4 out of 5 stars A steampunk-meets-Mad Max YA action adventure? YAAAAAAS plz. Goodreads.com: Mortal Engines, by Philip Reeve (Mortal Engines #1) I loved this book! I picked it up because the movie version comes out in December (more below). There's a masculine tilt to this story; or perhaps more correctly, it's not overly feminine. It's … Continue reading Review: Mortal Engines
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
5 out of 5 stars One of the best sci-fi series I've ever read. One of the best YA series I've ever read. That both of those things are true about the same series is astonishing. Goodreads.com: Obsidio, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (The Illuminae Files #3) Obsidio is the impossibly fantastic culmination of … Continue reading Review: Obsidio
Review: 4 out of 5 stars Six hours, non-stop, start-to-finish. Thank heaven for this book on a transatlantic flight! Goodreads.com: Warcross, by Marie Lu (Warcross #1) The world lives and breaths Warcross, a virtual reality game-cum-lifespace, a la Ready Player One's OASIS. Once a year, a tournament of the biggest players in the game's competitive … Continue reading Review: Warcross
4.5 out of 5 stars I read this so slowly, trying to make it last forever! Goodreads.com: A Conjuring of Light, by V.E. Schwab (Shades of Magic #3) Red London sinks beneath Osaron's black magic, while Kell, Lila, and allies both likely and not, search for a way to keep their world from disappearing forever. … Continue reading Review: A Conjuring of Light
4.5 out of 5 stars Magical competitions? Secret identities? Life and death and pirates and cross-dressing? A Gathering of Shadows is breathless fun. A Gathering of Shadows, by V.E. Schwab (Shades of Magic #2)A Gathering of Shadows, by V.E. Schwab (Shades of Magic #2) A Darker Shade of Magic left two things out of place … Continue reading Review: A Gathering of Shadows
4.9 stars out of 5 (I try to save 5 star ratings for life-changers like Harry Potter, but this is really close!) Pirates and magic and London(s)... this book has everything. A Darker Shade of Magic, by V.E. Schwab (Sades of Magic #1) A Darker Shade of Magic is outstanding from page one. Kell, our … Continue reading Review: A Darker Shade of Magic
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