Book Spotlight: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

Welcome to book spotlight where instead of giving you another book review, I’m just going to talk about books I’ve read recently that I enjoyed. Look, I have no idea how I ever managed to finish reading the monstrosity that is To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini. Over 800 pages! Small text, thick …

Book Review: Supernova by Marissa Meyer

I think it's impossible for Marissa Meyer to write a short novel. With the exception of Fairest, which is a novella, all of her books are long. Supernova is no exception. It's a big book. It's a long book. Sometimes it feels a little bit too long. But is it worth reading all 549 pages? …

Book Review: Before I Disappear by Danielle Stinson

When it comes to reviewing books, I think the world can be a little harsh. If you scour the internet, you can find reviews for all types of books where readers have ripped apart the tiniest details in order to criticize an author or a story. Sometimes, books don't need to explain every single aspect …

Book Review: Cape by Kate Hannigan

I'm a huge fan of superheroes: comics, movies, the occasional novel that captures everything I love about the genre. Cape by Kate Hannigan, however, combines superheroes with the history of  women who aided the army during World War II by using their brains. How cool is that? Josie does whatever she can to help her …

Book Review: Containment by Caryn Lix

Usually, I'm not a fan of horror or books that make me jump or conjure up terrifying creatures, but I make an exception for Caryn Lix's Sanctuary series. Following in the footsteps of the first book, Containment continues the "terrifying and crazy" ride of Kenzie and her superpowered friends. *Containment is a sequel, so spoilers …

Book Rambling: Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

I loved the Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. They were quite the thrill ride, and even though I'm not a fan of spooky space creatures, they had me hooked. So it was obvious I was going to read Aurora Rising by them as well, though I was worried it wouldn't live up …

Book Review: Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

I'm one of those crazy "book" people who has actually read Les Misérables in its entirety. All 1,200 pages of that bad boy. It took me six months of reading slowly, chapter by chapter so I wouldn't get frustrated, but I did it. And it was (mostly) worth it. Victor Hugo's novel is a masterpiece …

Book Review: Sanctuary by Caryn Lix

For a while, this book review consisted of these sentences, exactly like this: "THIS WAS TERRIFyiNG AND CRAZY WHAT A WILD RIDE." And honestly, that sums up Sanctuary by Caryn Lix pretty well. Kenzie has trained her whole life for one thing: to become a guard on a space prison for superpowered teens and uphold …

Book Review: Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne

Retellings have become more and more popular over the years, and you can pretty much find a new version of any classic story. One trend I've noticed with retellings more recently is to set them in outer space. With the popularity of The Lunar Chronicles, this form of retelling is cropping up more and more. …

Top Ten Tuesday: Frequently Used Words in YA SFF Titles

I read a lot of YA science-fiction/fantasy and sometimes I get a little mixed up with the titles because of how similar they sound. Here are ten words and/or wordings that are found an awful lot in YA SFF titles. (This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Frequently Used Words In [Insert Genre/Age Group] Titles.) …