Tag: Sci-fi
Review: The Wolves of Winter
Emily
I read The Wolves of Winter for Bookmarked earlier this year. An original version of this review appears on that site. Summary As nuclear war and the deadly Asian flu pandemic tore the world apart, Lynn McBride and her family fled civilization for the Canadian Yukon. After years of enduring… Continue Reading Review: The Wolves of Winter
Review: The Binti Series
Emily
When the Binti Series showed up in a Kobo email, I was intrigued by the beautiful cover art. That and the sale price made it impossible not to add to my Kobo library. Summary Binti is the first of the Himba people ever to earn a place at Oomza University.… Continue Reading Review: The Binti Series
Review: The Marrow Thieves
Emily
Like many who follow Canadian Lit, I’d been hearing about The Marrow Thieves for the last year and a half. Despite picking up a copy a while back, I only just got around to reading it. And, man, am I sorry I put it off for so long. Summary In a… Continue Reading Review: The Marrow Thieves
Review: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Emily
In May, my book club read Dread Nation by Justina Ireland. Unfortunately, I missed the meeting because I was travelling. So I thought I’d share my thoughts here instead. Summary Jane McKeene lives in an America where the rise of the dead interrupted the Civil War and the Native and Negro… Continue Reading Review: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Review: Nostalgia
Emily
I picked Nostalgia up not knowing much about it other than that it had been on Canada Reads. Science fiction isn’t really a genre I normally associate with Canadian literature, so I was intrigued. Summary In the indeterminate future, humans have figured out how to live forever … almost. With the… Continue Reading Review: Nostalgia
Review: Midnight at The Electric
Emily
I won a lovely ARC of this Jodi Lynn Anderson title at the Pinecrest YA Bookclub’s anniversary meeting. I had to pick among a few titles, which was difficult, but Midnight at the Electric won me over with the promise of interlocking narratives. Summary In 2065, introverted Adri prepares to… Continue Reading Review: Midnight at The Electric
Review: Hold Back The Stars
Emily
Hold Back the Stars is another ARC that I received at the Ottawa Book Blogger Meetup. It’s Katie Khan’s first novel and the back cover compares it to the film Gravity, so I was hoping for a thrilling sci-fi story. Summary Max and Carys are stranded in space with only ninety… Continue Reading Review: Hold Back The Stars
Review: Dove Arising
Emily
Phaet lives in a lunar colony with her mother and siblings. She speaks seldomly, preferring to let her best friend be her voice. But when her mother is arrested, everything changes. To keep her sister and brother from Shelter, an area of the colony where the poor live in degrading… Continue Reading Review: Dove Arising
Review: The Young World
Emily
In The Young World, a mysterious sickness has wiped out the adults and small children. The teenage survivors of New York City have assembled into tribes in order to get by. When his brother turns eighteen and dies of the Sickness, Jefferson reluctantly becomes the leader of the Washington Park tribe.… Continue Reading Review: The Young World
Review: Fuzzy Mud
Emily
Tamaya Dhilwaddi and Marshall Walsh walk to and from school everyday. But when bully Chad Hilligas challenges Marshall to a fight, Marshall leads Tamaya into the woods to avoid it. They get lost and when Chad shows up all three find trouble in the form of mysterious fuzzy mud that… Continue Reading Review: Fuzzy Mud