One of the best ‘puppet-master’ thrillers I’ve ever read. The Passengers is an explosive look at innovation, social media, and autonomous vehicles. A near-future Britain has mandated Level 5, fully automated cars... and one morning a terrorist named The Hacker takes over the controls of eight vehicles. The inside of these cars are then broadcast... Continue Reading →
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 by David Petersen
So many people on my twitter feed shared the clip of the cancelled animated film of this graphic novel. It looked amazing! And reading this book made me even more disappointed that it was cancelled. When a grain trader is lost, three mouse guards are tasked with finding him. Lieam, Kenzie, and Saxon travel to... Continue Reading →
Do you Dream of Terra Two by Temi Oh
From the selection process, to the intense training, and finally the mission into space, Do You Dream of Terra Two tells the story of six young astronauts and three mentors flying through space to a newly-found inhabitable planet. The infighting and the jealousies, the maturing and the deeply-affecting isolation of space. With climate change threatening,... Continue Reading →
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
A delectable ghost story set in wintry Vermont. Three found friends: lonely, bookworm Ollie, literate hockey player Brian, and recent city transplant Coco... all go on a wild adventure to save their sixth grade class. Ollie lost her mother last year and has retreated away from the chess club and the softball team into her... Continue Reading →
Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo
Ok. It took me a little time to get over the amnesia opening plot device. A car accident with her foster mother sends Rachel Roth from Atlanta to her foster mother’s sister in New Orleans. Rachel has a new foster sister in Max and a new high school. She slowly is realizing that she is... Continue Reading →