Review: The Kill Order

Review: The Kill Order
Aug 5
2015

The Kill Order by James Dashner Series: The Maze Runner 0.5 Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on August 5th, 2015 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads When sun flares hit the Earth, intense heat, toxic radiation and flooding followed, wiping out much of the human race. Those who survived live in basic communities in the mountains, hunting for food. For Mark and his friends, surviving is difficult, and then an enemy arrives, infecting people with a highly contagious virus. Thousands die, and the virus is spreading. Worse, it's mutating, and people are going crazy. It's up to Mark and his friends to find the enemy - and a cure - before the Flare infects them all ... James Dashner wrote a compelling...

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Review: The Eye of Minds

Review: The Eye of Minds
Jun 3
2015

The Eye of Minds (Mortality Doctrine, Book One) by James Dashner Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on June 3, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Fantasy Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Michael is a gamer. And like most gamers, he almost spends more time on the VirtNet than in the actual world. The VirtNet offers total mind and body immersion, and it’s addictive. Thanks to technology, anyone with enough money can experience fantasy worlds, risk their life without the chance of death, or just hang around with Virt-friends. And the more hacking skills you have, the more fun. Why bother following the rules when most of them are dumb, anyway?    But some rules were made for a reason. Some technology is too dangerous to fool with. And recent...

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Review: The Death Cure

Review: The Death Cure
Nov 27
2013

The Death Cure by James Dashner Series: The Maze Runner # 3 Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on October 11th 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Thomas knows that Wicked can't be trusted, but they say the time for lies is over, that they've collected all they can from the Trials and now must rely on the Gladers, with full memories restored, to help them with their ultimate mission. It's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test. What Wicked doesn't know is that something's happened that no Trial or Variable could have foreseen. Thomas has remembered far more than they think. And he knows that he can't believe a word of what Wicked says....

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Review: The Scorch Trials

Review: The Scorch Trials
Nov 26
2013

The Scorch Trials by James Dasnher Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on October 12th 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Source: Bought Goodreads The second book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series—The Scorch Trials is a modern classic for fans of The Hunger Games andDivergent. Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. No more variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to. In the Maze, life was easy. They had food, and shelter, and safety . . . until Teresa triggered the end. In the world outside the Maze, however, the end was triggered long ago. Burned by sun flares...

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Review: Teardrop

Review: Teardrop
Oct 28
2013

I received this book for free from Borrowed in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Teardrop by Lauren Kate Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on October 22nd 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Borrowed Buy on Amazon Goodreads Never, ever cry... Seventeen-year-old Eureka won't let anyone close enough to feel her pain. After her mother was killed in a freak accident, the things she used to love hold no meaning. She wants to escape, but one thing holds her back: Ander, the boy who is everywhere she goes, whose turquoise eyes are like the ocean. And then Eureka uncovers an ancient tale of romance and heartbreak, about a girl who cried an entire continent into the sea....

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