I first read The Valiant 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. The Valiant is the first book in a series by Lesley Livingston. Right now there are two books out (though I do not know …
Tag: YA literature
Book Review | Calamity (SPOILERS)
This review contains SPOILERS. Proceed with caution if you have not read this book yet! I first read Calamity by Brandon Sanderson (the third book in the Reckoners trilogy) in December 2017. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account. Some minor edits have been made to this review. What is it with young adult …
Book Review | Firefight (SPOILERS)
This review contains SPOILERS — proceed with caution if you haven't read the book yet! I first read Firefight by Brandon Sanderson (the second book in the Reckoners trilogy) in November 2017. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account. Some minor edits have been made to this review. Firefight is a fine follow-up to Steelheart; …
Book Review | Steelheart
I first read Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson (the first book in the Reckoners trilogy) in November 2017, so it's about time I wrote a review for it! Steelheart is set in a near-future Chicago — now called Newcago — in which the landscape, politics, and life in general differ in substantial ways from ours. Here, people with …
Book Review | Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery (ARC)
I received an advance reader's copy (ARC) of this book, so I will not quote, just comment generally. Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery by Mary Amato initially intrigued me because of the title, then the description — the lives, or rather deaths, of the occupants of Westminster Cemetery are upended by the arrival of a …
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