★★★★★ Jurassic Park has all the major problems of a theme park, a zoo...and genetically altered prehistoric animals. That's right - the dinosaurs are back from the dead and nothing - I repeat nothing - could go wrong...right? Ha. As my favorite character, Ian Malcom would say, All major changes are like death. You can't see to the… Continue reading Jurassic Park – Michael Crichton
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Fight to Dance – Simon Brading
★★★★ Talent played a part, obviously, but talent was never enough without the will and discipline to really work Twins Max and Emily at the top of their class and love absolutely everything to do with dancing. All of their hopes and dreams hinge onbecoming professional ballet dancers. Then, the unthinkable happens. They lose their parents… Continue reading Fight to Dance – Simon Brading
Rise and Run – R.J. Plant
★★★★ "What's the point of having a life if you don't have the freedom to enjoy it...?" There's a small, quirky detail about the twins Conor and Felix that really makes them unique - they share the same body thanks to an secret government experiment. And the government is not happy that they escaped. Because we are… Continue reading Rise and Run – R.J. Plant
The Guardian Angel – Aneil Komal
★★ I feel like this one had good bones but needed some polishing. "It's just something inside me is hinting that I should be doing something greater." Aries (age 19) moves across the country for a dream job - only to find himself fired, alone and quickly running out of options. One dark and mysterious night, Aries finds… Continue reading The Guardian Angel – Aneil Komal
The One and Only – Julia Ash
★★★★ Let anything or anyone try to stop her Ruby Pearl Spencer is the "One and Only" aka the only person who was immune to the first diseased wave of the apocalypse. She donated her blood for the cure and was on the U.S. Special Warfare Council (SWC), under the Extinction Level Infection (ELI) Unit. And now… Continue reading The One and Only – Julia Ash
Big Jim – David Lucero
★★★★ Vengeance is seldom planned with enough consideration to escape unscathed. James "Big Jim" Peck is a living legend, a jack-of-all trades and (most importantly) he's being hunted by something far more sinister than he could ever imagine. He runs an African Safari along with his longtime friend, Caesar Wilde. Thanks to a lucky accident (involving a rampaging elephant)… Continue reading Big Jim – David Lucero
The Cruel Prince – Holly Black
★★★★★ If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse. Jude (and her twin, Taryn) are human but their older sister (Vivi)belonged to another world. Their mother fled fairlyland when she was pregnant with Vivi and escaped to the human world. Their mother gave birth to the half-fairy Vivi, married and… Continue reading The Cruel Prince – Holly Black
Vox — Christina Dalcher
★★★★★ I am absolutely blown away. My heart and soul are just dangling by a thread. Honestly, I have not been this angered (and wonderfully angered) in a long, long time. Think about what you need to do to stay free. Denial, deliberation and the decisive moment: three response stages to any impending disaster. Rush through the… Continue reading Vox — Christina Dalcher
The Lifeboat at the End of the Universe – Simon Brading
★★★★★ The "Big Crunch" - aka the ever-expanding universe shrinking back into itself and destroying everything and everyone - is about to happen. 'The problem is that we kind of forgot this was going to happen.' And thus humanity procrastinated their way to an early grave. Maybe. Billions of years ago, humans created "Lifeboats" - aka space ships.… Continue reading The Lifeboat at the End of the Universe – Simon Brading
The Boy at the Door – Alex Dahl
★★★★ My father's account will match mine. I have a very expensive lawyer. What Cecilia wants, Cecelia gets Whewwww, I'm still reeling. This is the kind of book where you think you know where the story is going but then it takes a hard left turn and you're left spinning. Ceclia Wilberg has it all - the job, the house,… Continue reading The Boy at the Door – Alex Dahl
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