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J’s Take on Conspiracy 365: January
It’s been many months since we decided to devote 2012 to books by Australian and New Zealand authors and nearly that long since we picked this book as our first one for the year. So I didn’t really...
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J’s Take on Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
Let me start with a description of the book, for some context. Ellie and her friends live in a smallish town with a large rural area, so that she and a lot of her friends are ranchers. At least I think...
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Tomorrow, When the War Began (John Marsden)
The Plot It’s the summer holidays, Christmas is over, and Ellie and her friends are looking to have some fun before school starts again. A mixed group of boys and girls set out on a camping trip into...
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J’s Take on The Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner
I’m going to venture into spoilers for The Tomorrow Code, but I’ll try to do this chronologically, so the big spoilers won’t come until near the middle or end of this review. I’ll warn you when we get...
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J’s Take on In Lane Three, Alex Archer by Tessa Duder
Published in 1987, this novel recounts the fictional story of one young New Zealand swimmer as she tries to win a spot on the 1960 Olympic team. I’m going to save the spoilers for the end, so you can...
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J’s Take on Alan Turing: The Architect of the Computer Age
Today is the 100th anniversary of Alan Turing’s birth. I figured that since I’d procrastinated more than 2 years over writing my Turing review, I should do it today to make it look deliberate. Though...
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J’s Take on Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
I believe the American title is Jellicoe Road and the original title is On the Jellicoe Road. This cover is the most unappealing cover to me. I’m not big on flowers as design elements and orange...
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Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
Book description: When Ellie and her friends go camping, they have no idea they’re leaving their old lives behind forever. Despite a less-than-tragic food shortage and a secret crush or two, everything...
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J’s Take on Deepwater Black by Ken Catran
I read this book slowly over the course of what was probably months. It turned out to be the perfect book for picking up and putting down. The plot wasn’t hard to follow and the characters weren’t so...
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J’s Take on Dare, Truth or Promise by Paula Boock
I’m about over teen gay romance novels. Or perhaps all quiltbag YA that doesn’t have a speculative element. Well, okay, I’ll make an exception for ones that aren’t glb, just because there’s so few of...
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