Category Archives: adventure
Etiquette & Espionage – Gail Carriger
The first book of what I hope will be a successful series is set in an odd world of vampires, werewolves, spies and dirigibles to make for a fun steampunk adventure. Sophronia’s natural inquisitiveness keeps her in bad graces with … Continue reading
The Cadet of Tildor – Alex Liddell
This fast-paced political fantasy centers on teens coming into their abilities: magical, physical, or mental. At the elite training academy of Tildor, the senior year is full of challenges for Renee who MUST succeed particularly since her father has disowned … Continue reading
Through the Ever Night – Veronica Rossi
Picking up where Under the Never Sky left off, we are once again on a future Earth where solar flares destroyed the protective atmospheric layer so the Earth is now plagued with aether storms of violent destructive energy. Perry brings … Continue reading
Navigating Early – Clare Vanderpool
This story within a story is set in Maine at the close of World War II. Jack was raised in Kansas by a loving mother while his military father was away from home serving in the war. His mother dies … Continue reading
Shades of Earth – Beth Revis
This third book that began with Across the Universe, wraps up the story of Ender and Amy, with brilliant, flawless finesse. Many of the Godspeed’s crew and the Earth-born frozen have crash landed on Centauri-Earth. The colony is immediately attacked. … Continue reading
Goblin Secrets – William Alexander
A curious world where an oppressed people are ruled by a police force that have parts replaced with gears (hearts, legs, eyes, etc.) and the mayor has outlawed acting, except when performed by goblins, is the setting of this 2012 … Continue reading
The False Prince – Jennifer Nielsen
Only those closest to the crown know that the royal family has been murdered. There will be a civil war unless the lost prince is found to claim the thrown. Four years before, the young prince was on a boat … Continue reading
False Memory – Dan Krokos
Miranda has lost her memory. In the middle of an altercation at a mall, she feels a massive headache, signals the release of her superpowers leaving people dashing about in a frantic, panicked rush, with many dead. Peter sits by … Continue reading
Gods and Warriors – Michelle Paver
During the Bronze Age in ancient Greece, scrappy orphan Hylas, branded an outsider and banished from the village, has kept himself and his sister alive by tending goats. The story opens with Hylas running for his life after losing his … Continue reading
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 – Richard Paul Evans
Following the common storyline of superpower kids fighting evil, Michael Vey is a very good read for the target audience. Teen Michael Vey can produce a killer electric shock upon touch, but he is a nice guy. Often bullied at … Continue reading
The Lost Code: Book One of the Atlanteans – Kevin Emerson
The Earth is dying. Radiation from the sun is extreme. Huge domes, Edens, have been constructed for large pockets of civilization in key places in the world. Within one of the Edens, a summer camp has been built over a … Continue reading
The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure – Martin W. Sandler
I cannot begin to improve upon the summary provided by the publisher, so I will not try. The synopsis from the publisher: In 1897, whaling in the Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast was as dangerous as it was lucrative. And … Continue reading
The Obsidian Blade – Pete Hautman
Tucker lives a rather boring existence with his preacher father and devout mother. Tucker notices odd shimmerings in the sky, like little holes or disks in the fabric of the sky. One day, dad disappears off the roof near where … Continue reading
Above World – Jenn Reese
While most post-apocalyptic tales have humanity living somewhere in space or on the barren lands of Earth, Above World poses a unique alternative. Most of the inhabitants of this world are modified by technology, or tech, in some way. This enables them … Continue reading
Blood Red Road – Moira Young
This dusty, gritty young adult dystopian novel is a fast 459 page read. The pages flip very quickly because the story is told in short sentences as the thoughts of Saba, the tough twin of her brother Lugh. Future Earth … Continue reading
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