This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada Publication Date: November 2, 2017 ISBN: 9780141379272 Reviewer: Cara G This Mortal Coil is set in the future, when there has been a virus outbreak and humanity is hiding in bunkers. However, Catarina has a rare allergy meaning it’s impossible for her to join a bunker, and she discovers …
Science fiction
The Jewel by Amy Ewing
The Jewel by Amy Ewing ISBN: 9780062235800 Publication Date: September 2, 2014 Reviewer: Catherine N The Jewel is the first book of an action-packed trilogy, full of heart-wrenching tension, hot romance and harsh betrayal. Violet is a young adult born in the Marsh, destined to become someone’s property, sold. She finds out dark secrets about …
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury ISBN:9780006479222 Publication Date: February 1, 1996 Reviewer: Chiara Z The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury unfolds through vivid, eerie tales inked on a mysterious man’s tattooed body. Each living illustration reveals a haunting glimpse into future worlds, grappling with technology, war, and human nature. As the images shift, the …
Dune by Frank Herbert
Dune by Frank Herbert ISBN: 9780340960196 Publication Date: September 8, 2015 (First published 1965) Reviewer: Lara G Dune is set on the desert planet Arrakis, a harsh world vital for its valuable spice. Paul Atreides, a young noble, navigates political interest and ancient prophecy. Power struggles and survival, the story explores destiny and rebellion in …
Anomaly by Emma Lord
This new Australian YA Dystopian story is so action-packed you will hardly have time to catch your breathe. A horrifyingly realistic pandemic situation, that is all too easy to imagine…. Enemies at every corner… Who can Piper trust? This is certainly a book you won’t be able to put down once you start, so clear …
Iron widow
A book that promotes equality and is set on a post-apocalyptic world. The people pilot giant metal robots. After the protagonist’s sister dies in a prologue, the protagonist Wu Zetian makes it her mission to kill the person who did it. In this world, girls are expected to offer themselves as concubine pilots to the …
The Power of Six
The Power of Six succeeds the first novel (I Am Number Four) in the Lorien Legacies series and continues John Smith’s story as he travels around in search of places to hide. He meets more of his own kind and his buddy Sam is there with him. The story switches perspectives between John and another …
I Am Number Four
I Am Number Four is the 1st of 7 books in the Lorien Legacies. It starts the journey of John Smith (Number 4) and his Cêpan, Henri Smith. He travels to Ohio and meets his first two friends: Sam Goode and Sarah Hart. They try to live a normal life, but something big goes down …