Early on in my reading of Marked, I wasn’t at all sure I would like this young adult novel.The story of Zoey Redbird, a sixteen year old girl who is unhappy at home, becoming “marked” as a fledgling vampyre, just seemed a bit forced.I wanted to feel a part of her story but her angst [...]
Surprised at all the negative reviews, but then again its all just opinion, so here is mine:James Patterson isn’t Ernest Hemingway!
Maximum ride is a fast read.Its a fast read because it is fun, imaginative, and adventurous.It centers on a group of various children who all have certain genetic enhancements.One of these enhancements is the ability [...]
Picking up this book, I was skeptical. Can anyone remember the fourth book, The Final Warning, and how much we all disliked it? I was ready for another 309 pages of disappointment.
But boy, was I wrong. This book is great, and the series is one its way to redemption. The story starts out slow, and [...]
I was lucky enough to pick this up just days after I’d read Glass Houses and had cooled off from facing the unwelcome cliffhanger that topped off what was otherwise a terrific book. As the other reviewers say, this picks up moments later and the action is non-stop until the end — where we get [...]
Orson Scott Card tells a futuristic tale, yet it is only a prediction of what the modern world would look like. In Ender’s Game, he explains the hardships of gifted children who are isolated in order to develop prowess.
Card is a writer of various genres including science fiction, fantasies, biblical works, and guides to [...]
