Sunday, January 29, 2012

Review: Blood Red Road by Moira Young










Blood Red Road
(Dust Lands 1)
Author: Moira Young
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry, 2011
Genre: YA Post-Apocalyptic Dystopia
Buy: AmazonB&NTBD


Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That's fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when a monster sandstorm arrives, along with four cloaked horsemen, Saba's world is shattered. Lugh is captured, and Saba embarks on an epic quest to get him back.
Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the world outside of desolate Silverlake, Saba is lost without Lugh to guide her. So perhaps the most surprising thing of all is what Saba learns about herself: she's a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. And she has the power to take down a corrupt society from the inside. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba stages a showdown that will change the course of her own civilization.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

On My Wishlist (29)

Hosted by Book Chick City every Saturday. List the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming.


The Pledge
Author: Kimberly Derting
Released: November 15 2011
Genre: YA Dystopia
In the violent country of Ludania, the language you speak determines what class you are, and there are harsh punishments if you forget your place—looking a member of a higher class in the eye can result in immediate execution. Seventeen-year-old Charlaina (Charlie for short) can understand all languages, a dangerous ability she’s been hiding her whole life. Her only place of release is the drug-filled underground club scene, where people go to shake off the oppressive rules of the world they live in. There, she meets a beautiful and mysterious boy who speaks a language she’s never heard, and her secret is almost exposed. Through a series of violent upheavals, it becomes clear that Charlie herself is the key to forcing out the oppressive power structure of her kingdom….

Friday, January 27, 2012

Follow Friday (23)


This week question is: 
~Which book genre do you avoid at all costs and why?~

     Those would be Non-Fiction, Contemporary, Historical, and Thriller/Horror/Mysteries. The first is mostly because I grew up reading Fantasy to escape the real world, so contemporaries just don't do it for me. Same with Historical pieces, though if you add in a paranormal element then I'm down with it. Now the Thriller/Horror/Mysteries I can't read. Or watch if we're talking movies. Yep, CAN'T. I scare very easily and they give me nightmares and I do love my sleep.

What genres do you avoid?

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