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February 3, 2014

ORIGIN by Jessica Khoury

February 3, 2014

Book cover of ORIGIN by Jessica KhouryTruth be told, I picked up Origin only because I saw the cover of Vitro, which I thought was gorgeous. I loved it the moment I laid my eyes on it and when I learnt that it’s the second book in the series, I decided I had to read the first, so I would have a reason to hold the pretty white cover with the test-tube that contains clear blue seawater and and island. Shallow, maybe. But what does it matter if a cover makes me pick up a book?

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, biotechnology, blackmail, death, eugenics, genetic engineering, jungles, legends, life, morality, murder, mystery, rainforest, read, tribes, violence

January 29, 2014

THE RULES FOR DISAPPEARING (The Rules for Disappearing #1) by Ashley Elston

January 29, 2014

I’m not sure what it is with me and endings. I noticed that every now and then I get really engrossed in a book, thinking I’ve found one I really enjoy, only to be disappointed by the ending. Maybe it has something to do with cliffhangers? When I first picked up The Rules for Disappearing,…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: alcoholism, american authors, blackmail, crime, death, depression, dissociative amnesia, dysfunctional families, friendship, high school, identity, mystery, on moving, paranoia, post-traumatic stress disorder, realistic fiction, romance, siblinghood, surveillance, survival, thriller, witness protection

January 22, 2014

GOLDEN by Jessi Kirby

January 22, 2014

GOLDEN by Jessi KirbyGolden left me a little torn. On one hand, I really enjoyed it but on the other, it left me feeling unmoved. The prose was beautiful. The introspectiveness of it pulled me right in when I opened the book and read the first few pages.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, choices, conduct of life, diaries, epistolary, family problems, friendship, high school, hope, mystery, on love, realistic fiction, road trip, self discovery, single parenthood, story-within-a-story, travel

January 18, 2014

EQUINOX (The Rosie Black Chronicles #2) by Lara Morgan

January 18, 2014

EQUINOX (The Rosie Black Chronicles #2) by Lara MorganEquinox continues right there where Genesis left off. True to all the twists and turns encountered in the first book of the trilogy, this book serves up many surprises. In the same vain, it was also confusing. Once again, questions spring to mind about who belongs to Helios, who belongs to the Senate and who is following Riley. With all the double crossing and switching sides business, I do recommend reading the books one after the other instead of waiting it out and forgetting about the plot altogether.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: australian authors, bravery, dystopian, futuristic, mystery, romance, survival

January 14, 2014

GENESIS (The Rosie Black Chronicles #1) by Lara Morgan

January 14, 2014

GENESIS (The Rosie Black Chronicles #1) by Lara MorganSpace and Mars aren’t usually my thing but when it comes to Genesis, it turns out that doesn’t really matter. In fact, that setting, along with Earth is what made this book all the more thrilling. Set 500 years into the future, enough humans have settled down on Mars that children are already born on that planet. Pip is one of them, which makes him stand out among the Ferals on Earth, although not any less menacing to Rosie, a Banker.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: australian authors, bravery, death, family, futuristic, mars, murder, mystery, space travel, survival, terminal illness

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