I got an advance reader's copy (ARC) of Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman. As this means the version I read is just a proof and not the final version, I won't quote directly and will keep my comments general. Alyssa, a teenager living in the Los Angeles area, turns on a faucet one …
Tag: YA literature
Book Review | The Hate U Give
Sometimes, once in a long while, you happen across a book you cannot stop thinking about. Even when you've closed it and are at work, or at the grocery store, or are watching your favorite show, it drifts in the back of your mind. Lines of dialogue, or mental pictures of the characters, or a …
Book Review | The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (ARC)
I first read The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White in March 2018. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account at that time. Minor edits have been made before posting here. I had the privilege of reading an advance reader's copy (ARC) of this book (working at a bookstore has its …
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Book Review | Invictus
I first read Invictus by Ryan Graudin in February 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some minor edits have been made to this review. This book was enjoyable! Plenty of other reviews have already compared it to Firefly-with-Doctor-Who-elements, so I won't spend too much time doing the same. I'll …
Book Review | The Defiant (ARC)
I first read The Defiant by Lesley Livingston in January 2018. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account at that time. I made edits and expansions before posting here. I received an advance reader's copy (ARC) of this book, so I will not quote but just comment in general. The Defiant is good …
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