I came out of Thunderhead feeling a bit burnt out on this world and the story, but also hopeful for a satisfying conclusion and some fresh surprises to be found in The Toll.
REVIEW: THE TOLL BY NEAL SHUSTERMAN
REVIEW: THUNDERHEAD BY NEAL SHUSTERMAN
As the title suggests, this book focuses a lot more on the Thunderhead- the all knowing technology that replaced government and that takes care of keeping everything running smoothly. Everything except matters of the Scythedom, that is.
REVIEW: SCYTHE BY NEAL SHUSTERMAN
What a great start to a series that looks very promising! The futuristic world that is explored in this novel was one of my favorite things about it.
REVIEW: THE BONE HOUSES BY EMILY LLOYD-JONES
This book is full of adventure, and there are many tense moments. Dark caves, lakes full of monsters, and walking corpses- to name a few.
REVIEW: THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS BY KATY ROSE POOL
I’m excited for what will come next with this series and these characters. This book wasn’t perfect, but it had characters that I really enjoyed and became invested in, and set up the building blocks for what promises to be a very interesting series.
REVIEW: ECHO NORTH BY JOANNA RUTH MEYER
When Echo finds her father near death in the snowy woods, she makes a bargain with a talking wolf: she will live with the wolf for one year in exchange for him saving her father.
REVIEW: NINTH HOUSE BY LEIGH BARDUGO
I wasn’t entertained by this book nearly as much as I thought I was going to be, but my expectations did start out really high. I love everything I've read by Leigh Bardugo, and was expecting a lot from this.
REVIEW: THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY BY ALIX HARROW
This book is pure poetry. Of all the novels I’ve read this year, this one is easily in the top three.
REVIEW: ICE CROWN BY KAY MOODY
Ultimately I was left intrigued but a bit unsatisfied. I think the author probably could have combined all the novellas into one longer story, added more descriptive writing and details, and been much more successful.
REVIEW: TRUTHWITCH BY SUSAN DENNARD
Truthwitch is a book full of shifting alliances and plans laden with trickery; of strong friendships and longtime grudges.
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