knows that I will ABSOLUTELY FALL FOR any book with epic characters, so of course this is a point I need to cover :D. It was so fun to follow Sofi and Miguel (and Inola!) throughout the whole book, and I honestly can't say that I have a favorite point of view - and normally I do. But in Reclaiming Shilo Snow, it was impossible not to enjoy them all. Also (highlight for spoilers) can I just say that I may have been grinning from ear to ear when Shilo was found? I LOVE HIM TO DEATH, he's just amazing. (end of spoiler). So ... maybe I should stop talking about characters, or we'll be here all day xD. 

- Cliffhangers galore. I kept telling myself "alright, you need to stop reading once you finish this chapter", BUT. Cliffhangers! Literally, there was a cliffhanger of sorts at the end of almost every single chapter, and I don't think I've ever seen so many cliffhangers handled so well in one book. Be thee aware that when you start this book, you literally will not be able to put it down. There, now you've been warned xD. 

- The theme and deep questions. Alright, so I pretty much always got into a smol bit of shock whenever has a book has a theme that's really epic (... can you tell that I struggle with writing themes in my own books? Haha), but Reclaiming Shilo Snow has such epic themes woven into it, and Mary Weber's beautiful heart really shone through. And this book asked some really awesome questions, too - and I'd quote them, but I think they're more powerful when you find them on your own ;).

   ... alright WE MUST LEAVE this "epic things" section because this post is getting mega-long. 

Hmm, was there anything I disliked? I can't think of much - the resolution might have come a bit quickly have the climax, but that's probably just me xD. Honestly, this is one of the best books I've read in a long time, and I'd have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find anything to really complain about.

Well, I think I've about said it all! Reclaiming Shilo Snow knocked The Evaporation Of Sofi Snow out of the water, and I loved it so, so much <3. It's such a masterful work of art. If you guys haven't pre-ordered this thing yet, you need to - I can't wait to squeal over it more with you once it releases!

   Alight, that's about all I've got time to rave over - BUT, don't go running away yet, because this isn't just a book review post. This post is part of the Reclaiming Shilo Snow book tour and scavenger hunt (hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours), which means we have a GIVEAWAY and scavenger hunt going on!

   So I'm pretty sure I've caught your interest with that statement ;). My word for the scavenger hunt is FATHOM - and you can check out the schedule for the other stops on the tour here, so that you can find the rest of the words. In a nutshell, each of us on the tour have a word, and all the words make up a phrase from Reclaiming Shilo Snow - you'll need to know the whole phrase to enter the Grand Prize Giveaway (hint: the blog that comes after mine on the tour is Blooming With Books, and I'm one of the last stops in the tour, just to get you started - but here's the link to the full schedule again, and the full list of rules if you aren't familiar with scavenger hunts) ...

 
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 Once you've collected all the words, enter the phrase into the Grand Prize rafflecopter above (or go HERE if its not working). The giveaway closes on the 24th, so make sure you don't miss it! Who wants to lose the chance to snag those epic prizes? ;)
 
   ... alright, and I think all the bases have been covered - I hope y'all have a ton of fun with the scavenger hunt, and that you get the chance to read this incredible book very soon! It's officially my first five star read of 2018, and I hope you guys will enjoy it just as much <3.

~ Savannah Grace

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disclaimer: i received a copy of Reclaiming Shilo Snow from the publisher in exchange for my honest review