Tag: ya series
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Back to the Basics with Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea
I am going to be honest here and say I have not read The Books of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. Any of them. I had heard of them, of course, but it is only now in my mid-twenties that I possess a copy of them. This copy has already shocked and surprised me…
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The Darkest Minds – Alexandra Bracken’s YA Dystopia I Still Thoroughly Enjoy
Alexandra Bracken’s The Darkest Minds has been one of my favourite YA dystopians for a while now. There’s something so simple and familiar about it, but it packs such a powerful punch and feels both plausible and terrifying. I liked it so much I did a high school character monologue as Ruby, and I used…
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Reading The Hunger Games as an Adult: How Different is the Reading Experience?
I wasn’t expecting much, in all honesty. I thought that, though it has been a decade or more since I last read the series, The Hunger Games would be a great YA dystopian book with a strong nostalgia for a time in the past, but it wouldn’t be able to surpass its YA title to…
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My Thoughts on Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments Series
The Mortal Instruments series has been a beloved fantasy series for me since I was a kid. It probably isn’t far-fetched to say that The Mortal Instruments series built the blueprint of what I perceive to be engaging YA fantasy, and set the bar for my fantasy reads as I moved through my teen years…
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William Ritter’s The Dire King – An Ending Rushed?
As the final book in William Ritter’s Jackaby series, The Dire King had a checklist to complete. It needed to wrap up a rather busy but interesting story, tie up plot lines and character arcs, and provide a few conclusions for romantic relationships. Unfortunately, too many cooks spoilt the broth as narrative elements slipped through…