The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Intense, fast-paced, alien invasion story. Couldn't put it down, but maybe a bit too gory for me to adore it.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Seriously geeked-out virtual reality world, complete with quest (of course). Could have done without all the cussing, but enjoyed lots of the 80s references.
A Soldier's Secret: The Incredible True Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero by Marissa Moss
A real-life woman-disguised-as-a-man during the Civil War. Seemed rather like a bunch of episodes cobbled together like vignettes, but was still intriguing enough to keep me reading.
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
So much creepier than the retelling I read, The Turning. And the ending totally leaves it up in the air as to what really happened.
The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White
Love the humor in this book, but found the story a bit dull in places. Also, Egyptian mythology, like most ancient mythologies, is suuuuuuper weird.
Yesterday by C.K. Kelly Martin
Crazy convoluted and strange plot. I had a hard time following (and thus buying) what happened. Also, I seem to recall spotting some big plot holes, but since it's been so long, I don't remember a single one :)
Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill
Interesting futuristic tale, but lacking in details to really flesh out that world. I had a hard time jumping into the story because of all the crazy lingo too.
Ironskin by Tina Connolly
Definitely one of the oddest Jane Eyre retellings I've read, but with an interesting fairy aspect that made it unique. Nowhere near as moving as the original, though.
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
It's absolutely painful, the every-day brutal reality so many people experienced in concentration camps. Moving and heart-rending.
The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy
A lot of light-hearted Prince Charming humor, as entertaining and funny as the first one.
Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund
A fun and thoughtful retelling of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Not as wonderful as For Darkness Shows the Stars, but still entertaining.
Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier
Complete with Marillier's gorgeous writing and complex world-building, this fairy story kept me entertained, despite a rather too-good-to-be-true heroine. Second in the Shadowfell series.
Fox Forever by Mary Pearson
More of Pearson's thoughtful medical ethics complete with full-scale rebellion. I love how believable this future seems! Last of the Jenna Fox Chronicles (I think).
Bravo to you if you read this! Anything on here you loved/hated?
If you buy through my Amazon linkage, I will get a very small percentage
Posts
Man, I am SO tempted to copy you and get all my waiting reviews done in one fell swoop! It must feel so good :)
ReplyDeleteSo, I haven't read any of the books you reviewed, although I really need to get to ROSE UNDER FIRE. Also, the Shadowfell series sounds good. I've never heard of it, but I think I'm going to check it out now.
It was rather nice to just get 2013 done. Mind you, I haven't done any 2014 reviews, so I don't feel totally caught up. Still! (Biggest problem I ran into - there's a limit to how many tags you can put on a post! Seriously, not enough room for all the tags I use :)
DeleteI know! I love tags and I'm always running out of room for them. Boo.
DeleteI've never had a tag problem before. It almost made me split this into three posts. You must use a LOT more than I do :)
Delete