Review : The Lives We Lost by Megan Crewe

Review : The Lives We Lost by Megan Crewe

The Lives We Lost by Megan Crewe Pages : 288 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : Fallen World, book 2 My Rating : 3,5/5 From the book’s jacket : A deadly virus has destroyed Kaelyn’s small island community and spread beyond the quarantine. No one is safe. But when Kaelyn finds samples of a vaccine in her father’s abandoned lab, she knows there must be someone, somewhere, who can replicate it. As Kaelyn and her...

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Review : Sever by Lauren DeStefano

Review : Sever by Lauren DeStefano

Sever by Lauren DeStefano Pages : 371 Genre : YA, Speculative Fiction Series : The Chemical Garden, book 3 My Rating : 3,5/5 What it’s about : Against her will Rhine ended up back where she left, in her husband’s home. Things are a bit different now though : Gabriel is long gone, Linden keeps a certain emotional distance from her and her young sister-wife Cecily, now a mother, is quickly growing up. For now, all Rhine wants...

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Review : This is not a Test by Courtney Summers

Review : This is not a Test by Courtney Summers

This is not a Test by Courtney Summers Pages : 323 Genre : YA, Horror, Zombies Stand alone My Rating : 4,5/5 From the back of the book : It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, that doesn’t...

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Review : Eve by Anna Carey

Review : Eve by Anna Carey

Eve by Anna Carey Pages : 318 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction, Dystopia Series : Eve, book 1 My Rating : 2,5/5 What it’s about : Years ago, a virus cleared out most of the Earth’s population. This is the dangerous, deadly world Eve grew up in. She didn’t get to know the world outside the all-girls school she grew up in, and until the day before graduation, she thought she could hope for a better life. When Eve learns...

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Review : Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Review : Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi Pages : 374 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : Under the Never Sky, Book 1 My Rating : 4/5 What it’s about : Sometime in the future, the outside world has grown too dangerous to live in; most people live in enclosed cities, where technology keeps you perfect and alive for centuries and you get to escape in virtual realms of all sorts. Outside live savages and cannibals, and never should...

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Review : Fever by Lauren DeStefano

Review : Fever by Lauren DeStefano

Fever by Lauren DeStefano Pages : 341 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : The Chemical Garden, Book 2 My Rating : 3,5/5 What it’s about : Rhine and Gabriel’s escape has been successful – but it isn’t long before they realize that a free life isn’t always easy. Soon the pair are trapped in Madame’s carnival, a scarlet district that intends on making good fortune with Rhine’s looks. With...

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The Standalong : conclusion and review of The Stand

The Standalong : conclusion and review of The Stand

Last May, when I heard there was a reading of The Stand planned for the summer, I knew that I had to join in. I had been wanting to read the book for years, but had been scared by its length. The event, organized by Trish at Love, Laughter and Insanity spanned over the months of June and July and had the cool name of Standalong. Click here to visit the end of event post and read more reviews of the book. The Standalong ended on July 27st...

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Review : The Way we Fall

Review : The Way we Fall

The Way we Fall by Megan Crewe Pages : 309 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : Fallen World, Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : It starts like an unpleasant cold, but it quickly grows into something more: a deadly virus quickly spreading through Kaelyn’s small community, forcing the government to quarantine the island. Kaelyn wants only one thing : keep herself and her family safe and healthy, a task that gets harder and...

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