By Geoffrey GirardIn this sci-fi, mystery, thriller readers are taken on an exciting ride. Our main character is Jeff Jacobson, a fifteen year old who has just discovered that his scientist father “created” him in a lab. Jeff is made from the DNA of infamous serial killer; Jeffrey Dahmer. This story takes us to a […]
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Six long years into the search, Parzival has discovered the first key in James Halliday’s Easter Egg Hunt – a contest which will reward its winner with Halliday’s entire fortune. The winner will also gain control of the OASIS – a virtual reality in which most of Earth’s population spend […]
by Jesse AndrewsGreg Gaines has High School all figured out. His secret: be nice to every clique, but just don’t let other cliques see you doing this and never commit to the cardinal sin of eating lunch in the cafeteria. Together with his only friend Earl, he gets through the days remaking low budget movies […]
Attachmentsby Rainbow RowellLincoln is hired at the local newspaper to read staff emails flagged as inappropriate. At first it seems to be the perfect job: he works mostly alone, the job is pretty easy, and at times amusing. However, when Lincoln starts to look forward to reading emails between coworkers Beth and Jennifer he starts […]
By Alex Grecian Here is one that I could not put down even though at times my queezy stomach told me I should. I even contemplated calling in sick to work just to read this book. Alex Grecian uses actual historical characters and places to add to the reality of this story. Take a step […]
by Marcus SakeyA conspiracy thriller in a Heroes/X-Men-type setting. Except no one’s flying or teleporting; the “Brilliants” in this story are born with gifts, but they’re much more to do with exceptional pattern-recognition skills – so, reading people’s intentions, honesty or even their movement by their body language, or reading the patterns in the stock […]
The Beesby Laline PaullGet a glimpse into the lives of bees. From the Queen bee to the lowly sanitation bee – Laline Paull has created a rich, complicated and intriguing world. This world feels so real that you’ll probably never look at a bee the same way again!
By Patrick Ness The Crane Wife is not a re-telling of the Japanese folk tale in the usual sense but Ness’s unique and powerful novel makes me want to read folk tales again. I loved this book for many reasons: the lyrical, poetic writing, the fully dimensional characters and the meditation on love and truth. […]