Tag: science fiction

  • Criers War – Nina Varela

    Criers War – Nina Varela

    Crier’s War by Nina Varela My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Crier’s War is the first book in a new science fiction series about a world in which Automae have taken over and subjugated humans. Automae are Made, designed by their “parents” to be exactly what they want their “child” to be – and Crier…

  • Rebel – Marie Lu

    Rebel – Marie Lu

    Rebel by Marie Lu My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Rebel is the fourth book in the Legend series by Marie Lu that we didn’t know we needed. It takes place years after the events of the series and now Eden is a teen. He was so young in the first books, so it was…

  • Supernova – Marissa Meyer

    Supernova – Marissa Meyer

    Supernova by Marissa Meyer My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Supernova is the third and final book in the Renegades trilogy by Marissa Meyer. The series was inspired by the author’s love of superheroes, and specifically her childhood dreaming about the X-Men with her brother. I would say that Supernova is my favourite book in…

  • Aurora Rising – Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

    Aurora Rising – Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

    Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Aurora Rising is the first book in a new series from co-authors Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. They wrote my favourite science fiction series, Illuminae, so I was quite excited to see what adventures they take readers on next. Aurora Rising is set in…

  • The Undying – Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

    The Undying – Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

    Undying by Amie Kaufman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Undying, the second book in the Unearthed duology feels like a very different book than its predecessor – although I still really enjoyed it. What made me love the first book was how it was a sci-fi version of Indiana Jones, full of exploration, discovery,…

  • Deviate – Jay Kristoff

    Deviate – Jay Kristoff

    DEV1AT3 by Jay Kristoff My rating: 4 of 5 stars Deviate (Dev1at3) is the second book in the Lifelike (Lifel1k3) series by Jay Kristoff. I loved the first book and how it was this really intriguing sci-fi Anastasia retelling. That being said, this book felt very different than the first one and if you haven’t…

  • Once and Future – Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy

    Once and Future – Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy

    Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Once and Future is a science fiction retelling (or reimagining) of the King Arthur legend by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy. I was so intrigued by this premise because King Arthur is female (and because I love the King Arthur mythology.)…

  • Muse of Nightmares – Laini Taylor

    Muse of Nightmares – Laini Taylor

    Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor My rating: 5 of 5 stars Muse of Nightmares is the second book in the Strange the Dreamer duology by Laini Taylor. I loved the second book just as much as I did the first, but for very different reasons. I was so incredibly enamored by the first book…

  • Blog Tour: Nexus by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

    Blog Tour: Nexus by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

    Nexus (The Androma Saga #2)by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings Publisher: Harlequin TEEN Release Date: May 7th 2019 My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Synopsis: #1 New York Times bestselling authors Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings deliver the dazzling finale to the acclaimed Androma Saga, where stunning betrayals and devastating secrets send an embattled galaxy spiraling into the ultimate…

  • Wildcard – Marie Lu

    Wildcard – Marie Lu

    Wildcard by Marie Lu My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Wildcard is the conclusion to the Warcross duology and I was not ready for this story to end. Warcross by Marie Lu took us on an epic journey into a different reality and a near-future world in which both augmented and virtual reality are just…