In the latest masterpiece by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of Room, an English nurse brought to a small Irish village to observe what appears to be a miracle-a girl said to have survived without food for months-soon finds herself fighting to save the child’s life. Tourists flock to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O’Donnell, whoContinue reading “Review: ‘The Wonder’ by Emma Donoghue”
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Review: ‘My Name Is Leon’ by Kit de Waal
A brother chosen. A brother left behind. And the only way home is to find him. Leon is nine, and has a perfect baby brother called Jake. They have gone to live with Maureen, who has fuzzy red hair like a halo, and a belly like Father Christmas. But the adults are speaking in lowContinue reading “Review: ‘My Name Is Leon’ by Kit de Waal”
Review: ‘Starflight’ by Melissa Landers
Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it. Just out of the orphanage, she needs a fresh start in a place where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. She’s so desperate to reach the realmContinue reading “Review: ‘Starflight’ by Melissa Landers”
Review: ‘To Hear The Ocean Sigh’ by Bryant A. Loney
Jay Murchison believes he is a nobody at his high school in Oklahoma. Coming from a conservative family of affordable luxury, Jay has an overwhelming desire to become something great. After a mysterious girl named Saphnie in North Carolina mistakenly texts him, an unlikely relationship develops that affects Jay’s self-perception and influences the rest ofContinue reading “Review: ‘To Hear The Ocean Sigh’ by Bryant A. Loney”
Review: ‘Ender’s Game’ by Orson Scott Card
The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Enter Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, the result of decades of genetic experimentation. Is Ender the general Earth so desperately needs? The only way to find out is to throw himContinue reading “Review: ‘Ender’s Game’ by Orson Scott Card”
Review: ‘Alienated’ by Melissa Landers
Two years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a bathroom with one of them. Handpicked to host the first-ever L’eihr exchange student, Cara thinks her future is set. Not only does she get a free ride to her dream college, she’ll have inside information about the mysterious L’eihrsContinue reading “Review: ‘Alienated’ by Melissa Landers”
Review: ‘The Raven Boys’ by Maggie Stiefvater
“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.” It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walkContinue reading “Review: ‘The Raven Boys’ by Maggie Stiefvater”
Review: ‘Black Ice’ by Becca Fitzpatrick
Britt Pheiffer has trained to backpack the Teton Range, but isn’t prepared when a violent storm leaves her and her best friend Korbie stranded. Seeking shelter in a secluded cabin, they find two handsome rescuers. Or so they think. In exchange for her life, Britt must set out into the cold and snow to leadContinue reading “Review: ‘Black Ice’ by Becca Fitzpatrick”
Review: ‘The Gospel of Loki’ by Joanne M. Harris
The first adult epic fantasy novel from multi-million copy bestselling author of Chocolat, Joanne Harris. The novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods – retold from the point of view of the world’s ultimate trickster, Loki. It tells the story of Loki’s recruitment from the underworld of Chaos,Continue reading “Review: ‘The Gospel of Loki’ by Joanne M. Harris”
Review: ‘Lumiere’ by Jacqueline Garlick
One determined girl. One resourceful boy. One miracle machine that could destroy everything. After an unexplained flash shatters her world, seventeen-year-old Eyelet Elsworth sets out to find the Illuminator, her father’s prized invention. With it, she hopes to cure herself of her debilitating seizures before Professor Smrt—her father’s arch nemesis—discovers her secret and locks herContinue reading “Review: ‘Lumiere’ by Jacqueline Garlick”
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