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Stick by Andrew Smith
Stick by Andrew Smith (Feiwel & Friends, Oct. 2011)-13 year old Stark (Stick) McClellan feels he is ugly because of a deformity (he was born without his right ear) and more than anything worships his 16 year old brother Bosten. Days are spent in school, where he’s quite often bullied, or hanging out with his best friend Emily. He feels like his parents never wanted them, and they’re not the … Continue reading
Black City (Black Wings #5) by Christina Henry
BLACK CITY by Christina Henry (Black Wings #5) by Christina Henry- NOTE: No spoilers for this one, but if you haven’t started the series, check out my review of BLACK WINGS, or, read at your own risk!)-Because of Azazel’s serum, vampires that are immune to the sun have overrun Chicago, and it’s a full scale slaughter. People are fleeing the city and it turns out, the vampire’s head honcho, Therion, … Continue reading
Dead Set by Richard Kadrey
Dead Set by Richard Kadrey (Harper Voyager, Oct. 2013)-Young Zoe has moved to San Francisco with her mother after her father’s sudden death to start fresh. It’s hard enough for her to fit in, with her taste in old punk music, a taste instilled by her music biz parents, and the fact that her father’s death has left a hole that has caused her to withdraw into herself, but her … Continue reading
The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann
The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann (Greenwillow, Sept. 2012)-Stefan Bachmann started writing The Peculiar in 2010, when he was only 16. You’re probably asking yourself, how can a 16 year old have the maturity and wherewithal to write an accomplished fantasy, right? Well, this one did. Changeling Bartholomew Kettle lives with his mother and his sister Hettie on Old Crow Alley in the faery slums of New Bath, a Bath transformed … Continue reading
Two Graves (Pendergast) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Two Graves by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Grand Central, Nov. 2013) Note: No spoilers for this book, but if you haven’t caught up with the series, you may want to skip the review and suffice it to say that Two Graves is a great read!)-Oh Pendergast, why must you be so darn cranky? Well, it may be because his wife, Helen, who he thought he lost in a lion … Continue reading
A Different Kingdom by Paul Kearney
A Different Kingdom by Paul Kearney (Solaris, Jan. 2014)-In mid 20th century Ireland, Michael Fay is coming of age on his grandparent’s farm, after the death of his parents. He’s particularly close to his Aunt Rose, who is young and impetuous, and who dotes on Michael. Days are spent tending the animals and working the land, yet Michael begins to sense something watching him: a dark horseman, just out of … Continue reading
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (Little, Brown, Sept. 2013)-Agnes Magnúsdóttir has been convicted of taking part in the brutal murder of two men, Natan Ketilsson and Pétur Jónsson, along with Sigrídur (Sigga) Gudmundsdóttir and Fridrik Sigurdsson. Agnes is sent to northern Iceland to stay with a family until her execution can be carried out, and Burial Rites tells the story of Agnes’s time with this family, and is interspersed with … Continue reading
Chum by Jeff Somers
Chum by Jeff Somers (Tyrus, September 2013)-Chum opens with the wedding of Mary and Bickerman, as narrated by Mike. As he takes in the scene with its requisite drinking and carousing, you’ll get a taste early of the dark undercurrent that runs through Mike and his group of “friends”. I use the term loosely. Mike seems to be the least sociopathic of the bunch, and strangely, I don’t mean that … Continue reading
Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig
Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig (Skyscape, July 2013)-Cael McAvoy and his friends live in the Heartland, where corn grows in spades, but Heartland’s people can’t eat it. In fact, some would say the corn is alive. One thing is for sure, it fuels everything that the Empyreans need, in their kingdom in the clouds, while Heartland’s citizens survive on scraps, because the land can’t grow anything else. Cael … Continue reading
Fiend by Peter Stenson
Fiend by Peter Stenson (Crown, July 2013)-Chase Daniels and his friend Typewriter have been holed up for a week getting high. Little did they know they’d come out of their meth fog a little only to realize the zombie apocalypse is at their doorstep. It resolves itself at first to Chase, in the form of a young girl that attacks a dog in front of the house. Chase is sure … Continue reading
