First Line Fridays is a meme hosted by Reading is my Superpower where we share the first lines of books that catch our interest. Destry could smell the smoke long before she saw its improbable source. SUMMARY (from Goodreads) Destry is a top network analyst with the Environmental Rescue Team, an ancient organization devoted to… Continue reading First Line Fridays: 2023.07.21
Title: Cave of WondersAuthor: Matthew J. KirbyNarrator: Dion GrahamSeries: Infinity Ring, Book 5Publisher: ScholasticDuration: 4 hours, 22 minutesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Fix the past. Save the future. What marvels and dangers await Dak, Sera, and Riq when they visit the Golden Age of Baghdad? Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 This is… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Cave of Wonders by Matthew J. Kirby
Title: Curse of the AncientsAuthor: Matt de la PenaSeries: Infinity Ring, Book 4Publisher: ScholasticHardcover: 192 pagesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Sera has a secret. She’s seen the future and it is more frightful than she ever imagined. The seas boil. The sun burns red. The earth trembles. And now, she and her friends,… Continue reading Book Review: Curse of the Ancients by Matt De la Pena
Title:A Mutiny in Time Author: James Dashner Series: Infinity Ring, Book 1 Publisher: Scholastic Hardcover: 192 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository When best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the secret of time travel — a hand-held device known as the Infinity Ring — they’re… Continue reading Book Review: A Mutiny in Time by James Dashner
Title: The Shade of the Moon Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Series: Last Survivors, Book 4 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Hardcover: 288 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository It’s been more than two years since Jon Evans and his family left Pennsylvania, hoping to find a safe place… Continue reading Book Review: The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Title: Pretties Author: Scott Westerfeld Series: Uglies, Book 2 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pulse Paperback: 370 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she’s completely popular. It’s everything she’s… Continue reading Book Review: Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Title: The Girl at the Door Author: Veronica Raimo Publisher: Grove Press Paperback: 240 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Miden is a society built from the ground up. Commissions dedicated to fairness, equality, and mindful living have been created following “the Crash,” and Miden, an island apart from the wreckage,… Continue reading Book Review: The Girl at the Door by Veronica Raimo
Title: The Grace Year Author: Kim Liggett Publisher: Wednesday Books Hardcover: 416 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Survive the year. No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden. In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad… Continue reading Book Review: The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
Title: Orphans of Chaos Author: John C. Wright Series: Chronicles of Chaos, Book 1 Publisher: Tor Paperback: 319 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) What if your teachers taught you everything–except who you really are? For Amelia and her friends, the strict English boarding school she lives in is all she has… Continue reading Book Review: Orphans of Chaos by John C. Wright
Title: Ghost Time Author: Courtney Eldridge Publisher: Skyscape Hardcover: 418 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Thea Denny hates the tenth grade, and her home life isn’t easy. But she’s passionate about making art—and about her math-genius boyfriend, Cam, a recent transfer to her upstate New York high school from California. One day… Continue reading Book Review: Ghost Time by Courtney Eldridge
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