Book Review: The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

The Testing

By Joelle Charbonneau

Reviewed by Reece

4.5 stars

“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn’t that what they say? But how close is too close when they may be one in the same?

The Seven Stages War left much of the planet a charred wasteland. The future belongs to the next generation’s chosen few who must rebuild it. But to enter this elite group, candidates must first pass The Testing—their one chance at a college education and a rewarding career.

Cia Vale is honored to be chosen as a Testing candidate; eager to prove her worthiness as a University student and future leader of the United Commonwealth. But on the eve of her departure, her father’s advice hints at a darker side to her upcoming studies--trust no one.

But surely she can trust Tomas, her handsome childhood friend who offers an alliance? Tomas, who seems to care more about her with the passing of every grueling (and deadly) day of the Testing. To survive, Cia must choose: love without truth or life without trust.” 

Book Review: Darkness Before Dawn by J.A. London

Darkness Before Dawn

By J.A. London

Reviewed by Reece

“Only sunlight can save us.

We built the wall to keep them out, to keep us safe. But it also makes us prisoners, trapped in what's left of our ravaged city, fearing nightfall.

After the death of my parents, it's up to me—as the newest delegate for humanity—to bargain with our vampire overlord. I thought I was ready. I thought I knew everything there was to know about the monsters. Then again, nothing could have prepared me for Lord Valentine . . . or his son. Maybe not all vampires are killers. Maybe it's safe to let one in.

Only one thing is certain: Even the wall is not enough. A war is coming and we cannot hide forever.”

Book Review: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Steelheart

By Brandon Sanderson
Reviewed by Reece

“Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills.

Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.

And David wants in. He wants Steelheart - the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning - and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.

He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.”

Book Review: Origin By Jessica Khoury

Origin

By Jessica Khoury

Reviewed by Reece

     Origin is about a young girl who is immortal, born and raised in the Amazon Jungle. She has no idea what’s out there because the group of scientists that raised her have kept all of that a secret, sheltering her because they believe that if she knew what was out there she would want to escape the so-called safe haven they have built for her.

Sitting in her glass room, Pia notices a brake in the fence where a tree had fallen. Her curiosity getting the best of her, she sneaks out into the forest with her pet Jaguar to explore. And that’s exactly what she does. She literally runs into the handsome jungle boy, Eio. Automatically she feels as if she knows him, later you find out why. After Eio and her have a chat, she goes back to her home, with nothing but Eio on her mind.

Book Review: Inhuman - By Kat Falls

Inhuman

By Kat Falls
Review by Reece

I was completely blown away by this book.

When I first picked this book up, I wasn’t really interested in reading it, but then decided against it. By reading what the book was about, I assumed the book was an apocalyptic zombie book. I was wrong.


In this book, one half of the U.S. is full of “infected people and animals”. The virus is called Ferae.
First, you have a high fever.
Second, you mutate.
Third, you go Feral (or Feral before you mutate).