The plot alone had me thinking The God Game had to be at least halfway successful for me, and in the beginning of the book, I still held strongly to those convictions, but the further into this story I got, the lower I felt my rating dropping.…
TITLE: Immunity (Contagion, #2) AUTHOR: Erin Bowman GENRE: Sci-fi AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: They thought their nightmare was over, but Thea, Coen, and Nova’s rescue was only the beginning. After being imprisoned on a ship they thought was their ticket to safety, it’s clear that the threat…
TITLE: Aurora Rising AUTHORS: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff GENRE: Sci-fi AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his…
TITLE: The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) AUTHOR: Suzanne Collins GENRE: Dystopia/Sci-fi AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel…
TITLE: Girls with Sharp SticksAUTHOR: Suzanne YoungRELEASE DATE: March 19th, 2019GENRE: DystopiaAGE RANGE: YA Life at Innovations Academy seems great to Mena and the other girls: the men might be controlling and expect very high standards from each of the young women, but that’s…
TITLE: In An Absent Dream AUTHOR: Seanan McGuire SERIES: Wayward Children, #4 RELEASES: January 8th, 2019; TorDotCom GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: Adult When a very serious little girl finds a magical door in the woods, she decides to leave behind a life of loneliness to go off in search…
TITLE: Kingdom of Needle and Bone AUTHOR: Mira Grant RELEASES: December 31st, 2018; Subterranean Press GENRE: Horror/Sci-fi AGE RANGE: Adult It starts with one little girl, the reappearance of a disease that should have long since been eradicated by vaccines, slowly making its way back into the world as…
TITLE: Afterimage AUTHOR: Naomi Hughes RELEASES: September 18th, 2018; Page Street Publishing GENRE: Sci-fi AGE RANGE: YA ACQUIRED: ARC (unsolicited) SYNOPSIS: A horrific explosion levels part of the city and Camryn Kingfisher is the sole survivor. Amidst controversy, conspiracy theories, and threats from government officials, Camryn longs for the truth.…
TITLE: Vicious AUTHOR: V. E. Schwab SERIES: The Villains, #1 RELEASED: September 24th, 2013; Tor GENRE: Fantasy/Sci-Fi AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest…
TITLE: Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction EDITORS: Irene Gallo RELEASES: September 4th, 2018; TorDotCom GENRE: Sci-fi & Fantasy AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Since it began in 2008 Tor.com has explored countless new worlds of fiction, delving into possible and impossible futures, alternate and…