While atmospheric and loaded with potential, Nightfall falls short of the mark in terms of scares or general plot cohesion. In plain words, Nightfall is readable, but ultimately a forgettable disappointment of a novel. Title: Nightfall Author: Jake Halpern…
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Book Review: Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti
At the end of the day, Zeroes was an ok read – with really great, fun parts but underwhelming on the whole. Given the premise and the authors involved, I am afraid I was expecting a lot more. Title:…
True Grit meets gold speculation in this YA western adventure. Title: Vengeance Road Author: Erin Bowman Genre: YA, Western Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 1 2015 Hardcover: 336 Pages Revenge is worth its weight in…
In which Rebecca Hahn talks about writing The Shadow Behind the Stars. “Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we…
It’s Friday! And we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews the excellent The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle…. and recommends other excellent read-alikes. Go here to read the review and list.…
I don’t know that I ever read anything quite like A History of Glitter and Blood, a novel so edgy and dramatic and dark and uneasy and different and so, so weird, it almost exists on a realm of…
It’s Friday Tuesday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today Thea reviews The Death House by Sarah Pinborough. This book…was not what I thought it was. Think: The Fault in Our Stars meets…
Don’t be deterred by the ill-advised cover or the generic book description; The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall is a smart, emotionally powerful ghost story with a ton of heart–and one of the best ghost-perspective novels, not to mention…
In which Frances Hardinge talks The Lie Tree, one of Ana’s favourite books of 2015. “Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In…
In which we take a look at the first YA novel by Kate Elliott Title: Court of Fives Author: Kate Elliott Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: August 18 2015 Hardcover: 448 Pages In this imaginative escape into…
