Yay for another YA dystopia book! No, really. It was fun, and I zoomed through it. There’s been a crazy-ass virus that, if you get it and live, does this thing where if you die later of something else, you might just come back to life. Or a version of you might — depending on how long you were dead, you’ll retain some amount of humanness. The shorter the duration between death and “rebooting,” the more human characteristics you’ll have as a Reboot. Reboots are […]
Maybe someday…
I am WAY in the minority with this one, I know, but it is not for me. I hesitated before writing anything about it, because I didn’t even finish it. I was fairly involved for about 50 pages, less so for maybe 50 more, and finally gave up about 3/4 in when I realized not only did I not care what happened, but also didn’t even find it particularly interesting. Probably, if I owned this, it would sit on the nightstand for a few weeks, […]
Exit light, enter night
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1boUYB9LFJY&w=560&h=315] Katie: Okay, lemme just start out by saying that I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how good the Hellsinger series has been so far. They have terrible titles, but that isn’t the fault of the books. Rhys Ford, please, for the love of a good book, ask if you need help with titles. You can leave a comment below or find me on Twitter. Patty: Yeah, the first one was OK: Fish and Ghosts, a play on fish and guests and the whole three […]
It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s A…Romance Novel?!?!
I love superhero mythology where it’s less about the superhero and more about the world surrounding them. And Lexie Dunne hit the mark. While it certainly isn’t about “purple-headed codpieces” entering her “velour womancowl,” this definitely focuses more on the relationship aspect that the action, at least to my tastes. But it is a fascinating concept — imagine if Lois Lane got dumped by Clark and Superman, only to get injected with a superserum and suddenly find herself becoming Supergirl. Really imaginative and with a […]