plagues – Cannonball Read 17

PLAGUES: the critters behind history’s worst diseases

Science Comics: Plagues: The Microscopic Battlefield by Falynn Koch

September 3, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #science If you have not guessed, I enjoy the First Second published graphic novels. These books really “get” their readers. And when I saw they did a science series, I was curious. Therefore, I picked one that I had a little interest in as I knew a little about it and yet, was not my favorite subject or something I knew well. Studying plagues is a bit unusual to start with, but of course, necessary. Science Comics: Plagues: The Microscopic Battlefield by Falynn Koch is […]

“How foolish we were, to act as gods.”

Your One & Only by Adrianne Finlay

June 2, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

For 300 years, there have been no humans on earth – at least not as we know them. As it became clear that the human race wouldn’t survive the Slow Plague, scientists formed an initiative to save humans by creating our survivors in a lab. Nine perfect humans were created – homo factus – and they were cloned and continue to be, creating the new society that now inhabit the earth. Each of the three communities left on Earth maintains a society of 900 humans, […]

The first three books of the Lunar Chronicles

Cinder (Book 1) by Marissa Meyer

Scarlet (Book 2) by Marissa Meyer

Fairest (Book 3.5) by Marissa Meyer

March 20, 2019 by kfishgirl 2 Comments

Let me start out this review by saying SPOILERS BELOW! After the first picture, all bets are off. I can’t review these books without using details, because some of them get me feisty. I actually wrote these reviews on paper last night because I had many #feelings. I randomly found this series from my library through the Overdrive app. I’ve listened to all three books that way. Cinder is #1, Scarlet is #2, and Fairest is #3.5. I’m on a waiting list for #3, but […]

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