Defiance has the goods to make my heart go boom boom. AND YOU GUYS! I fricken loved every minute of CJ Redwine’s debut novel, Defiance, even when main character Rachel was being annoying and stubborn and a total teenager, but I kind of get ahead of myself. Anyways, despite expecting high fantasy and getting something that was […]
The Lost Code Kevin Emerson Book Review
August 16, 2012
When Owen Parker is chosen to become one of the campers at Camp Eden, he feels as though he has won the lottery. You see, environmental disasters have ravaged the climate. Owen lives in Yellowstone, underground, because the sun and radiation are very dangerous to humans. Camp Eden is located in one of the corporate […]
The Eleventh Plague Jeff Hirsch Audiobook Review
July 20, 2012
When I have the chance to legally download free audiobooks, I don’t turn it down. The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch read by Dan Bittner was among the first pairing offered up by SYNC this summer. The Eleventh Plague is the story of a boy, Stephen Quinn trying to survive against the odds in a […]
Insignia SJ Kincaid Book Review
July 9, 2012
I’ve decided I quite like books about gamers despite being abysmal at gaming, myself. Insignia by SJ Kincaid is totally legit and is BONUS: about an underdog kid recruited by the army for his mad gaming skills. Insignia contains a fascinating, if depressing future and characters that I alternately wanted to hug and choke. Tom Raines is […]
Dearly Departed Lia Habel Book Review
July 6, 2012
Dearly Departed by Lia Habel is a debut that has knocked me dead. Set in an interesting, steampunk world where inhabitants follow Victorian conventions but have modern day technology, characters Nora and Bram live in an age where people reanimate after death due to the Laz virus. Dearly Departed is a sprawling read with a […]
For Darkness Shows The Stars Diana Peterfreund Book Review
June 22, 2012
If you buy one book based on my recommendations in 2012, let For Darkness Shows The Stars by Diana Peterfreund be it. Friends, this book pierces my soul. I took my sweet time with this read, because I feel there’s a disservice if you read it in one big gulp instead of taking time to […]