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Book Reviews

A Tale of Magical Reflections | Review of ‘Sapphique’ (Incarceron #2)

By Cynthia Ayala

Sapphique by Catherine Fisher
Dial Books
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Finn has escaped Incarceron, but the memories of the prison haunt him, and the idea that his friends and brother are still trapped feeds his inner guilt. But his life on the Outside has been just as hazardous as the inside where his very identity is questions forcing him to question his own sanity.

Published on 28 December 2010 by Dial Books, Sapphique is the second novel in the young adult/middle grade Incarceron series by Catherine Fisher.
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An Intense Grounder | Review of ‘The 100’ (The Hundred #1)

By Cynthia Ayala

‘The 100’ by Kass Morgan
Little, Brown and Company
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It’s been centuries since people have set on Earth. But now, one hundred juvenile delinquents are being sent to Earth for one mission: to see if Earth is habitable and recolonize it if so. This is their second and only chance of survival. But for some of them, this is more than just a chance to be free of their prison in Space, it’s their chance to make up for their own mistakes and start anew.

Published on September 3, 2013 by Little, Brown and Company, The 100 is the first novel in the young adult sci-fi Hundred series by Kass Morgan.
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Book Reviews

A First Person Win | Review of ‘Shifters’ (Shifters #1)

By Cynthia Ayala

Shifters by Douglas and Angela Pershing
Pershing Books
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Brother and sister, Tanner and Ryland have not only discovered that they are adopted, that have discovered that they aren’t even from Earth. They are Shifters, rescued by Ordinaries forced off their planet by savage laws and brutal dictatorship of their rulers. Now on Earth, Tanner and Ryland’s lives are in danger not only by a sec of the government called Keepers, but also from Shifters who are trying to keep a prophecy from coming true.

Published on August 1, 2013 by Pershing Books, Shifters is the first novel in the young adult sci-fi Shifters series by father and daughter Douglas and Angela Pershing.
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Entertainment & News

Weekly Reading List #37

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there avid readers! I hope that everyone is having a splendid week. For me, it was Spring Break so I relaxed, went to work obviously and had some homework, a few short stories to think about my paper that is going to be due in a while, and the final version of my short story, which needs to be done by Thursday.

Anyway, it was nice week, a nice break from school but now it’s back to school and back to the real world where bills live. Ugh. So, here is my reading list that will keep me sane. All synopsis are courtesy of Goodreads. Happy reading.
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Weekly Reading List #36

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there readers! I hope everyone had a great week. It was midterms for me and wouldn’t you guess it, I was sick. Congestion that was, is, killing me. I was so miserable on Friday that my teacher let me go home halfway through the class and I was in a daze and then yesterday, I wanted to get work done and I was stuck in bed trying to get rid of a migraine that went away at 1 in the morning. Luckily it’s gone now so I think I’m finally on the med. The winter air was just not doing me any favors.

Anyway, here’s what’s on my reading list for the coming week. As always, photos and synopsis’ are courtesy of Goodreads.
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Weekly Reading List #35

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there readers! I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Nothing new with me, just a little sore throat, lots of post-natal drip, not that you needed or wanted to know that, but anyway I hope everyone is doing great and is enjoying these lists of what’s to come with regards to my book reviews and reading lists. So lets get to it!

As always, just gotta put this little disclaimer here that all the synopsis and photos are courtesy of Goodreads.
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March Book of the Month Poll

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there avid readers! So the interactive book of the month poll seemed to really work so I’m going to keep doing it. Here are the choices for March. You can vote however you like by judging the book cover or by judging the synopsis or your anticipation of the novel. However you want to vote just vote and spread the word.

Happy reading!
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Book Reviews

A Hard Hitting Conclusion | Review of ‘Specials’ (Uglies, #3)

By Cynthia Ayala

Specials by Scott Westerfeld
Simon Pulse

“Special Circumstances” was supposed to be just a myth, something to keep Pretties and Uglies in check, a scary story. But for Tally, they were very real, and now, they have made her and most of her friends Specials. Dangerous and apathetic, the team of Specials have been given one mission: destroy New Smoke and their allies. Still, nothing has ever been easy for Tally whose heart continues to fight what she has become. Now she has a choice, be a hero to the so called villains or destroy them.

Specials is the third book in the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. The series, a young adult dystopic/fantasy, was published by Simon Pulse on May 9, 2008, follows Tally Youngblood as she discovers who she is in a world that divides people by their looks.
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