Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. I loved the character Romeo from Juliet Immortal. Even though Romeo is evil in the first book, I felt like there was a Darth Vader thing going on. Maybe he went bad for the "right" reasons and there is still some good in ... Read More »
Book Review: Persuasion by Jane Austen
My first impression of Persuasion was that Jane Austen writes some interesting and detailed characters. Right from page one, Sir Walter was my favorite character. He's a jerk, yeah, but he's hilarious. I don't know that the characters in this book are as modern as they are in say Pride and Prejudice, but the author's ... Read More »
Book Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Seraphina starts of with a traditional medieval fantasy setting, including the rich backdrop of medieval music which I loved. There's an entire mythology of Saints to this world, none of which are very saint-like and it made me laugh. The conflict was a typical one about the mistrust and prejudice between two races. But further ... Read More »
Book Review: Insignia by S.J. Kincaid
The beginning of Insignia gave me this 80's vibe because of all the Virtual Reality games that the main character, Tom, plays. The set-up is very similar to Ender's Game, but the rest of the story was different enough that it didn't feel like a copy-cat. There's a lot of technical stuff and details at ... Read More »
Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth
I've been putting off reading Divergent for a while now because it seemed too similar to the Hunger Games. They do have some things in common like a girl fighting a dystopian government, but the worlds are so different that they didn't feel similar at all. Divergent felt similar to the Matrix more than anything. ... Read More »
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