Blogs about: Speculative Fiction Fantasy Science Fiction Horror

Shadow by Ilsa J. Bick

Jenn wrote 8 months ago: The Apocalypse does not end. The Changed will grow in numbers. The Spared may not survive. Even befo … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Shadows, ilsa j bick, zombies, apocalypse

Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone

Jenn wrote 12 months ago: Anna and Bennett were never supposed to meet: she lives in 1995 Chicago and he lives in 2012 San Fra … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Time Travel, time between us, Tamara Ireland Stone

Books that Rock: Insurgent by Veronica Roth (Book Two in the Divergent trilogy)

Jenn wrote 1 year ago: One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Books That Rock, matt corby, Veronica Roth, Insurgent, Michael Kiwanuka

Books That Rock: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Jenn wrote 1 year ago: Some race to win. Others race to survive. It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Rac … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Books That Rock, Maggie Stiefvater, the scorpio races, Matthew and the Atlas

Queen's Thief Week @ Chachic's Book Nook

Jenn wrote 1 year ago: Attention fans of Megan Whalen Turner’s brilliant Queen’s Thief series : The lovely Chac … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, News, Megan Whalen Turner, Sherwood Smith, melina marchetta, Queen's Thief Week

Books that Rock: Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta (spoilers ahead -- avoid like the plague if you haven't read Finnikin of the Rock)2 comments

Jenn wrote 1 year ago: Blood sings to blood, Froi . . . those born last will make the first . . . for Charyn will be barren … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Books That Rock, melina marchetta, mumford & sons, matt corby, Froi of the Exiles

Books that Rock: Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

Jenn wrote 1 year ago: At the age of nine, Finnikin is warned by the gods that he must sacrifice a pound of flesh to save h … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Books That Rock, Book Review, melina marchetta, finnikin of the rock, mumford & sons, matt corby, laura marling

Books that Rock: Divergent by Veronica Roth

Jenn wrote 1 year ago: In Beatrice Prior’s Dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated t … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Music, Books That Rock, Mike Rosenberg, Passenger., Ben Howard, divergent, Veronica Roth, Simon and Garfunkel

Review: Soulless by Gail Carriger

Jenn wrote 1 year ago: First, she has no soul. Second, she’s a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, … more →

Tags: Adult Fiction Books, Book Review, gail carriger, soulless

Chime by Franny Billingsley

Jenn wrote 1 year ago: Briony has a secret. She believes her secret killed her stepmother, destroyed her twin sister’ … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Book Review, Chime by Franny Billingsley

The Sword (a Novel of Chiveis) by Bryan M. Litfin

Jenn wrote 3 years ago: Four hundred years after a deadly virus and nuclear war destroyed the modern world, a new and noble … more →

Tags: Adult Fiction Books, Christian, Adult Reader's Advisory, The Sword: A Novel of Chiveis, Bryan M. Litfin

Epitaph Road by David Patneaude4 comments

Jenn wrote 3 years ago: A modern utopia where 97% of the men are dead. Kellen Dent feels all alone. In 2097, he practically … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Review, Epitaph Road, David Patneaude

A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner

Jenn wrote 3 years ago: Sophos, under the guidance of yet another tutor, practices his swordplay and stategizes escape scena … more →

Tags: Action/Adventure, Young Adult Fiction, Megan Whalen Turner, a conspiracy of kings, Adult Reader's Advisory, fangirl squee, YA Review/Annotation

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon2 comments

Jenn wrote 3 years ago: The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her … more →

Tags: Adult Fiction Books, historical fiction books, Adult Reader's Advisory, Diana Gabaldon, Historical Fiction, Outlander, Review/Annotation, Time Travel

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

Jenn wrote 3 years ago: “Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious … more →

Tags: Adult Fiction Books, Review, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N. K. Jemisin

The Warrior's Apprentice (Miles Vorkosigan series) by Lois McMaster Bujold2 comments

Jenn wrote 3 years ago: Discharged from the Barrayaran academy after flunking the physical, a discouraged Miles Vorkosigan t … more →

Tags: Adult Fiction Books, Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice, Review/Annotation, Adult Reader's Advisory, Science Fiction

Kirkus-style Review for The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde2 comments

Jenn wrote 3 years ago: Book Stats: Title: The Well of Lost Plots Author: Jasper Fforde Publisher: Viking Adult Page Numbers … more →

Tags: Adult Fiction Books, Mystery, Jasper Fforde, Adult Reader's Advisory, The Well of Lost Plots, Kirkus-style review

Books that Rock: Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde

Jenn wrote 3 years ago: This is  Books that Rock, the weekly-ish series where I provide a song or two that describe events o … more →

Tags: Adult Fiction Books, Books That Rock, Keane, Jasper Fforde, Lost In a Good Book, John Spillane

Fire by Kristin Cashore1 comment

Jenn wrote 3 years ago: She is the last of her kind… It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. The young King Nash is cl … more →

Tags: alternative format, Young Adult Fiction, Kristin Cashore, Review, Fire


Related Tags
All →

Follow this tag via RSS