The Scorch Trials

The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner #2) by James Dashner (2010)

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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi3.5 StarsBlurb:

Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. 

Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn’t done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch.  Continue reading

Shadow and Bone

Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo (2012)

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YA Fiction | Fantasy
4 Stars
Blurb:

“Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Continue reading

Woman in Mind

Woman in Mind by Alan Ayckbourn (1986)

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Theatre | Tragicomedy5-starsBlurb:

“By turns sad and funny, satiric and moving, Alan Ayckbourn’s intelligent British comedy Woman in Mind charts, without sentimentality or heartless irony, a frowsy middle-aged Englishwoman’s hopeless descent into psychosis.”
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Between…#1)
by April Genevieve Tucholke (2013)

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YA Fiction | Horror-Thriller4 StarsBlurb:

“You stop fearing the devil when you’re holding his hand…

Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White’s sleepy, seaside town… until River West comes along. River rents the guest house behind Violet’s crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard.  Continue reading

Matched

Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie (2010)

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Teen Fiction | Dystopian3 StarsBlurb:

“Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander’s face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate… until she sees Ky Markham’s face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.  Continue reading

Code Orange

Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney (2005)

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Juvenile Fiction | Thriller2 StarsBlurb:

“With a school report due, Mitty Blake considers it good luck when he finds some old medical books in his family’s weekend house. However, when he discovers an old envelope in one of the books, the report is no longer about the grade–it’s about life and death.”
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Goliath

Goliath (Leviathan #3) by Scott Westerfeld (2011)

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YA Fiction | Historical Fantasy | Steampunk
4 Stars
Blurb:

“Alek and Deryn are abroad the Leviathan when the ship is ordered to pick up an unusual passenger. This brilliant/maniacal inventor claims to have a weapon called Goliath that can end the war. But whose side is he really on?  Continue reading

Wolves

Wolves: Capturing the Natural Spirit of these Incredible Animals
by Shaun Ellis (2011)

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Non-Fiction | Photography & Nature5-starsBlurb:

“The beautiful and informative guide to the natural world features vibrant full-color photography by some of the world’s finest wildlife photographers. Covering a wealth of information on wolves, their history, and their habits, this wonderful look into the lives of one of the world’s most interesting creatures is a great addition to any nature library.”
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Treason

Treason (The Grimoire Saga #2) by S.M. Boyce (2012)

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YA Fiction | Fantasy4.5 stars
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“Kara Magari ignited a war when she stumbled into Ourea and found the Grimoire: a powerful artifact filled with secrets. To protect the one person she has left, she strikes a deal that compromises everything she believes in… and things don’t go as planned.  Continue reading

Clybourne Park

Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris (2010)

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Theatre | Historical Drama5-starsBlurb:

“Clybourne Park spans two generations fifty years apart. In 1959, Russ and Bev are selling their desirable two-bedroom at a bargain price, unknowingly bringing the first black family into the neighborhood (borrowing a plot line from Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun) and creating ripples of discontent among the cozy white residents of Clybourne Park. In 2009, Continue reading