2 out of 5 stars This is a two-fer review because I'm never going to finish this series. I can't believe I read the second book - it was as meh as the first, and serves me right. Goodreads.com: Legend (Legend #1) and Prodigy (Legend #2), by Marie Lu. June is a 15-year Republic prodigy: holder … Continue reading Two-Fer Review: Legend and Prodigy
4.5 stars out of 5 Sequels are never better than the originals, except this book. And The Empire Strikes Back. Predator's Gold is like the boxcar of kids' dreams: cobbled together from clever pieces of machinery, stuffed with a ragtag crew, clanking and whirring toward an epic adventure. Goodreads.com: Predator's Gold, by Philip Reeve (Mortal … Continue reading Review: Predator’s Gold
4.5 out of 5 stars Smart and heavy, sharp and accessible, The Hate U Give is an everything book. It took me a while to realize just how good it really is. Goodreads.com: The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas Starr Carter is a girl of two worlds. She lives in a rough, inner city … Continue reading Review: The Hate U Give
Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars Goodreads.com: Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green John Green novels are so different. They're small but also huge, quiet and also wildly creative. Each one has the most perfectly flawed characters, studied deeply but delicately. Aza is a normal high-schooler, with extreme anxiety. The kind that spirals … Continue reading Review: Turtles All the Way Down
3.5 out of 5 stars It took me a while to get into this one, but I was in by the end. Goodreads.com: The Cruel Prince, by Holly Black (The Folk of the Air #1) The land of Faerie is real. Jude and her twin sister, Taryn, both human, were taken there by the man … Continue reading Review: The Cruel Prince
4 out of 5 stars War Storm has everything I hoped this series finale would have: Liberty! Equality! A backbone for Cal! Little-to-no Cameron! Goodreads.com: War Storm, by Victoria Aveyard (Red Queen #4) In War Storm, the war is truly that: a storm shifting course, gathering strength, breaking and holding. Mare and her partners in … Continue reading Review: War Storm
3 out of 5 stars After a fantastically strong start in An Ember in the Ashes and an equally sequel, A Torch Against the Night, my hopes for A Reaper at the Gates were sky high. We didn't quite get there. Goodreads.com: A Reaper at the Gates, by Sabaa Tahir (An Ember in the Ashes #3) … Continue reading Review: A Reaper at the Gates
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