Reviews
Breathless by Brigid Kemmerer
Date published: 30th April 2013 Publisher: Kensington Teen Format: Ebook, 65 pages Series: Elementals, Book 2.5 ISBN 13: 9780758285539 ISBN 10: 0758285531 Categories: YA – Paranormal Goodreads / Amazon / Bookworld Source: provided by the publisher for review Too many secrets. Not enough time. Nick Merrick is supposed to be the level-headed one. The peacemaker. Since it’s just him and his three hotheaded […]
Shift by Hugh Howey
Date published: 25th April 2012 Publisher: Random House (Century) Format: Paperback, 569 pages Series: Wool, Books 6 – 8 (Omnibus) ISBN 13: 9781780891217 ISBN 10: 1780891210 Categories: Fantasy – Post Apocalyptic Dystopian Goodreads / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher In a future less than fifty years away, the world is still as we know it. Time continues to tick by. The […]
The Cloud Hunters by Alex Shearer
Date published: 1st November 2012 Publisher: Hot Key Books Format: Paperback, 283 pages ISBN 13: 9781471400193 ISBN 10: 1471400190 Categories: YA – Fantasy Goodreads / The Book Depository / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher Hunting the skies is not for the faint-hearted. In a world where water is scarce and deadly jellyfish swim through the sky, mollycoddled teenager Christien […]
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
Date published: 8th January 2013 Publisher: Hachette AU (ATOM) Format: Paperback, 341 pages Series: Under the Never Sky, Book 2 ISBN 13: 9781907411069 ISBN 10: 1907411062 Categories: YA – Post Apocalyptic Goodreads / The Book Depository / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher Aria has struggled to build a life for herself outside Reverie. It hasn’t been easy adjusting to […]
The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
Date published: 1st May 2013 Publisher: HarlequinTeen AU Format: Paperback, 428 pages Series: Blood of Eden, Book 2 ISBN 13: 9781743562604 Categories: YA – Vampires, Dystopia Goodreads / The Book Depository / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher In Allison Sekemoto’s world, there is one rule left: Blood Calls to blood. Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy […]
Awakening by William Horwood
Date published: 5th August 2011 Publisher: MacMillan (Pan Macmillan Au) Format: Paperback, 408 pages Series: Hyddenworld, Book 2 ISBN 13: 9780230754775 ISBN 10: 0230754775 Categories: Fantasy Goodreads / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher Born of the Hyddenworld but living in our reality – Jack knows that he has a foot in both worlds but doesn’t wholly belong to either. Even his […]
Holier Than Thou by Laura Buzo
Blogging Outside the Box is a feature at Speculating on SpecFic, where books outside the SFF banner are reviewed. It is intended to highlight some of the non speculative fiction titles I am reading and share my thoughts with readers. Date published: 21st May 2012 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Format: Paperback, 291 pages ISBN 13: 9781741759983 Categories: Contemporary YA […]
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Date published: 11th December 2012 Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Format: Paperback, 488 pages Series: The Darkest Minds, Book 1 ISBN 13: 9780732294588 Categories: YA Fantasy, Dystopia Goodreads / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something frightening enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and […]
Song of the Slums by Richard Harland
Date published: 24th April 2013 Publisher: Allen & Unwin AU Format: Paperback, 372 pages ISBN 13: 9781743310052 Categories: YA – Steampunk Goodreads / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher What if they’d invented Rock ‘n Roll way back in the 19th century? What if it could take over the world and change the course of history? In […]
Sweetly by Jackson Pearce
Date published: 23rd August 2011 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Format: Hardcover, 310 pages Series: Fairytale Retellings, Book 2 ISBN 13: 9780316068659 ISBN 10: 0316068659 Categories: YA Fantasy Goodreads / The Book Depository / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: borrowed from the library As a child, Gretchen’s twin sister was taken by a witch in the woods. Ever since, Gretchen and her brother, Ansel, have […]