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Review of Prodigy by Marie Lu

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PRODIGY by Marie Lu

SUMMARY:

June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request—June and Day must assassinate the new Elector.

It’s their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long.

But as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she’s haunted by the choice ahead. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood—what if the Patriots are wrong?

In this highly-anticipated sequel, Lu delivers a breathtaking thriller with high stakes and cinematic action.

REVIEW: As far as sequels go, I thought this one was great. Not only did it introduce some more issues, but it also was a great segue into the finale! I look forward to it!


RECOMMEND

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Review of Shades of Earth by Beth Revis

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SHADES OF EARTH by Beth Revis

SUMMARY:

Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceshipGodspeed behind. They’re ready to start life afresh–to build a home–on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience.

But this new Earth isn’t the paradise Amy had been hoping for. There are giant pterodactyl-like birds, purple flowers with mind-numbing toxins, and mysterious, unexplained ruins that hold more secrets than their stone walls first let on. The biggest secret of all? Godspeed‘s former passengers aren’t alone on this planet. And if they’re going to stay, they’ll have to fight.

Amy and Elder must race to discover who–or what–else is out there if they are to have any hope of saving their struggling colony and building a future together. They will have to look inward to the very core of what makes them human on this, their most harrowing journey yet. Because if the colony collapses? Then everything they have sacrificed–friends, family, life on Earth–will have been for nothing.

FUELED BY LIES.
RULED BY CHAOS.
ALMOST HOME.

THOUGHTS: LOVED IT! What a great way to tie up such an amazing trilogy! Yes! Read it!

FIVE STARS
RECOMMEND

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Review of The Eleventh Plague: Jeff Hirsch

I liked this book.
I thought it was engaging, had good characters and story that kept moving.

I like this genre of books and this book had some higher expectations, but unlike some books with high expectations, this one actually delivered.
My biggest complaint? WAY too short.

I would recommend it.

Amazon Summary:
In the aftermath of a war, America’s landscape has been ravaged and two-thirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. Fifteen-year-old Stephen Quinn and his family were among the few that survived and became salvagers, roaming the country in search of material to trade. But when Stephen’s grandfather dies and his father falls into a coma after an accident, Stephen finds his way to Settler’s Landing, a community that seems too good to be true. Then Stephen meets strong, defiant, mischievous Jenny, who refuses to accept things as they are. And when they play a prank that goes horribly wrong, chaos erupts, and they find themselves in the midst of a battle that will change Settler’s Landing–and their lives–forever.

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (September 1, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0545290155
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Review of Pandemonium: Lauren Oliver

This was one of those books that once it got going, I didn’t want it to end!
It also has a companion book called Hanna which you can read as an additional little novella.

Anyways, this is a continuation of Delirium which I was just mildly intrigued by, however, this book keeps the story going and I am really looking forward to the third book Requiem.

I give this book 4 stars and recommend it!

Amazon Summary:

I’m pushing aside
the memory of my nightmare,
pushing aside thoughts of Alex,
pushing aside thoughts of Hana
and my old school,
push,
push,
push,
like Raven taught me to do.
The old life is dead.
But the old Lena is dead too.
I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence,
behind a wall of smoke and ?ame.
Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.
  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition edition (February 28, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006197806X

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Review of Fever: Lauren DeStefano

I really, really loved Whither, the first one in this series. I just loved it!
The second book made me happy as well! Yay for this series!

Amazon Summary:

Rhine and Gabriel have escaped the mansion, but they’re still in danger. Outside, they find a world even more disquieting than the one they left behind.
     Determined to get to Manhattan and find Rhine’s twin brother, Rowan, the two press forward, amid threats of being captured again…or worse.
     The road they are on is long and perilous—and in a world where young women only live to age twenty and men die at age twenty-five, time is precious. 
  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers (February 21, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 144240907X