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I really need half stars on this one.

Sadie by Courtney Summers

January 13, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

Firstly, I’m nearly certain that I would have given this four stars unreservedly had I not done the audio version. YMMV, obviously, on all books. But here, the audio really pulled me out of the story. I’ll explain. So this book is about bad things that happen to girls, and it’s split into two parts that alternate every other chapter. The first is a fake podcast with a host who is trying to track down the missing 19 year old, Sadie Hunter, after a family […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Courtney Summers, narfna, revenge, sadie, Suspense, YA, Young Adult

narfna's CBR12 Review No:8 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Courtney Summers, narfna, revenge, sadie, Suspense, YA, Young Adult ·
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“There is nothing lonelier than fear.”

The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed

January 11, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

I gave myself two days to read this book, but I didn’t even need that. I started this book at 8:30 PM on Thursday night, and finished it about an hour after I got home from work on Friday. I just couldn’t stop reading it! I was compelled. If I would have been able to read it straight through like I wanted, I probably would have let my book high give this five stars, but it was broken up by sleep and work, so my […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: amy reed, contemporary, feminism, narfna, rape culture, the nowhere girls, the patriarchy, YA, Young Adult

narfna's CBR12 Review No:7 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: amy reed, contemporary, feminism, narfna, rape culture, the nowhere girls, the patriarchy, YA, Young Adult ·
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cover of the book Friendroid by M. M. Vaughan

“Slick” sci-fi for the middle school set

Friendroid by M.M. Vaughan

January 5, 2020 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Danny Lazio doesn’t get along with kids. It’s not really his fault – his single mom does the best she can to provide, but his classmates still come down on him for it. Of course, it probably doesn’t help that he has a bit of a temper, but who can blame him when kids say he has fleas and his mom gets his clothes from the dumpster? It’s fine – having no friends just gives him more time to play his favorite game Land X, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, androids, friendship, friendships, m. m. vaughan, middle grade, middle school, robots, sci-fi, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Children's Books, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, androids, friendship, friendships, m. m. vaughan, middle grade, middle school, robots, sci-fi, YA, Young Adult ·
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Concluding the Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles. Volume 28

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 28 by CLAMP

December 31, 2019 by Dome'Loki 2 Comments

And so the great Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle read through has come to an end.  Shout out to William Flanagan, who wrote the English translation for all twenty eight volumes, churning out translations to keep pace with the publications in Japan.  At the end of each volume he would include some translation notes, sometimes explaining a cultural norm, or showing the process of how he came to use the translation chosen for a particular section.  The writer/artist collective CLAMP used Tsubasa as a way to mix […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, cbr11, CLAMP, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, time travel, Tsubasa, YA

Dome'Loki's CBR11 Review No:69 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, cbr11, CLAMP, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, time travel, Tsubasa, YA ·
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Continuing Tsubasa read through. Volumes 23 – 27

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 23 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 24 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 25 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 26 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 27 by CLAMP

December 30, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Volume 23 – The original and the copy are going at it in dreams, Sakura is horrified by their actions.  Everyone outside the dreaming is waiting impatiently, as there is nothing they can do.  Original Syaoran has fallen and Sakura runs to his side.  Copy Syaoran even goes so far as to wound Sakura in his quest to get the feather inside O-Syaoran.  Fei-Wang Reed goads C-Syaoran saying that Sakura’s soul is not important to his plans (only her body is necessary) so go ahead and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, cbr11, CLAMP, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, YA

Dome'Loki's CBR11 Review No:68 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, cbr11, CLAMP, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, YA ·
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Absolutely, Positively Not YA

Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga #4) by Pierce Brown

Dark Age (Red Rising Saga #5) by Pierce Brown

December 28, 2019 by thewheelbarrow 1 Comment

So, I planned on writing a big post last year or the year before about wether or not the Red Rising series is YA. I do not remember where I fell on the spectrum then but I know, without a doubt, that I fall firmly in the NOT YA camp now. That said, I would absolutely let my children read these books and encourage any reader who was interested to read them. I tend to consider readers a little more mature than the average person […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: Darrow, Pierce Brown, Red Rising, violence, YA

thewheelbarrow's CBR11 Review No:46 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: Darrow, Pierce Brown, Red Rising, violence, YA ·
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