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Book Review: To the Lake by Yana Vagner
Posted by Anissa Annalise on
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Publisher: Skyscraper Publications
Summary: When a virulent flu epidemic sweeps through Moscow killing hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, Anya and her husband Sergey decide to flee to a lake in the far north of Russia where they hope to sit out the epidemic. But as the wave of infection expands from the capital, they encounter obstacles,...
Book Review: The Last One by Alexandra Oliva
Posted by Anissa Annalise on
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Summary: She wanted an adventure. She never imagined it would go this far.
It begins with a reality TV show. Twelve contestants are sent into the woods to face challenges that will test the limits of their endurance. While they are out there, something terrible happens—but how widespread is the destruction, and has it...
Book Review: Day 21 (The 100 #2) by Kass Morgan
Posted by smittenkittenorig on
Day 21 by Kass Morgan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Summary: No one has set foot on Earth in centuries -- until now.
It's been 21 days since the hundred landed on Earth. They're the only humans to set foot on the planet in centuries...or so they thought. Facing an unknown enemy, Wells attempts to keep the group together. Clarke strikes out for Mount Weather, in search of other Colonists, while Bellamy is...
Book Review: The 100 (The 100 #1) by Kass Morgan
Posted by smittenkittenorig on
The 100 by Kass Morgan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Summary: No one has set foot on Earth in centuries -- until now.
Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth's radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents -- considered expendable by society -- are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet. It could be their second chance at...
Book Review: The Last Town (Wayward Pines #3) by Blake Crouch
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The Last Town by Blake Crouch
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Summary: Welcome to Wayward Pines, the last town.
Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks ago. In this town, people are told who to marry, where to live, where to work. Their children are taught that David Pilcher, the town’s creator, is god. No one is allowed to leave; even asking questions can get you...