Thumped by Megan McCafferty Pages : 290 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : Bumped, Book 2 My Rating : 4/5 What it’s about : More than 8 months have passed since Melody and Harmony have seen each other. Since then, they have both been trying to live with their own secrets, while becoming the favorite topic of gossip of the medias. A set of twins each expecting a set of twins, now that’s something to inspire the...

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...

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Pages : 372 Genre : Science-Fiction, Adventure Stand Alone My Rating : 4,5/5 What it’s about : The year is 2044, and most of humanity is studying, working and escaping in the virtual world of The Oasis. Wade Watts, an unfortunate teenager, is one of them. When he is not attending his virtual classes in The Oasis, Wade is, along with many others, hunting for the secret fortune of The Oasis’...

Don’t you Wish by Roxanne St. Claire Pages : 368 Genre : YA, Contemporary fiction Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about : Unpopular Annie Nutter can’t help but wonder; what if her mom had married her previous boyfriend? Lived in his gigantic house with an unlimited credit card? When her father’s invention zaps her to an alternate reality where she lives the life of the rich an popular, Annie is sure she’s...

Retro Friday is a meme hosted at Angieville and focuses on reviewing books from the past. This can be an old favorite, an under-the-radar book you think deserves more attention, something woefully out of print, etc. Everyone is welcome to join in at any time! * * * Being Nikki :   Runaway : by Meg Cabot Genre : YA, Fiction with a touch of science-fiction Series : Book 2 & 3 in the Airhead series On Goodreads : Being Nikki and...

Across the Universe by Beth Revis Pages : 416 Genre : YA, Science-Fiction, Dystopia Series : Across the Universe, book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : The plan for Amy’s family was simple; cryo-sleep aboard the Godspeed ship, to wake up on another planet a few centuries later. Only, something goes wrong, and Amy wakes up alone, too soon. Before long, Amy discovers something bad is going on Godspeed : other sleepers get murdered...

Uglies : Shay’s Story by Scott Westerfeld, Devin Grayson and Steven Cummings Pages : 180 Genre : Graphic Novel, Science-Fiction Series : Uglies (graphic novel), Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : Shay is an Ugly, and like all Uglies, when she turns sixteen, she’ll be transformed into a beautiful, perfect Pretty. She’ll get new looks and move to the most interesting part of the town with all the other Pretties. But...

Crossed by Ally Condie Pages : 367 Genre : YA, Dystopia, Science-Fiction Series : Matched, Book 2 My Rating : What it’s about : Cassia will do anything to reunite with Ky, the love too soon taken from her life by the Society. Following his trace into the canyons, Cassia meets new allies and new enemies as she focuses on her simple plan : once she finds Ky, they’ll join the Rising and fights against the Society. But before she...