Hey guys, got a question for you. When you are out at a bookstore, what first catches your eye? The covers, right? Well that is how it is with me at least. A great cover can pull me in, or push me away from a book. And they always say, don't judge a book by [...]

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.0 John Smith looks like your average teenager, but he's hiding a deep secret. He's one of nine survivors from the alien world, Lorien, who fled to Earth and who are being hunted down. Thanks to a curse, the nine survivors have to be hunted down and killed in a certain [...]

Lord of the Changing Winds follows the story of Kes, a young herb-woman healer on the cusp of adulthood in the small rural town of Minas Ford in the earthen kingdom of Feierabiand. Kes, while never fitting in, struggles to be accepted, making as little trouble as possible for her sister and guardian, Tesme, often [...]

When the tail of the comet Bhaktul flicks though Earth's atmosphere, deadly particles are left in it's wake. Suddenly mankind is confronted with a virus that devastates the adult population. Only those under the age of eighteen seem to be immune. Desperate to save humanity, a renowed scientist proposes a bold plan: to create a [...]

This is a review of Chalice by Robin McKinley. The mass market paperback was published by Ace in November 2009. Amazon Canada has it listed for $9.99. The great temptation when reviewing a book by Robin McKinley is that you simply quote her beautiful prose. The second temptation is that one can so easily get [...]

The Comet’s Curse will appeal to YA readers on many levels. The story is about 251 teenagers, none over 16, who are sent into space to preserve the human species. Multiple perspectives are used to tell the tale, with main protagonists Triana, called Tree, the leader of the voyage and Gap, Head of Engineering, as [...]