Publisher’s Description of DEV1AT3 In the wake of a climactic battle in the ruined city of Babel, two former best friends suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of the same quest. Eve is torn between the memories of the girl she was, and the synthetic she’s discovered herself to be. Together with her lifelike “siblings,”Continue reading “Recommended: DEV1AT3 by Jay Kristoff”
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The CYBILS Award YA Speculative Fiction Short List – A Wrap-up
Today, I’m over at The Winged Pen talking about the 7 books that made the short list for the CYBILS Award for YA Speculative Fiction. If you love young adult fantasy, sci fi, alternate history or magical realism, you’ll find some titles you want to add to your TBR! Check out the post here!
Recommended: STRONGER, FASTER, AND MORE BEAUTIFUL by Arwen Elys Dayton
Today, I’m over at the Winged Pen with my thoughts on STRONGER, FASTER, AND MORE BEAUTIFUL by Arwen Elys Dayton. This book provides a fascinating yet terrifying exploration of the future of the human body. Read more here.
Recommended: SALT by Hannah Moscowitz
Today, I’m over at The Winged Pen talking about Salt by Hannah Moscowitz. The story starts with action and pulls you into not only the thrill of the battle but also the teamwork of the siblings fighting sea monsters with knives, arrows, blowtorches and hooks. They are all lethal. Bottom line: highly recommended! Check outContinue reading “Recommended: SALT by Hannah Moscowitz”
Recommended: NOT EVEN BONES by Rebecca Schaeffer
Today, I’m over at The Winged Pen talking about Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer, a gritty, blood-drenched young adult thriller. Bottom line: highly recommended! Check out the full review here.
Recommended: HULLMETAL GIRLS by Emily Skrutzkie
Publisher’s Description Aisha Un-Haad would do anything for her family. When her brother contracts a plague, she knows her janitor’s salary isn’t enough to fund his treatment. So she volunteers to become a Scela, a mechanically enhanced soldier sworn to protect and serve the governing body of the Fleet, the collective of starships they callContinue reading “Recommended: HULLMETAL GIRLS by Emily Skrutzkie”
Book Review: THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert
Publisher’s Description Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns howContinue reading “Book Review: THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert”
Recommended: NYXIA by Scott Reintgen
Every life has a price in this sci-fi thriller that has the nonstop action of The Maze Runner and the high-stakes space setting of Illuminae. This is the first in a new three-book series that will take a group of broken teens to the far reaches of the universe and force them to decide whatContinue reading “Recommended: NYXIA by Scott Reintgen”
Recommended: SONG OF THE CURRENT by Sarah Tolcser
I requested an advanced reader copy of Song of the Current in exchange for an unbiased review. An immersive fantasy debut set along the waterways of a magical world. Caroline Oresteia is destined for the river. Her father is a wherryman, as was her grandmother. All Caro needs is for the river god to whisper her name, and herContinue reading “Recommended: SONG OF THE CURRENT by Sarah Tolcser”
Book Recommendations: FOLLOW ME BACK by A.V. Geiger
I received a free advanced reader copy of Follow Me Back in exchange for an unbiased review. Told through tweets, direct messages, and police transcripts Follow Me Back is the first book of a new duology. Written for the online generation this thriller will keep you guessing right up to the shocking end. Tessa Hart’s world feelsContinue reading “Book Recommendations: FOLLOW ME BACK by A.V. Geiger”
Rebecca J. Allen 