This is the second book in yet another three-book post-apocalyptic series aimed at young adults. This novel picks up shortly after The Fifth Wave ends (so much so that I had to go back and re-read my review for the first book to remind me of the plot) and follows the journey of Cassie Sullivan and a band of young “soldiers”—Zombie, Teacup, Poundcake, Nugget, and Ringer. However, this book is as much Ringer’s story as Cassie’s as the book spends even more time telling the […]
A Tale of the 99%
This is a solid YA novel set in a dystopian but all too real future—where super storms have battered the coasts of the United States, where fossil fuels have pretty much run out, and where the gap between the haves and have nots has widened to a chasm. Our hero is Nailer, a teen who works on a crew that salvages parts from wrecked oiled tankers along the gulf coast—dangerous work that barely provides enough to keep him and his co-workers alive. However, they all dream […]
#11 Mediocre teen dystopian blah I get bored again already
I found out about this series thanks to CBRV I believe, and finally got around to reading the first one now. It’s the start to yet another dystopian teen romance drama etc of monumentally generic proportions. It’s the story of Aria and Peregrine, a dweller and an outsider respectively, who must join forces and win the day. It was incredibly mediocre. I listened to it as an audiobook from the library, and I can happily say I’m very pleased I didn’t spend any money on […]
Dear James Dashner: Really?
Think of the cheapest-tasting candy you have ever eaten. It will differ for all of us, but for me, it’s Tootsie Rolls. They’re not bad, per se, but they’re just not great as far as candy is concerned. Think about it: when you’re cruising the candy aisles at Target, there are great bags of Reese’s or Hershey candies or even Wonka Candy varieties for $9, but the Tootsie Roll bag is always $3 or $4, and there’s a ton there, because no one wants to […]
Living for the ‘maybe.’
Goodreads summary: “Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland–known as The Death Shop–are slim. If the cannibals don’t get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. She’s been taught that the very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He’s wild–a savage–and her only hope of staying alive. A hunter for his tribe in a merciless landscape, Perry views Aria as sheltered and fragile–everything he would expect […]
3 YA New Releases from Entangled Teen
When people complain that young adult novels have nothing to offer the serious reader, it’s pretty clear to me that they’ve never actually read any YA. These new releases from Entangled Teen deal with issues ranging from human cloning and reproductive coercion to arranged marriages and people who ostracize anyone with “impure” bloodlines. Plus, dragons, because YA can get away with being a lot more fun than some other genres!