Julie’s Review: You know how much I love this author (I even mention her in our author crush post). So then you know how excited I was to read her recent release. The premise for The Stars Never Rise is quite exciting; I mean, I eat up stories about demons and exorcists (or slayers, or […]
Julie’s Review: I really liked Rippler, but then I didn’t like it as much as hoped I would. Let me explain, and start with what I liked. I really enjoyed the way the story unfolded, the way we were immediately throw into finding out what was special about Samantha, and knowing that Will knew all […]
Lynn’s Review: Warning: Get out the tissues before reading this book. Isla and the Happily Ever After is the third book in the Anna and the French Kiss series by Stephanie Perkins. Isla (pronounces EYE-LA) is a senior at the School of America in Paris. She’s at the top of her class, always follows […]
Julie’s Review: Unwind caught me by surprise and blew me away. Seriously, it tackles a very sensitive topic head-on (abortion) and creates a scary world where unwanted children can be “storked” (abandoned on someone’s doorstep) and can later be “unwound” rather than aborted. Unwinding is taking someone apart organ by organ to use for transplants […]
Lynn’s Review: If you’ve ever read a contemporary science fiction book and wondered why there is no mention of any other contemporary science fiction in the book, then Armada is the book for you. In Armada, Ernest Cline posits that for forty years, society has been enjoying science fiction in movies, tv, and books […]
Julie’s Review: The City Center is an interesting futuristic dystopia with sci-fi elements that I found very interesting. The people living in the City Center are genetically engineered to be a certain way, and only later do we realize the true sinister purpose for this. I thought the overall premise was great, the main character […]
Description: Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green, PAPER TOWNS is a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears – leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The […]
Julie’s Review: This review is in Audible.com format. What did you love best about Awoken? I really enjoyed the characters and their interactions, as well as the special abilities this group of people has in addition to dream traveling. What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting? Learning about the Lucidites […]
Lynn’s Review: Firelight is a bit Romeo and Juliet, a bit Twilight, and a side of OH LOOK, DRAGONS. The main characters of Firelight are Jacinda, a draki, and Will, a dragon hunter. See what Sophie Jordan did there? She switched up the whole Hunter & Prey situation. Jacinda is the only fire-breather in […]
Julie’s Review: This review is structured with the help of questions from Audible.com. What did you love best about Solace? Solace really surprised me in how deep and philosophical it got while Corina was getting to know the boy, then the man, who would become her father. A story about a girl getting a chance […]