Rating: 5/5 Summary: Todd is one month away from the birthday that will make him a man in Prentisstown. While searching for apples in the local swamp, he stumbles upon a patch of silence in the Noise. The Noise is everywhere, there cannot be patches. Thoughts stream endlessly from men and there is no stopping it. When Todd goes back to the farm, his caregivers panic and he must be sent away. A plot is unraveling and Todd is a key, he must be kept […]
Crazy Ass, Fighter Chick with a Purple Fire Blade that Spawns from Her Chest
Rating: 3/5 I received a copy through the group YA Buddy Readers’ Corner on goodreads in return for an honest review. Summary: Demorn is a refugee/mercenary from Asanti- her home world that has been destroyed. She is haunted by Kate, her lover, and Firethorn, the magical dimension where Kate was murdered. Demorn runs on vengeance doled out by the Innocents- a club of mercenaries/assassins that protect her brother and give her a home. But something is not right with the world. Evil creatures are invading […]
“Better busy than bored…idle nerds become supervillains…”
The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You is a YA retelling of Much Ado About Nothing. The story is set in a competitive high school for geniuses. Beatrice and Benedick are now Trixie and Ben, but they still fight with the same fervor. Trixie is particularly fierce. Hero and Claudio are now Harper and Cornell, and their new relationship is being affected by their best friends’ inability to get along. The characters are all super smart and into comics and Doctor Who and all […]
We’re All Gonna Die, Because it has Been Foreseen and There is No Hope
Rating: 4.5/5 Summary: After almost being trapped in a blood circle, Titus & Iolanthe have been lead to a rebel base and have their memories back. They begin to fight Atlantis and the Bane from the base and soon are trapped by a bell dome. They are freed by the help of their mysterious allies and escape the Bane. But they don’t run for long, Titus & Iolanthe know they must go to the Commander’s Palace and face the Bane to end his reign of […]