In the Find, Joel is a young man living on a farm. After a prank on his sister, his father punishes him for the summer by having him dig out manure. Eventually his father discovers a dinosaur buried in a field and enlists Joel and his brother’s help in digging… Read more »
Spirits is the second book in the Sparks series. In this book, Khea is queen and Lark is by her side. They are expecting a baby, but Lark must venture out and try to learn to master all of the possible sparks in order to come back and repel and… Read more »
Fire by Fire follows the story of Caine Riordin, a reporter turned intelligence agent in the far future. Riordin is awoken from cold sleep and sent to investigate reports of exosapiens (aliens) on a distant planet colonized by Earth. And that is just the beginning of the story. When I… Read more »
The Catastrophe Theory is a short story written by a number of different authors after a content/scavenger hunt called the Hunt for Tomorrow completed. I enjoyed this one… it was really fun to see the different styles and ideas each author had, and how certain authors just turned the story… Read more »
Once Dead shows the origin of Jack Gregory, known as the Ripper, and one of the main characters in the Rho Agenda saga. It is a prequel and centers around Jack’s mission to stop a terrorist EMP attack on the Eastern United States. The writing was really superb here..it has… Read more »
In this second novel, Thalli, Berk, Rhen, and John escape the State on a transport and head to the closest settlement, New Hope. Upon arrival, they learn of a neighboring settlement called Athens that bullies, steals, and attacks New Hope. Thalli decides to try to make peace between these settlements…. Read more »
Anomaly is a quick, enjoyable dystopia about a girl growing up in a post-acolyptic society underground where everyone is engineered to perform a specific task and feelings, asking questions, etc. are banned. However, Thalli is an anomaly. She must keep what she is to herself or she will be killed… Read more »
In this second book, Yarrow and Bray must fight against Quade from taking over the monarchy. It picks up right where the first novel left off, and it took me a little while to get into it again since its been a while since I read the first book. It… Read more »
Everywhere the Road Ends is the follow-up to one of my favorite reads. In this continuation of the YA fantasy, Theo must contend with a magical force that is slowly taking over the land and destroying cities of the Goldenwealth Light. Whereas the first novel was more of an introductory… Read more »
The second book in the Atopia series is all about Bob and his friends going on a quest to find Willy’s body. Meanwhile, the entire world is close to destruction and only these guys can stop it. This book has a lot of great action. The scale is truly global… Read more »
In Grip, Harrison and Benson meet the Lifers and find refuge there, while Pop Con continues to hunt them down. Meanwhile, a new slip (Destiny) shows up and puts a whole series of events into motion that brings the conflict to a whole new level. This second book was a… Read more »
The Atopia Chronicles is a book about a future where virtual worlds are a reality, everyone is networked in their minds, virtual AI’s co-inhabit bodies, and advanced technology is everywhere. The sociey of Atopia is an artificial island in the Pacific that is leading the way with the deployment of… Read more »
The third book in the Rho Agenda, Dr. Stephenson has initiated a catastrophe that will destroy the Earth in 9 months. Only he knows how to stop it, and he uses that to get out of prison. Once released, he works towards the guise of fixing the blackhole, but in… Read more »
Immune is the 2nd novel in the Rho Agenda series. The three teens Jennifer, Heather, and Mark must work to stop the government from unleashing evil Rho-ship technologies upon the populace. I really enjoyed this book as it had some major action and some really well-developed characters. I most liked… Read more »
In the Atlantis World, everything finally comes to a conclusion. The alien threat is revealed, and humanity is at the brink of destruction. I reviewed the previous two books, and while enjoying them, I didn’t think they were super great. But this book was a welcome departure from the first… Read more »
The Second Ship is a story about 3 teens who stumble upon a crashed alien ship. This ship gives them enhanced mental abilities. But at the same time, the government also has an alien ship (the first ship), and it would appear that ship’s creators had evil intentions in mind…. Read more »
Brew is an exciting, non-stop adventure in which Rhett must battle witches in a watch apocalypse. Witches existed before mankind ever did, but after mankind begins persecuting them, the witches stage an all-out massacre and kill most everyone around. Rhett happens to survive this and decides to become a witch… Read more »
This book solely focuses on the romance between Tyler and Missy. There isn’t much plot development, and none of the other characters make much of an appearance (Charlotte, Ludwig, etc.). Missy is such a weak and minor character to begin with and she really can’t pull off an entire book… Read more »
All Our Yesterdays is a time-travelling adventure in which a girl named Em must travel back in time to kill the man who invented the time machine and thus prevent an apocalyptic future from happening. The book is done brilliantly, with great pacing and excellent character development. Rather than trudge… Read more »
The Cydonian Pyramid is the sequel to The Obsidian Blade. In this book we get to see things from both Lah Lia’s perspective, and from Tucker Feye’s perspective as they both travel through time (separately). I liked this book a lot better than the first one. The story telling and… Read more »
