Tag Archives: speculative

Gimme a Call, by Sarah Mlynowski

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Thistle

Devi is unhappy. For all of high school, she’s wrapped herself up in one guy, Bryan, and he’s wrapped himself up with her. But now, he’s broken her heart and she wants nothing more than to reach back in time … Continue reading →

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The Adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary Pearson

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Thistle

Jenna Fox is in a major accident and lives in a coma for 18 months. When she wakes up, she remembers nothing. Her family is very anxious for her to get better, but Jenna senses something is wrong. She struggles … Continue reading →

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Trance, by Linda Gerber

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Thistle

Ashlyn and her older sister, Kyra, see visions of the future. They go into trances and see random glimpses of images. While they see, they write number sequences that they can’t make sense of. They’ve never been able to stop … Continue reading →

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Devilish, by Maureen Johnson

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Thistle

Jane goes to an all-girl Catholic high school, where she’s a smart, punky outcast. Her best friend is Allison is unpopular and anxious, and Jane would do anything for her. Anything. Including selling her soul to a devil’s minion in … Continue reading →

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The Gardener, by SA Bodeen

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Thistle

I’m sort of puzzled how to review this book, because everything about it is a spoiler. The cover, the tagline on the cover, the back-of-the-book description – all spoilers. If you look at that picture, you can tell exactly what … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by JK Rowling

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Thistle

Warning: This review necessarily contains spoilers. If you have not read this series and might one day, please don’t read any further! We’ve come to the final installment of my Harry Potter hardback/paperback comparison. It was in finally getting the … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by JK Rowling

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Thistle

It’s Month 6/Book 6 of my Harry Potter hardback/paperback comparison! Half Blood Prince is one of my two favorite HP books, so I was very excited to dive into it. This is the first month where I’m reading the paperback … Continue reading →

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Matched, by Ally Condie

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Thistle

Cassia lives in a future world where the government controls all aspects of life, from your job to the number of kids you can have to the date of your death. Most importantly, the government is also responsible for choosing … Continue reading →

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Voodoo Season, by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Thistle

Marie Levant moves from Chicago to New Orleans during her medical residency. Once there, she begins to have strange dreams that haunt her, and her knowledge of the patients that come into the emergency room border on sixth sense. Indeed, … Continue reading →

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A Certain Slant of Light, by Laura Whitcomb

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Thistle

Helen is Light. She died over a hundred years ago and is now only kept out of a personal hell by clinging to one host after another. Invisible to the people around her, she does nothing but watch and try … Continue reading →

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