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Lugh got born first. On midwinter day when the sun hangs low in the sky. Then me. Two hours later. That pretty much says it all. Lugh goes first, always first, an I follow on behind. An that’s fine. That’s right. That’s how it’s meant to be. (p. 1) This is the first page of [...]
My wife read these ones as they came out. I remember that it seemed like a big deal as she waited for each book to be released. This happens far too often in my house for me to take much notice, sorry honey. She’ll be all excited about the new book from blah blah and [...]
Do you like reading zombie books? Neither do I. They aren’t my top pick. They are always full of gore. I can handle gore, probably better in literary form than in movie form. But it’s not my favorite thing. Although I did love Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Well this book is definitely a zombie [...]
Ally Condie has taken the publishing world by storm with her new book Matched. Matched is the first book of her coming trilogy. The follow up, Crossed, is slated to release in November of this year, with the final book in the series coming the year after. By the way, Ally is yet another Mormon [...]
Snyder throws us blind right into a story that is not like anything I have read before. This far future, dystopian novel has the world split into two groups of people, uppers and lowers. The scrubs live in the lower levels. The two groups are separate and do not mix, or know much about each [...]
Uglies is set in the far dystopic future where the cities of the current world have been abandoned. In the new world, children live with their parent’s until they’re twelve, then they leave home and live in dorms. The dorms are in ugly town. Once they turn 16, they get an operation that turns them [...]
Patriots, a Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse follows a group of survivalists after an economic, societal, and governmental meltdown in the United States of America. This book left me conflicted. How do you like a book that isn’t very good? I still don’t know, but I do. As a novel it stinks, but [...]
Oh, post apocalyptic novels, how I love thee. What kind of phase is this? I can’t seem to get enough. (I am getting killer tips for prepping and food storage though, ha ha.) One Second After covers the fall of American civilization as we know it after an electromagnetic pulse blast (or EMP.) The book [...]
Alas Babylon follows a group of survivors in a small town in Florida after the USA and USSR launch their nukes in a MAD war. I liked this book. On one hand I thought it felt dated, and on the other hand I really enjoyed peeking into the mindset of 1960 and the cold war [...]
I enjoyed this book. The Hunger Games is a very quick read and a real page turner. Set in a near future dystopia after the fall of the United States of America, a young girl and boy from the 12th district in the nation of Panem must compete in a death match type game where [...]
This book follows two sisters as their lives change through tragedy and the decline of the world as we know it. Have I mentioned before I’m an apocalypse junkie? This book is a fairly easy read. It isn’t split into traditional chapters but flows more as a diary. I think the author did a great [...]
Wow. This book has a lot of impact. This is a story about the love between a father and son in a post-apocalyptic world. They only have each other and must keep moving on the road. I have seldom read a book that more perfectly combines raw terror and simple heart wrenching beauty. The writing [...]
This book was well written and very thought provoking. I find myself still working over some of the moral dilemmas given in the book days after reading it. The year is 2021 and the human race is preparing for the end of civilization after worldwide infertility extinguished the ability to procreate in 1995. As the [...]
A frightening dystopian novel. The story is compelling and the characters are well developed. You don’t have to be a feminist to relate to the themes of women’s rights. Thankfully we can stop reading and say, I’m glad we don’t live in a world like that today. Oh, wait, yes we do. There are lots [...]
I really enjoyed this book. It was a perfect blend of easy reading humor and useful information. I will preface this review by saying I have a strong bias towards survival books of any kind since I am a bit of an appocolypse junkie. I found some of the information in Emergency was common sense [...]
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Clarissa Foss
Clarissa is a stay-at-home mother of three. The last two years she has been wrapping up a degree in psychology after taking a six-year baby hiatus from her studies. Now that she is done reading text books she doesn't have to feel guilty curling up with some good fiction. Her favourite book is Little Women.
Cindi Foss
Cindi is a 30-year-old Kobo reading blog reviewing amateur literary critic. She appreciates all genres especially historical fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, and suspense along with a healthy dose of 'popular' so she can keep up with what everyone is talking about. She has four or five lists of books to read at any one time (but doesn't everyone?) and she loves spreading the word on good books. Cindi will be bringing you truth and objectivity ('cause who wants to read crazy irrational opinions?) from her piece of the world in Alberta Canada.
