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Book Review: “Find Me” By Laura Van Den Berg

April 13, 2015 by Christine Stock 2 Comments

When I was in my twenties, I had a roommate who told me that I was a magnet for weirdness. “Stuff happens to you that doesn’t happen to other people,” he said. I don’t know if that claim is exactly true, but I have experienced my share of unusual situations. For example: I’ve ripped a muscle in my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: book club, book reviews, books, dystopian, Find Me, identity, journey, Laura van den Berg, Quest, women's lit

Creation and Survival

January 22, 2014 by Alice Leave a Comment

Creating and Survival and major themes in these two new YA novels coming out this month - though the two are very different, they ask some interesting questions about what could be. Vitro, by Jessica Khoury RazorBill, ISBN: 978 1 59514 645 2 When Sophie receives an urgent email asking her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Adventure, dystopian, teen lit

Trilogies: Guaranteed Frustration That’s Worth It

February 3, 2013 by Alice

Last year I read Blood Red Road, the hefty first part of a new trilogy by debut author Moira Young, and was so disappointed when it ended and I was going to have to WAIT for part two. I also went ahead and pushed it on everyone I knew, so they could be just as disappointed - you're welcome, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: dystopian, heroine, love story, trilogy

Shatter Me

July 10, 2012 by Alice

On the heels of The Hunger Games, post-apocalyptic lit has been hot for teens these past few years, with big titles like Blood Red Road, Matched, Divergent, and this one, all featuring strong girls - not a bad model for a teen book, if you're going to go with a popular formula! Shatter MeTahereh … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: dystopian, powers, romance

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