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The Write Reads Blog Tour: Feast of Ashes by Victoria Williamson
About the book The Earth’s ecosystems have collapsed and only ashes remain. Is one girl’s courage enough to keep hope alive in the wastelands? It’s the year 2123, and sixteen-year-old Adina has just accidentally killed fourteen thousand seven hundred and fifty-six people. Raised in the eco-bubble of Eden Five, Adina has always believed that the…
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2 Book Review: Idriel’s Children and Night of Ash by Hayley Reese Chow
Idriel’s Children It’s been 28 years since Kaia and Klaus’s epic battle against Idriel’s dark forces, and much has changed in Okarria. However, when enemies at the borders call the Dragon and Shadow Heirs away, it leaves their children – fire blessed son, Zephyr, and shadow gifted daughter, Aza – to travel to the forest…
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Book Review: Shutter by Courtney Alameda
Shutter is my buddy read for May with Jonny @Jaunts and Haunts, and I’m so disappointed that I didn’t love it as much as he did. Read Jonny’s review of Shutter here. 17 year old Micheline Helsing is near the end of her training as part of an elite group of soldiers that hunt ghosts…
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Buddy Read & Rant #3 with Jonathan Pongratz: Trigger and Shutter by Courtney Alameda
For our buddy read this month, Jonny and I read YA horror novel, Shutter, and it’s prequel short story, Trigger. Click on the book names to read Jonny’s reviews of Trigger and Shutter here. Click on the names of the books to read my reviews of Trigger and Shutter. This is the first book that…
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Book Review: Trigger by Courtney Alameda
A short story prequel to the young adult novel, Shutter, Trigger introduces readers to Micheline Helsing and the hunters of the undead. 15 year old Micheline inherited her Tetrachromatic eyes from her mother, allowing her to see ghosts and trap them in mirrors. She’s also being trained to take over from her commander father, and…
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Book Tour: The Girl Who Found the Sun by Matthew S Cox
About the book It started with the insects. The mass die-offs had been a warning unheeded. Before society realized the danger, the Earth had inexorably begun a transformation into a place where life could not survive. A small group found shelter in the Arc, an underground refuge safe from the toxins ravaging the surface. After…
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Book Review: Thornhill by Pam Smy
Drawings and a diary combine to produce a moving story of neglected youth. In 2017, Ella has just moved into a house across from the ruins of Thornhill house, which used to be an orphanage in the 1980’s. In 1982, Mary writes about her traumatic experiences in Thornhill. This story is deceptively simple. Ella’s story…
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Book Review: The Waters of Nyr by Terrie Leigh Relf
What if your whole life was a lie? How would you react if you discovered you weren’t even from this world? That’s exactly the bombshell that Cassie and Baron must deal with in The Waters of Nyr. Teenagers Cassie and Baron meet at a community art class and immediately click. It’s not just the fact…
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Book Review: Hollow by Rhonda Parrish
A magic Polaroid camera spreads the pain of a traumatized teenage girl in this absorbing young adult fantasy from Rhonda Parrish. Morgan has just experienced the most traumatic year of her life, and she isn’t coping well. Neither is her family, who have their own portion of grief and suffering to bear. Hollowed out from…
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Book Review: After the Change by Michael J Moore
The psychological complexity of the characters elevates this apocalyptic young adult horror novel above the usual fare. Fifteen year old band mates, Diego, Cali and Wes have managed to last six months after most of humanity simultaneously transformed into deranged, murderous cannibals. Fed up with constantly running, Wes plans on settling somewhere and rebuilding society.…