A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan

A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan

 

A contemporary twist on “Sleeping Beauty”, Rosalinda Fitzroy has been asleep for sixty-two years when she is woken by a kiss. In a chemically induced slumber of a stasis tube in a forgotten subbasement, 16 year-old Rose slept straight through the Dark Times that killed millions and utterly changed the world she knew. Hailed upon her awakening as the long-lost heir to an interplanetary empire, she is thrust alone into a future in which she is viewed as either a freak or a threat.

Reviewed by Shawn

Hunger Games Games

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Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda

 

Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda

 

Upon the death of her best friend, Kay, Billi SanGreal is hurled into action as the Templars begin investigating werewolf activity.  These werewolves are beyond what Billi has ever encountered before; they call themselves the Polenitsy – Man-Killers. These ancient warrior women ofEastern Europe were allegedly wiped out centuries ago. They are on the hunt for the Spring Child- an oracle powerful enough to start the Fimbulwinter that will wipe out humankind forever. This is a story of a world running out of time, and of Billi SanGreal, the only one who can save it.

Reviewed by Shawn

Huntress by Malindo Lo

Huntressby Malindo Lo

Nature is out of balance. The sun hasn’t shone in years, and crops are failing. Strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The people’s survival hangs in the balance. To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and Kaede and Taisin, two seventeen-year-old girls, are picked to go forward on a dangerous and unheard of journey to Tanlili, the city of the Fairy Queen. As the two of them confront trial, they come to rely on one another. But the Kingdom only needs one Huntress to save it, and what it takes could tear Kaede and Taisin apart forever.

Reviewed by Shawn

The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

 The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

Many dream of being a ‘chosen one’, without considering the costs. Elisa is the chosen one, and the younger of two princesses. Savage enemies, seething with dark magic, are hunting her. Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn’t die young… most chosen do.

Reviewed by Shawn

The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross

The Gril in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross. Like Historical Fiction?

The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff

The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff

Daphne is the daughter of a demon and a fallen angel. She lives in a city of chrome and steel somewhere in the depths of Hell. Her future is hazy, and she is left wondering if she will become a soulless creature like her sisters, or more like her brother, Obie, who has taken on a mission to save lost souls on Earth. After Obie saves a dying boy named Truman and goes missing, Daphne runs away to Earth to find him. On Earth, Daphne wars between her demonic instincts and her growing… feelings?… for Truman. As they search together for Obie, what will Daphne become?

Reviewed by Shawn