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Manga Mini Review: Knights of Sidonia 1 & Black Butler, Vol. 1

April 1, 2016

Title: Knights of Sidonia 1Author: Tsutomu NiheiSeries: Knights of Sidonia #1Publisher: Vertical, Inc., distributed by Random HousePublication Date: 2009Pages: 192Format/Source: Paperback Manga/Library Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction “CORE EXPOSED”Outer space, the far future.A lone seed ship, the Sidonia, plies the void, ten ...

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Manga Mini Review: Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 and Pumpkin Scissors 1

March 24, 2016

Title: Attack on Titan, Vol. 1Author: Hajime IsayamaSeries: Attack on Titan #1Publisher: Kodansha ComicsPublication Date: 2010Pages: 193Format/Source: Paperback Manga/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic In this post-apocalytpic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the ...

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Review: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

March 10, 2016

Title: Illuminae Author: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Series: The Illuminae Files #1 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books Publication Date: 2015 Pages: 599 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest ...

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DNF: Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor

February 25, 2016

Title: Into the Dim Author: Janet B. Taylor Series: Into the Dim #1 Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers Publication Date: March 1, 2016 Pages: 432 Format/Source: eARC/From Publisher, via NetGalley Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction When fragile, sixteen-year-old Hope Walton loses her mom to an earthquake overseas, her secluded ...

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Review: We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

February 11, 2016

Title: We Are the Ants Author: Shaun David Hutchinson Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: January 2016 Pages: 451 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Science Fiction, LGBTQIA There are a few things Henry Denton knows, and a few things he doesn’t. Henry knows that his mom is struggling ...

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Review: Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto

January 22, 2016

Title: Revenge and the Wild Author: Michelle Modesto Series: None? Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: February 2, 2016 Pages: 384 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Western The two-bit town of Rogue City is a lawless place, ...

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Short and Tweet Review: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

December 31, 2015

Title: A Wrinkle in Time Author: Madeleine L’Engle Series: Time Quintet #1 Publisher: Square Fish, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: 1962 Pages: 202 Format/Source: Paperback/Gifted Age Group/Genre: Children, Middle Grade/Science Fiction It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother ...

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Mini Review: Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer

December 11, 2015

Title: Winter Author: Marissa Meyer Series: The Lunar Chronicles #4 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: November 10, 2015 Pages: 823 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Retelling Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and ...

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Book & Movie Review: The Martian by Andy Weir

November 5, 2015

Title: The Martian Author: Andy Weir, Audiobook narrated by R.C. Bray Series: None Publisher: Broadway Books, an imprint of Crown Publishing/Penguin Random House, Audiobook published by Podium Publishing, Movie produced by Twentieth Century Fox Publication Date: 2014 Pages: 369 Format/Source: Ebook and Audiobook and Movie/Purchased Age ...

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Review: More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

October 22, 2015

Title: More Happy Than Not Author: Adam Silvera Series: None Publisher: Soho Teen Publication Date: June 2, 2015 Pages: 293 Format/Source: Hardback/Library Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Science Fiction, LGBTQIA In his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving debut—called “mandatory reading” by the New York Times—Adam Silvera brings to ...

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