I was a big fan of Francesca Zappia’s Made You Up, and was excited for her follow up, Eliza and Her Monsters. The book did not disappoint. It’s about Eliza, who is a loner misfit at school but secretly the mastermind behind Monstrous Sea, a phenomenally popular web comic. The trouble starts when she befriends the new boy at school, Wallace. He’s a very active member of her fandom. The closer that they get, the worse it will be when he finds out who she […]
Meant to Be
This is another speculative YA novel. Meant to Be presents a future where Names suddenly showed up on every adult’s chest. They continue to appear after every teenager turns 18. The names aren’t completely understood, but most people believe that it’s supposed to be your soulmate, or Meant to Be/MTB. Agatha “Aggie” does not buy into MTBs at all, preferring to call them empties. She gets a name on her birthday, Hendrix Cutter, but chooses to ignore it in favor of her own plans. She […]
“Silence is the only privacy…”
All Rights Reserved is an interesting dystopian/science fiction story. It’s set in a future controlled by lawyers. From the age of 15, everyone gets fitted with a cuff around their wrist. From that point on, the cuff charges for every word spoken, even most gestures. These forms of expression are protected by strong copyrights, upheld by the lawyers. Speth, our main character, is just about to give her big speech as she turns 15, when her friend kills himself at her party. His family is […]
“I fight every day, and too many times it’s just not enough and the fear wins. I’m so fucking weak and everything is so fucking intense and sometimes I really hate it…”
Queens of Geek is a cute story about three friends attending a convention in California, SupaCon. The two girls narrate the story. Charlie is a YouTube celebrity and rising movie star. Her career is the reason they are there. She wants to do publicity for her movie and show her fans that she’s over her relationship with her ex-boyfriend, costar Reese. She starts to fall for a fellow YouTuber, Alyssa, and things get complicated when Reese shows up. Meanwhile, Taylor has anxiety and Asperger’s, so […]
“And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids…”
I was a huge fan of Scooby Doo as a child. I loved the dog, the mystery solving, and Daphne’s groovy purple dress and shoes. I’m pretty sure that I watched any and every version of Scooby Doo that was available. I saw Scooby Apocalypse available through my library website, so I figured I would give it a shot. Scooby Apocalypse offers a hardcore version of our beloved characters. Shaggy works at an underground lab training the enhanced smart dogs. His favorite among them is […]
Slasher Girls and Monster Boys
This collection contains lots of great horror stories. They are written by some really awesome YA authors as well. Sorry, I’m tired, so I’m going to direct you to my blog for more information. You can read my full review here.
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