Friday, August 12, 2011 “Hunger” (Gone, #2) by Michael Grant (The summary for this book is spoiler-y for the first book in the series, “Gone”. If you’d like to view it anyway and find out more information about the book, here’s the goodreads page for it. As usual with sequel reviews, though I try to […]
Friday, June 24, 2011 “Red Glove” (Curseworkers, #2) by Holly Black **I will not be including a summary with this review. The official one, as well as any I can think to make up are very SPOILER-Y for those who have not read “White Cat”. This review will also be slightly spoiler-y as many sequel […]
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 “Scorpia Rising” (Alex Rider, #9) by Anthony Horowitz “Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parents, they did their best to con Alex into turning traitor, and they just keep coming back with more power. Now the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization is playing with […]
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 “Blood Red Road” by Moira Young “In a lawless future land, where life is cheap and survival is hard, Saba has been brought up in isolated Silverlake. She never sees the dangers of the destructive society outside. When her twin brother is snatched by mysterious black-robed riders, she sets outon an […]
Monday, April 25, 2011 “White Cat” (Curseworkers, #1) by Holly Black “Cassel comes from a family of curse workers — people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they’re all mobsters, or con artists. Except for Cassel. […]
Friday, March 4, 2011 “The Replacement” by Brenna Yovanoff “In the story, Emma’s four years old. She gets out of bed and pads across the floor in her footie pajamas. When she reaches her hand between the bars, the thing in the crib moves closer. It tries to bite her and she takes her hand […]
Monday, March 14, 2011 “Those That Wake” by Jesse Karp March 21st, 2011 “New York City’s spirit has been crushed. People walk the streets with their heads down, withdrawing from one another and into the cold comfort of technology. Teenagers Mal and Laura have grown up in this reality. They’ve never met. Seemingly, they never […]
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 “The Dead-Tossed Waves” by Carrie Ryan “Gabry lives a quiet life. As safe a life as is possible in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, in a world teeming with the dead, who constantly hunger for those still living. She’s content on her side of the Barrier, happy […]
Thursday, March 17, 2011 “Divergent” by Veronica Roth May 3rd, 2011 “In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds […]
Monday, March 7, 2011 “The Forest of Hands and Teeth” by Carrie Ryan “In Mary’s world, there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village. The fence that protects the village from the […]