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Title: Chimera Author: Mira Grant Series: Paraistology #3 Rating: 4 Stars 488 pages Published November 24th 2015 by Orbit Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Mira Grant – of Feed fame – has finished another wonderful science-fiction trilogy, proving again that she knows how to write good endings. In the final Parasitology book, the […]
Title: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Author: Philip K. Dick Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 193 pages Published March 2010 by Gollancz Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a science-fiction classic from the 1960s that has been largely forgotten outside of the genre. After World War […]
Title: Shatter Me Author: Tahereh Mafi Series: Shatter Me #1 Rating: 3 Stars 338 pages Published November 15th 2011 by Harper Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Shatter Me elicits extreme feelings in my fellow reviewers. Some absolutely loved it, and others are disgusted by it. I personally take a more average position; I […]
Title: Isolation Author: Dan Wells Series: Partials Sequence #0.5 Rating: 4/5 Stars 75 pages Published August 28th 2012 by Balzer + Bray Bought Goodreads | Amazon Isolation is a novella set during the Isolation Wars, so before the happenings in Partials. I wouldn’t recommend reading Isolation as an actual intro into the Partials Sequence world; […]
Title: Partials Author: Dan Wells Series: Partials #1 Rating: 4/5 Stars 468 pages Published February 28th 2012 by Balzer + Bray Review copy received from publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository With world building reminding me of a YA version of Mira Grant’s Feed, Partials is a great addition to the post-apocalyptic and dystopian […]
Title: This is Not a Test Author: Courtney Summers Series: None Rating: 5/5 Stars 323 pages Published June 19th 2012 by St. Martin’s Griffin ARC received through Netgalley Goodreads | Author | Publisher | Amazon | Book Depository I love this book. It delves into the mind of someone who is depressed and suicidal without […]
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne (Monument 14 #1) 4 out of 5 stars Expected publication June 5th by Macmillan Children’s ARC received through Netgalley This book very much reminded me of Mike Mullin’s Ashfall, only where Ashfall seemed like a Discovery Channel documentary, Monument 14 reminded me of an MTV show. On their way to […]
Ashfall by Mike Mullin (Ashfall #1) 4 out of 5 stars Published 2011 by Tanglewood Press Copy received through the publisher Dystopians seem to be the new vampires. I loved the new trend – but after a while they started to blur together. I think Ashfall which has been published last year is a breath […]
Deadline by Mira Grant (Newsflesh Trilogy #2) 5 out of 5 stars Published by Orbit This review contains spoilers for the previous book in the series Whoa. After reading Feed I had pretty high expectations for Deadline. I was pretty sceptical to how I would like the book without leading lady George. I shouldn’t have […]
Running up to the release of the movie, Larissa from the Howling Turtle and Sharon from Obsession With Books are co-hosting a Hunger Games Read-Along! Every other day a blogger will share a little story, a picture, a video or something that has to do with that day’s chapter. To see the full readalong schedule, […]