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Review: The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin

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Title: The City of Mirrors Author: Justin Cronin Pages: 624 Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Apocalyptic, Paranormal Source: Free ARC from Random House-Ballantine Rating: A- Note: As stated under the Source (above), I received this book for free from Random House-Ballantine via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review (and trust me, honest is always what you’ll get). Review: Let me start by saying Continue reading Review: The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin→

Review: The Twelve by Justin Cronin

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Title: The Twelve Author: Justin Cronin Pages: 568 Genre: Fiction, Dystopia, Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic Source: Owned Print Rating: A+ Review: This second book in The Passage Trilogy is just as good as the first, if not better, but in a different way. It’s actually a little difficult to compare the two. The Twelve is both a continuance of Continue reading Review: The Twelve by Justin Cronin→

Review: The Passage by Justin Cronin

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Title: The Passage Author: Justin Cronin Pages: 766 Genre: Fiction, Dystopia, Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic Source: Owned Print Rating: A+ Review: Ever read a really long book that felt entirely too short? Because, yeah. This book is all that and a bucket of fried chicken (it goes without saying that I love fried chicken, right?). We all know I Continue reading Review: The Passage by Justin Cronin→

Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

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Title: Red Rising Author: Pierce Brown Pages: 382 Genre: Young Adult Source: Owned Print Rating: B Review: If I was the kind of person who had a policy of walking away from a book that didn’t grab me in the first few chapters or first 50 pages (or something similar), I would never have finished this Continue reading Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown→

Thoughts on Station Eleven

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This isn’t a review because I haven’t finished the book yet, but as I’m reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, I keep returning to the same thoughts and wanted to work them out here. Dystopian novels, particularly in YA, are rather popular these days, aren’t they? Of course, Continue reading Thoughts on Station Eleven→