The Limit was a mild dystopian about modern workhouses and over-spending money that I thought Dickens would approve of. It was close enough to our world to make it plausible but off-kilter enough to make it a tad creepy. There was not a lot of stuff happening or action in the plot, but I had a ... Read More »
Book Review: Return to Exile by E.J. Patten
Return to Exile was like Ghostbusters (with teens) meets A Series of Unfortunate Events with a tiny bit of Inception sprinkled on top. It was a pretty cool combination. Just when I thought that nothing else could go wrong, it would go all Unfortunate-Events on me and get worse. The witty humor was one of my ... Read More »
Book Review: Walkabout by Gary Taaffe
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. In Walkabout, Billy goes into the "whitefella" culture for the first time and his culture shock is charming, honest and amusing. I loved the Australian lingo throughout the book. Some of the words I'd never heard before, but it wasn't too difficult to ... Read More »
Book Review: Above World by Jenn Reese
Above World was an interesting mix of mythological creatures and our modern world of technology. You'll find mermaids and computers in one breath. I was pleasantly surprised by the dystopian undertone to it all that gave it some wonderful depth. In this fascinating world that Jenn has built, there are several cultures based on mythological creatures ... Read More »
Book Review: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
I loved the mixing of Roman and Greek mythology. Rick Riordan takes Percy Jackson up a notch. There's more love stories going on and I liked the deep thoughts about the power of love. If you haven't read the Percy Jackson series, this will definitely spoil the whole series for you. But to me, ... Read More »
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My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.