Tag: Book Review

Book Discussion: Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Book Discussion: Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Superheroes. I think that word alone can cause 90% of potential readers to make up their minds about what the story should be like. Let me leave some advice here: If you plan on reading Renegades, drop whatever expectation you might have. A typical comic-book-turned-novel this is not. Here’s the synopsis: Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. …

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Book Discussion: Nyxia

Book Discussion: Nyxia

NOTE: As per usual, I will include as few spoilers as I can manage in this post. If you think you might like to read this book and haven’t yet, you’re safe here. Let’s get right to it. Here’s the (awesome) cover. And here’s the synopsis. Emmett Atwater isn’t just leaving Detroit; he’s leaving Earth. …

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Book Review: Carve the Mark

Book Review: Carve the Mark

NOTE: I’ve included as few spoilers as I can. In the interest of doing this, I will be writing a separate post regarding the fallacious accusations that Carve the Mark is racist. Perhaps the most anticipated YA book of 2017, Carve the Mark reminds us why we were swept away by Veronica Roth’s first novel, Divergent. Before I get …

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