“People think there’s something hidden in the Spill, fairies in those wisps of light. They’re wrong…The Spill Zone shows everything.” -Scott Westerfeld, Spill Zone No one really knows how the Spill came about. Since no one can figure out its origins, only government scientists are allowed inside. But Addison knows how to get in,Read More
Review: Watchmen
“All we ever see of stars are their old photographs.” -Alan Moore, Watchmen Superheroes have been banned from the US, forced to go back to their lives as civilians. But a killer starts to stalk those who have previously lived lives as vigilantes; and Rorschach is determined to find them. As he tries toRead More
Review: The Diabolic
“A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you’ve been created for.” -S.J. Kincaid, The Diabolic Nemesis was created to protect the daughter of a Senator: Sidonia. Sidonia is the reason for Nemesis’s whole existence. Now, in order to keep protectingRead More
Review: This Darkness Mine
“All imperfections glare in the spotlight.” -Mindy McGinnis, This Darkness Mine For all appearances, Sasha Stone’s life is perfect: she’s first chair clarinet, at the top of her class, and has a loyal boyfriend. Her path to Oberlin is still in place, at least until Isaac Harver comes into her life. When she’s aroundRead More
Review: All American Boys
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” -Jason Reynolds, All American Boys Wrongly accused of shoplifting and assaulting a woman at a conveince story, Rashad is badly beaten by a police officer, all because of the color of his skin. Quinn observed the beating, fromRead More
Review: Glass Sword
“No one is born evil, just like no one is born alone. They become that way, through choice and circumstance.” -Victoria Aveyard, Glass Sword Mare is part of a new generation, a generation of Red bloods with Silver abilities. After the betrayal of Maven, now the new king, Mare is on the run withRead More
Review: Superior Spider-man
In Superior Spider-Man, Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) switched minds with Peter Parker on his death bed. Now he’s determined to be better than Peter Parker ever was; he goes back to school, starts his own company, and configures a way to keep eyes on the entire city for crime. But those close to Peter quickly noticeRead More
January Wrap-up
The end of January is upon us already, can you believe it? The first month of 2018 has been a pretty uneventful one for me, except I did just get notification that my paper got accepted into the ChLA conference (woo!). Hopefully I’ll be going to Texas this June! Anyway, I’ve finished 11 books thisRead More
Review: Sex Criminals Vol. 1
“The bank’ll take everything you love sooner or later.” -Matt Fraction, Sex Criminals Suzie discovered her gift when she was in middle school: when she has sex, she stops time. After college, at a party, she meets a guy who has the same gift: Jon. To save the library that Suzie works at, the twoRead More
5 YA Books to Add to Your 2018 TBR
Young adult literature, as an industry, had a fantastic year last year. New authors debuted remarkable texts, like Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give, and well-established authors came out with new work, like John Green’s Turtles All the Way Down. I read a lot of fantastic books last year (you can check them out here!),Read More
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