I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Being part of the line is a blessing. Every family hopes that their daughter will become one of the chosen 7 to tunnel deep into the mountain and return with the harvest. These girls are the most important ones in the village; their work…
Dystopia (Teen)
Ascension by Michelle Bryan – New Bloods Trilogy #2
I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. When I read the first book in the series, I remember finding the Western theme interesting but not really liking the main character. My main complaint was that she was a bit too clueless and I wanted her to be able to put the…
The Reapers Are The Angels by Alden Bell
There are only a handful of books that I have read that are zombie themed. Some I’ve hated, and some I’ve loved. This book definitely falls in the latter category. For 25 years, humans have been hiding away from the dead in isolated enclaves, trying to sustain themselves in this new and undead world. Temple is one of the few…
Awaken by Michelle Bryan – New Bloods Trilogy #1
I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The world may be broken after the Shift, with its unforgiving sand lands and its shortage of food and water. But for Tara, it is home. It is where she lives happily with her grada and the rest of her kin, hunting and telling…
The Swan Riders by Erin Bow – Prisoners of Peace #2
I remember reading The Scorpion Rules and absolutely loving the novel, with is AIs and hostage situation. I had also liked the fact that this novel had been presented as a standalone. So imagine my surprise, when I recently discovered that the author had published a sequel this year! Naturally, that meant I had to reread The Scorpion Rules, which I did…
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
I’ve waited a long time before deciding to give this novel a shot. I saw the trailers for the movie based off of this book, and it just put me off a bit. I also considered this to be just one more dystopian teen novel and didn’t bother finding out about the premise. I finally caved after one of my…
The Soul Mender by R.S. Dabney
I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I love reading books about alternate realities/worlds. I just recently read Dark Matter, which dealt with parallel universes, and it was absolutely fascinating. I just love the concept of having multiple versions of the world existing on different planes of reality; if I could…
The Map of Bones by Francesca Haig – Fire Sermon #2
This book was given to me as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. So as previously mentioned, I read the first novel before delving into the sequel because I wanted to do right by the story. And I’m so glad that I did, because otherwise, I would not have understood a single thing that happened…
The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig – The Fire Sermon #1
Oftentimes, when I am asked to review an advanced copy of a book that is in a series, I read it as it is without reading the preceding novel. With this series, however, I knew it wouldn’t be possible to skip the first book. I was able to get my lovely boyfriend to buy it for me when we were…
Red Rising by Pierce Brown – Red Rising #1
I will admit that I can be a book snob at times. When I first saw this book, I really liked the way it looked and its general premise seemed interesting. But as soon as I read a couple pages and realized it took place in space, I dropped it and decided not to pursue it. That was a mistake,…