May 2017
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IF ONLY YOU PEOPLE COULD FOLLOW DIRECTIONS – Jessica Hendry Nelson
What do you write about a book that is very well written – the author conveys her message very well with compelling imagery and succinct language – but which is so depressing that I never want to read anything else by this author ever again? Jessica Hendry Nelson has had a pretty tough life. This collection Continue reading
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COUNTERPART – Hayley Stone
Counterpart is the sequel to Machinations by author Hayley Stone. You can (and should), read my review of Machinations here as I layout the requirements for a classic YA story. Counterpart continues the story of Rhona Long – the young commander in a battle against the machines. Rhona is still battling the perceptions of those around Continue reading
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DATA RUNNER – Sam A. Patel
Set in the not-too-distant future, Data Runner is a an action-packed thrilling ride. A few giant mega-corporations own nearly everything – including the internet. The only way to transmit sensitive data is to employ runners to carry the data from one location to another. They do this by getting the digital information injected into a Continue reading
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DRAW THE LINE – Laurent Linn
I was attracted to this book because of the art theme. Through my high school years I was sure I was going to go on to a career in the art field, and I was nudged in that direction by my art teachers as well. I was also a nerd/geek before it was even close Continue reading
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HOUSE OF SECRETS – Chris Columbus & Ned Vizzini
I definitely expected something a little … better … given Chris Columbus’ name on this. The Walker family is moving. Mr. Walker lost his job recently, under peculiar circumstances (something referred so often that I thought maybe this was the second of third in a series). But when they see their new house, things really Continue reading
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FIX – Ferrett Steinmetz
The third book in Ferrett Steinmetz’s ‘Mancy series. I haven’t been a big fan of the first two books, but I went in to this determined to see in it what others have found so appealing. I didn’t succeed, but I did find this book to be a tad more interesting than the other two. Continue reading
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KILLING MAINE – Mike Bond
Killing Maine is the second book in the Pono Hawkins series by Mike Bond. I reviewed the first book, Saving Paradise, here. I was a little nervous about going in to this one, given my feelings about the previous novel. Fortunately, I enjoyed this story much more. Although Pono Hawkins embraces his life in Hawaii, when Continue reading
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FREAK OF NATURE – Julia Crane
Kaitlyn was not an ordinary seventeen year old. She had checked the box on a form donating her body to science in the event of her death. But she could never have anticipated that science would claim that body and bring her back to life as a cyborg – part robot, part human. But the Continue reading
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ZOO CITY – Lauren Beukes
Zoo City is a scab of a community, a crowded slum where some people a bonded with an animal ‘familiar’ – to use a (pardon the pun) more familiar term – referred to as ‘zoos.’ Zinzi lives in Zoo City, along with her Sloth. Zinzi has a ‘gift’ of finding lost things. Though she doesn’t Continue reading
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SAVING PARADISE – Mike Bond
I’m getting just a little bit smarter…. I saw that an ARC book that I have in my queue is the second book in a series, so I thought I’d go and rent/borrow the first book in the series so that I wouldn’t be taken by surprise when I get to my ARC. Pono Hawkins Continue reading
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A TIME OF TORMENT – John Connolly
I’ve read a lot of self-published books and books by small press publishers since I started this blog and I can usually tell within the first few pages when I’m reading something by a less experienced author. Likewise, I can often tell within a page or two when I’m in the hands of a master Continue reading
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