Young Adult – Page 11 – Looking For a Good Book

June 29, 2020

THE PRINCE OF LIES – Anne Lyle

Mal Catlyn is a spy, living in Elizabethan England. Everything seems to be going his way. He has a wife and son and they live on a nice estate. His brother Sandy is returning to full health. But he’s not quite ready to retire. Renegade skraylings, known as ‘guisers’ are gaining power. Their leader, Jathekkil,… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

June 19, 2020

THE FALL OF IO – Wesley Chu

Ella Patel is a street-smart con artist who has survived by avoiding complications wherever possible. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) Ella became host to Io, a Quasing alien. Io is able to offer advice and suggestions to his host (which is a little unnerving, of course), but Io isn’t exactly the brightest Quasing on the block.… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

June 5, 2020

ASTERIX OMNIBUS #1 – graphic novel

I read my first Asterix comic sometime in the mid to late 1970’s. I remember this (I remember who had it and where I read it) because it really made an impression on me. Here was a comic that was the perfect cross between the simple (in story and in art) Disney and Archie comics… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, ENTERTAINMENT, GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized, YA

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Graphic Novels, Humor, Reviews, Young Adult

May 27, 2020

SIXTEEN IN NOME – Max Brand

I’ve read more than a few westerns and generally enjoy the genre when I’m looking for something light and quick (‘light’ meaning not a lot of subplots and characters that need to be followed with an organizer). Yet, to my memory, I’ve never read a Max Brand book. Borrowing this book from my library, I… Continue reading

Uncategorized, WESTERN

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Western, Young Adult

May 22, 2020

A WEREWOLF IN RIVERDALE – Caleb Roehrig

If you’ve seen the new Archie Comics series on Netflix (or some other streaming service) you know that the new Archie and Riverdale gang are almost nothing like the Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica that most of us grew up with. Someone is killing the citizens of Riverdale. Dilton Doily is one of the first… Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, ENTERTAINMENT, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, Television, Young Adult

May 21, 2020

LAKES OF MARS – Merritt Graves

Aaron Sheridan is angry and upset. A shuttle that he was piloting crashed and everyone in his family (except him) died. Now with a death wish, he signs up for Fleet service, expecting to be shipped off to the front line of the Rim War. Instead, he is sent to Corinth Station on Mars –… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

May 13, 2020

ALMOST INFAMOUS – Matt Carter

AhhhhhhhhhhhIiiiiiiiii…I don’t know quite what to make of this. Aidan Salt is an 18 year old boy with super powers. Powers can come about in different ways, and they can be really good (flight, strength, speed, etc) or they can be kind of useless and uninspiring (the ability to soak up water, for instance). Aidan… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, superheroes, Young Adult

May 4, 2020

EVIL THING – Serena Valentino

One of my favorite Disney movies is one that seems the least Disney-like – no princes or princesses, no kings or queens, no beasts or monsters to be slain or under-estimated, no curses, no magic … just good storytelling and one very frightening villain. So when I saw this new book from Disney-Hyperion, it caught… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Television, Young Adult

April 30, 2020

ENDLING #2: THE FIRST – Katherine Applegate

I missed the first volume in this new series by Katharine Applegate and I feel as though I missed quite a bit. Byx is a Dairne, which is a species of animal. She is on a mission to find more Dairne, because as far she she knows, she is the last of her kind. She… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

April 3, 2020

REBELWING – Andrea Tang

Prudence “Pru” Wu is a bright scholarship student at New Columbia Preparatory Academy. She is also a smuggler. Pru smuggles media. Using feminine charms, she manages to charm and distract the border guards and is then able to sell banned media to the starved-for-connections less fortunates who live in the United Continental Confederacy, Inc. But… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

March 4, 2020

DOROTHY MUST DIE – Danielle Paige

Amy Gumm is a young girl from Kansas who finds herself swept up in a tornado and dropped into the land of Oz. Of course she’s familiar with the famous story of Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz … who doesn’t know it? But Oz looks different. There’s still a yellow brick road, and… Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, Young Adult

February 28, 2020

IMPLANTED – Lauren C. Teffeau

Emery Driscoll is a college student who, like most young girls, is keyed in to the popular ways of staying connected with friends. In this era, it is through neural implants that allow one another to communicate immediately and by direct thinking. Emery is blackmailed into becoming a courier for a darkly secret organization and… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult