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 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
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