Description: The Earth was ravaged by the Formics, an alien race seemingly determined to destroy humanity. Seventy years later, the people of Earth remain banded together to prevent their own annihilation from this technologically superior alien species. Ender Wiggin, a quiet but brilliant boy, may become the savior of the human race. He is separated from […]
Julie’s Review I really liked the premise of this book. I thought it was unique and mysterious. It starts out with Hugh waking up in a crater completely naked and not having any clue what happened. Then we have Cece who is dealing with her bi-polar hoarder mother and is trying to […]
Title: Nomad Author: J. L. Bryan Publication Date: July 26, 2013 Genre: NA time travel dystopian novel Goodreads description:They took everything: her family, her home, her childhood. By the age of nineteen, Raven has spent most of her life in the sprawling slums of America, fighting as a rebel against the dictatorship. When the rebellion […]
Title: Replica Author: Jenna Black Published: July 2013 Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Nadia Lake comes from a high-class Executive family in the Corporate States. Her marriage has been arranged with the most powerful family in her state, which means she lives a life of privilege but also of public scrutiny, followed everywhere by photographers, every detail of […]
Julie’s Review Otherborn is a unique story. It definitely is not what I expected. The world building is subtle and slow, where we do not learn all the rules right away. The characters are complicated and their “Others” drive the story as much as their main selves, maybe even more so. The story […]
Julie’s Review At first I thought Linked was a dystopian world where the government performed secret horrible experiments on twins. Then I thought it was a sci-fi space opera adventure story. It is really kind of both. This story is fast-paced and exciting, with twists and turns and danger. When Lissa and her twin, […]
Title: Otherborn Series: Otherborn #1 Author: Anna Silver Publisher: Sapphire Star Publishing Publication Date: April 4, 2013 Goodreads description: London and her teenage friends live in a reprocessed world. Confined within Capital City’s concrete walls, London has done the impossible and the illegal. She’s created something New- a song. But her mentor, club owner Pauly, […]
Title: Awaken Author: Jaime Guerard Publication Date: March 2013 Goodreads description: Three things run through my mind at this very moment… ONE, my life as I once knew it will never be the same. TWO, the person I’m in love with might not even exist. THREE, the deception that has unfolded before me has the […]
Title: Eyes Ever to the Sky Series: The Sky Trilogy #1 Author: Katie French Publisher: Katie French Books Publication Date: May 13, 2013 Goodreads description: When Hugh wakes up in a smoldering crater—no memory, no clothes—a single thought echoes in his head…trust no one. Frightened and alone, with no memory of who he is, he […]
Julie’s Review Wool has been getting a lot of attention on the internet lately and I had to know what the fuss was all about. The first installment was really intriguing and left me with a lot of curiosity (I grabbed part 1 quickly since it was free, so I ended up buying the […]