4.5 out of 5 stars The best straight sci-fi I've read in a long time, Illuminae explodes like a star in your hands. If the main characters weren't teenagers, it would even by a YA novel. But their informality and aversion to authority will make you glad it is. Goodreads: Illuminae, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff … Continue reading Review: Illuminae
4 out of 5 stars Every page of the Six of Crows duology tells you not to fall for Kaz Brekker. So, of course, you do. Goodreads: Crooked Kingdom, by Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows #2) The only person craftier than leading hero-villain Brekker is author Leigh Bardugo. And that's really saying something when you … Continue reading Review: Crooked Kingdom
4.5 out of 5 stars Two words: SPACE WESTERN! Goodreads: Rebel of the Sands, by Alywn Hamilton (Rebel of the Sands #1) Talk about starting in the middle of the action. Alwyn Hamilton's blisteringly-paced Rebel of the Sands opens with teen girl Amani, in disguise, joining a sharpshooting contest in a disreputable space saloon in … Continue reading Review: Rebel of the Sands
4.5 out of 5 stars Everything about The Diviners is brilliantly played, from the dark, ugly mystery to the hidden magic to the glittering 1920's setting. Goodreads: The Diviners, by Libba Bray (The Diviners #1) I've said before that I don't have much use for magic in the "normal" world; I prefer my supernatural powers in … Continue reading Review: The Diviners
4 out of 5 stars I'm normally not a fan of novellas that tell in-between or off-shoot stories, but Stars Above ties just the right bows on the Lunar Chronicles package I loved so much. Goodreads.com: Stars Above, by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #4.5) Unpopular opinion: I almost always think novellas are money-grabs. Slices … Continue reading Review: Stars Above
3.5+ out of 5 stars I loved "The Seven Realms" series, and am quite happy with this return to Chima's Queendom of the Fells. Goodreads: Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima (Shattered Realms #1) Flamecaster picks up 20 years after the previous series ends, with the magical education of Adrian s'ul Han, known as Ash. Ash … Continue reading Review: Flamecaster
4.5 out of 5 stars Why I loved Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows, or, as I've come to think of it, "How to Ship Everyone, or Die Trying." Goodreads.com: Six of Crows, by Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows #1) Man, this was SO good! There is more going on in Six of Crows that can … Continue reading Review: Six of Crows
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Book reviews (mostly YA) and thoughts from a geeky bookworm.
I read and use YA lit to help connect with my students & foster a love of reading.
Book reviews (mostly YA) and thoughts from a geeky bookworm.
