After a hiatus I picked this book back up. (Mad spoilers for The Hunger Games and Catching Fire) The third book in the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay follows Katniss Everdeen through a rebellion led by District 13 against the Capital. Peeta Mellark, her maybe boyfriend and definite ally in the games is in the hands of the Capital. Katniss is herself in the hands of the authorities of District 13 which is not exactly freedom. She signs on to be the Mockingjay, the face of the […]
Unreliable narrators for the win
I think I have written before about how when I was growing up, YA wasn’t really a big deal, and I honestly can’t recall reading books aimed specifically at my age group when I was fifteen. This is why I read lots of Stephen King and the like when I was growing up and probably accounts a lot for my warped world view. As much as I loathe Stephenie Meyer and every book she’s ever published, there’s no denying that Twilight finished what Harry Potter started and […]
The one that’s kind of like The Hunger Games, but…not at all
I feel like everyone on the planet has read this book, so I’m not sure what else I can add to the discussion. We all know the story by now: a dystopian Chicago, teenagers who have to choose their faction – and their future as well, the brave young girl who goes against the grain, the realization that we may not all fit in to one neat little box, the older mentor she sort of falls in love with, the sacrifices of the parents. I […]
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
I really liked this book. It reminded me a lot of Buffy, both in the storyline and in humor. Harper has a lot on her plate, between cotillion, being student body president, and cheerleading. She doesn’t expect to suddenly inherit super ninja powers that she must use to defend her arch nemesis, David. David is an irritating hipster who has been bugging Harper since preschool. The two have to work together to keep David alive, which becomes complicated because he is meant to die on […]
Great by Sara Benincasa
This is a rebooted version of The Great Gatsby set in modern-day Hamptons. Naomi is spending the summer with her mother, who desperately wants to fit in with the super rich vacationers. A mysterious girl moves in next door, a mysterious blogger named Jacinda. Everyone wants to be featured on her fashion blog. Jacinda invites Naomi to a party, hoping she will bring Delilah. Delilah is the it-girl of the Hamptons, and a constant presence on Jacinda’s blog. The two girls share a history and […]
Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott
This book is really sort of goofy. It’s The Hunger Games plus The Amazing Race plus Pokemon. The main character, Tella, gets an invitation to participate in the Brimstone Bleed. It’s a race through four environments. All of the contestants have a loved one who is terribly sick, all of them have the same horrible illness. Whichever contestant wins gets the cure. The competitors are aided in the race by animals that hatched from eggs, animals that have special abilities. In the first book, we […]
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