The Fold by Peter Clines Pages : 384 Genre : Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : 3/5 About the Book  : The folks in Mike Erikson’s small New England town would say he’s just your average, everyday guy. And that’s exactly how Mike likes it. Sure, the life he’s chosen isn’t much of a challenge to someone with his unique gifts, but he’s content with his quiet and peaceful...

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey Pages : 457 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : The 5th Wave, book 1 My Rating : 4/5 About the Book  : After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings...

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Pages : 378 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : Starbound, book 1 My Rating : 4.5/5 About the Book  : Luxury spaceliner Icarus suddenly plummets from hyperspace into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive – alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a cynical war hero. Both journey across the eerie...

Armada by Ernest Cline Pages : 339 Genre : Science-Fiction Stand alone My Rating : 2.5/5 About the Book  : Zack Lightman has spent his life dreaming. Dreaming that the real world could be a little more like the countless science-fiction books, movies, and videogames he’s spent his life consuming. Dreaming that one day, some fantastic, world-altering event will shatter the monotony of his humdrum existence and whisk him off on some...

Cinder by Marissa Meyer Pages : 390 Genre : YA, fantasy Series : The Lunar Chronicles, book 1 My Rating : 4/5 About the Book  : Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a...

Nova by Margaret Fortune Pages : 320 Genre : Science Fiction, YA Series : Nova, book 1 My Rating : 4/5 About the Book  : *36:00:00* The clock activates so suddenly in my mind, my head involuntarily jerks a bit to the side. The fog vanishes, dissipated in an instant as though it never was. Memories come slotting into place, their edges sharp enough to leave furrows, and suddenly I know. I know exactly who I am. My name is Lia...

The Martian by Andy Weir Pages : 369 Genre : Science-fiction, Thriller Stand alone My Rating : 4.5/5 About the Book  : Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first men to walk on the surface of Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first man to die there. It started with the dust storm that holed his suit and nearly killed him, and that forced his crew to leave him behind, sure he was already dead. Now he’s...

Erasing Time by C.J. Hill Pages : 368 Genre :  YA, Science fiction Series : Erasing Time, book 1 My Rating : 2.5/5 About the Book  : When twins Sheridan and Taylor wake up 400 years in the future, they find a changed world: domed cities, no animals, and a language that’s so different, it barely sounds like English. And the worst news: They can’t go back home. The twenty-fifth-century government transported the girls to...