"Well, there’s so much to read, and I’m so far behind." Wallace Stegner
Seen through the early September light Karr's house looked magnificent. In fact, it was rather splendid. From his roof there was a full sight of the sea. Karr took me up give me some bearings. They: A Sequence Of Unease is introduced by Carmen Maria Machado who tells us a little about Dick's life and … Continue reading They: A Sequence Of Unease | Kay Dick #NovNov
The very first thing I want to know is how does Emily pronounce her middle name? Does she say it as it looks, 'saint john', or does she use the English pronunciation 'sinjin'? I have no idea, or any good reason, why it has taken me so long to get around to reading this terrific … Continue reading Station Eleven | Emily St. John Mandel #CANfiction
I recently read an interview with Ann Patchett where see was asked about how hard it was to scrap a piece of writing that wasn't working, and to start again. The interviewer thought it might be like a little death to let go a hard-won piece of writing, but Patchett was more pragmatic. Her reply … Continue reading The End of the World is Bigger than Love | Davina Bell
Speculative fiction is not usually my cup of tea, but I had heard interesting things about this debut author and his book of short stories.This is part of the rave book blurb from goodreads -AN EXTRAORDINARILY RESONANT AND PROPHETIC COLLECTION OF SPECULATIVE SHORT FICTION FOR OUR TECH-SAVVY ERA BY DEBUT AUTHOR ALEXANDER WEINSTEIN.Children of the … Continue reading Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein
In Special, Georgia Blain imagines a world not too far removed from what is possible now.A world before 'The Breakdown'.A world where data is the new currency and where genetic modification is the norm. For some.For everything has a price. Even our individual identity.Especially our individual identity.A world where being special isn't all its cracked … Continue reading Special by Georgia Blain
I can't tell you how sceptical I was about this book. I'm so over teen/YA dystopian stories trying to grab onto the coattails of The Hunger Games. I was disappointed with The 5th Wave, although Mr Books quite enjoyed it. I therefore took my ARC of Reboot along to B13's soccer game with very little … Continue reading Reboot | Amy Tintera
I've been skimming through quite a lot of uninspiring teen new releases at the moment for work. I was in need of a pick-me-up, so I turned to Book two of DiTerlizzi's Wondla series. I had been pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the first book, The Search for Wondla. And A Hero for Wondla is … Continue reading A Hero For Wondla | Tony DiTerlizzi
I approached Crewel with some trepidation and an "oh no, not another dystopian YA novel" attitude. So I have to say up front that I loved this book from the first page. I loved the whole weaving of time concept. It captured my imagination and drew me in. It felt original, new and exciting. It was a … Continue reading Crewel | Gennifer Albin
As I started The Killables I found myself asking the question, "how much dystopian teen fiction can one person read?" As you know, I thoroughly enjoyed The Hunger Games trilogy and many of the other dystopian novels to come out since then, but have we all had enough? According to Gemma Malley we haven't! And once … Continue reading The Killables | Gemma Malley
It feels like a while since I gave a completely positive review for a YA book, but here it is! The Hunt is the first book in a new series by Andrew Fukuda. It's strong, gripping and exciting from the word go. The world as we know it is populated by the dominant vampire people. … Continue reading The Hunt | Andrew Fukuda
The Way We Fall is an end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it book. A virus suddenly takes hold on an island population. They're quickly cut off from the mainland and left to fend for themselves as one by one they die, go hungry and become desperate. Only six people survive the virus. One of them is Kaelyn and this is her … Continue reading The Way We Fall | Megan Crewe
This book has got me thinking about why it is that some books work and some books don't. For me, this book doesn't work. It falls flat, it feels contrived and cliched. But then I read some of the other reviews out there and it's obvious that some of you like it. So what is … Continue reading Under the Never Sky | Veronica Rossi
What a wonderful treat of a book. Fantasy books usually sit low down on my pile of books to read - especially fantasy books with strange creatures and a language guide in the back! I think my imagination is not active enough for fantasy books as I have trouble creating a world full of bizarre … Continue reading The Search for WondLa | Tony DiTerlizzi
I reviewed Birthmarked earlier in the year and was looking forward to book two in the trilogy. I'm happy to report that Prized is even more enjoyable than the first. Gaia has escaped the Enclave with her baby sister and is wandering the Wastelands. They're discovered almost starving by an Outrider of Sylum. He carries them to safety. But … Continue reading Prized | Caragh O’Brien
Happily Legend brings us back into familiar (and much-loved) territory! A brand new dystopian trilogy to rival The Hunger Games. I devoured it in 2 days - the last half was truly un-put-downable! Marie Lu has created something special with this one. At the start I wasn't sure about the dual narration. Switching back and forth … Continue reading Legend | Marie Lu
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