Late dx autistic, non binary, sometimes voracious reader currently in a reading slump. Always looking for the next great read.
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Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, …
One way to distract myself from impending job interview.
As the oldest daughter, willful, outspoken Sophie knew that her life could lead to nothing …
We've had a lot of discussions at home of book v film, and I enjoy the film, but I think of it as an almost completely separate thing. I very much enjoy the book - it is a great readaloud with plenty to get into.
Miri is eager to return to her beloved Mount Eskel after a year at the …
A great readaloud, and a fitting conclusion to the Princess Academy books, although I'd be equally happy to discover another sequel.
These books are published with very cutesie covers, and they're not at all little cute books. There's a lot to dig into and discuss, on politics, sexism and growing up (working from memory here, we've read a few other books since this one). My audience were 9 and 12 and we all enjoyed it.
Miri is eager to return to her beloved Mount Eskel after a year at the …
A great readaloud, and a fitting conclusion to the Princess Academy books, although I'd be equally happy to discover another sequel.
These books are published with very cutesie covers, and they're not at all little cute books. There's a lot to dig into and discuss, on politics, sexism and growing up (working from memory here, we've read a few other books since this one). My audience were 9 and 12 and we all enjoyed it.
Now a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart, Tomas, Cia Vale's attempts to expose the …
B Team leader Lieutenant Harry Wilson counters hostile alien forces, angry humans and unpredictable elements from the universe in order …
"June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic--and each other--and …
Another dystopian trilogy, more star crossed lovers. This one is set in a future America, splintered apart by war. More focused on the people and much less on the horrors I very much enjoyed this, although I was almost dissatisfied by the ending.
almost. But not quite.
It is 1939 Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been …
I loved this. It's wonderful, brutal, heartwarming, disappointing, tapestry of life and death and everything in between.
Conditions worsen for the remaining young residents of a small California coastal town isolated by supernatural events when their food …
Michael Grant: Lies (Hardcover, 2010, Katherine Tegen Books)
As conditions worsen in the FAYZ, where supernatural forces have trapped children under the age of fifteen and resources are …
Hetty "Handful" Grimke, an urban slave in early-19th-century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating …
complicated, complex and important novel. a weaving of fact and fiction, my disappointments are in which parts are made up. No spoilers here though.
It's surprising, in an area with so many kids in it that none of them have read any dystopian fiction and know how these things usually pan out. Not one of them comes up with a plan, not even the bright ones. That aside, this is very readable, and despite a concern that this is going to slide away from SF and into horror, I'll be picking up the second one tomorrow.
Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to participate in the Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when …
The 5th Wave is a young adult science fiction novel written by American author Rick …
I was riveted by this book and read it pretty much in one sitting. Despite some aspects being somewhat stereotypical, overall I thought it was great.
Full review on my blog :)
