Review: 0.4

Read the full review of 0.4 at Mostly Reading YA

 My rating: 4/5

Also known as Human.4, Mike Lancaster’s 0.4 has an engaging and fast moving plot that made me not want to put it down. There are many fantastic, classic sci-fi novels out there but I do struggle to think of many modern ones that would appeal to the average teenager. Although 0.4 isn’t perfect it certainly isn’t a bad place to start and I do get the feeling that Mike Lancaster’s writing will only get better with the next book, 1.4...

Bloggiesta!

It's Bloggiesta this weekend!

Friday, Satuday and Sunday I will:

Brush up my SEO skills.

Create a new page listing the books I've read so far this year and a page for last year.

A page dedicated to archiving my reviews so it's easier for you guys to find them.

Copy reviews over to Goodreads and Amazon.

Update links.

Sort out my website.

Thursday Thought

Ernest Hemingway

Fiction is a lie, and good fiction is the truth inside the lie. - Stephen King

Dreaming in public is an important part of our job description. - William Gibson

Anyone who says he wants to be a writer and isn’t writing, doesn’t. - Ernest Hemingway

Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard. - David McCullough

Quotes are courtesy of Advice To Writers.

Review: The Emerald Atlas

Read my full review of The Emerald Atlas: The Books of Beginning at Mostly Reading YA

My rating: 5/5

The Emerald Atlas looks like an exciting adventure-fantasy book, and it doesn’t disappoint. Sure, the concept is nothing new. Three siblings, an orphanage, dwarves, a magic book, parallel worlds, wizards and all that, but although there are a lot of familiar things in the book that doesn’t mean that it isn’t a great read and still original...

Coveted Cover: Womanthology

Womanthology: Heroic

Isn't this cover just stunning? It makes me want to read it right away without any knowledge as to what is in it's pages. I know it's an anthology of comics but I don't know anything else. That's the sign of a good cover.

From Goodreads:

Womanthology is a large scale anthology comic showcasing the works of women in comics. It is created entirely by over 150 women of all experience levels. The purpose of the book is to show support for female creators in comics and media. There are multiple short stories, "how to"s & interviews with professionals, and features showcasing iconic female comic creators that have passed, such as Nell Brinkley and Tarpe Mills. A Kids & Teens section is also included, showcasing their work, and offering tips & tricks to help them prepare themselves for their future careers in comics.

Page Turners: 0.4

I am currently reading:

0.4 by Mike Lancaster

From Amazon:

It's a brave new world. 'My name is Kyle Straker. And I don't exist anymore.' So begins the story of Kyle Straker, recorded on to old audio tapes. You might think these tapes are a hoax. But perhaps they contain the history of a past world...If what the tapes say are true, it means that everything we think we know is a lie. And if everything we know is a lie does that mean that we are, too?

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