I’m becoming more and more a fan of the dystopian genre. I’ve read some very good ones this year, and Divergent ranks high. Beatrice lives in what used to be Chicago, but it has become a land of factions. Five faction, to be exact, which all follow their own philosophy about how to live in peace: […]
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner Trilogy, book 1), by James Dashner, 2009, Book Review
Whoa! Can you say “suspense”? How about “intense”? This is one of those books that sticks to your fingers the moment you pick it up. Meanwhile, your house goes to pot all around you and the kids start complaining that they’re hungry. Minor details–I could not put The Maze Runner down! Thomas wakes up in a creaky […]
The Prize: Tales from a Revolution: Vermont, by Lars D. H. Hedbor, 2009, Book Review
On the border between New York and Vermont lies Lake Champlain, like a 125-mile-long wedge cleaving the two states apart. Its northern end has access to the all-important St. Lawrence River; its southern end nearly reaches the Hudson River. During the centuries in which water travel was far superior to overland, this waterway was invaluable. […]
The Farewell Season, by Ann Herrick, 2011, eBook Review
Eric has always loved football. It’s his senior year, scouts are making phone calls, a college scholarship seems secure. So why can’t he work up any enthusiasm? Because his dad has always been so closely entwined with his game, and three months ago a drunk driver unraveled everything. His dad is gone. Ann Herrick does […]
I am Number 4, by Pitticus Lore, 2010, Book Review
“Number 1 is dead. Number 2 is dead. Number 3 is dead. I am number 4…” If you like aliens and sci-fi, I Am Number Four is for you. It’s so loaded with action and suspense it is impossible to put down. I know I’m coming to this late, that there is already a movie of […]
Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins, Book Review
***Mockingjay is book three in the Hunger Games trilogy. If you have not read the first two, skip to my Hunger Games review (book one) or my Catching Fire review (book two). It’s over. I’ve finished the last book. Mockingjay ends as I knew it must end. And Katniss claims the man I knew she must choose. Yet the […]
Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins, Book Review
***Spoiler alert! Catching Fire is book two in the Hunger Games Trilogy. If you have not read the first one yet, do not continue reading this. Instead, skip to my Hunger Games review then go out and get your hands on that book as quickly as you can! Though I loved The Hunger Games, I […]
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, Book Review
I’ve been told by a dozen people that I must read this book. I now submit the same charge to you, but with a warning. This book will take over your life. It will glue your body to the couch and your eyes to the page. Chores will go undone and sleep seem not so […]