Omni is an epic duology focused on a society where each person is part of a strata system. A stratum decides your life, your status and can only be changed by an aptitude test taken once in a lifetime. Seventeen year old Drudge's only chance at escaping society's lowest stratum is to ace the test, something he fully intends to do until he and Harmony cross paths. A simple heroic act catapults a nobody into a media somebody, but with great fame comes wisdom of the upper echelons of society. Can Harmony and Drudge change the world for the better? What feels like a mix ... Continue Reading...
Review/Tour: Unforgiven
Excerpt: “I wasn’t expecting so much power. Is that normal?” I feign innocence but I’m very aware that having weapons that pulsate with a powerful blue light is not normal for a spirit walker. I’ll be sure to explore that freakishness right after I take care of more important issues. Like finding Ka and my missing soul. Michael considers me with a long, penetrating look. As a former guardian angel—just recently elevated to spiritual warrior—he has retained the ability to sense the condition of souls. He can read my emotions. Lucky for me, my aura and soul have been ... Continue Reading...
Happy World Book Day!
I was going through my Twitter feed today when a miscellaneous "Tweet" (is that the word? I don't even know the lingo im so new) posted "Happy World Book Day". It turns out today is World Book Day! According to Google World Book Day is a celebratory movement developed by UNESCO. The United Kingdom National Commission(UNESCO) is committed to the eradication of poverty, building peace and supporting sustainable development. The Commission plays a part in intercultural dialogue concerning education, culture, science and communication. It's no surprise ... Continue Reading...
Review: How to Clone a Mammoth
I want to start noting that I generally dislike the maltreatment of animals and cruelty enacted in laboratories, so this could not be an unbiased review. How to Clone a Mammoth is about cloning and the various problems concerned with the technologies used to clone cells. Shapiro explains these problems in the most base way, only touching on much of the scientific jargon that would confuse the average reader. She also explains that cloning would not return a perfect specimen from the Ice Age as popular belief has led us to imagine. Instead, the creatures developed ... Continue Reading...
Review: Undertow – Michael Buckley
Girl meets boy, boy is a creature from the deep blue sea. Lyric Walker is your average thirteen year old who lives in Coney Island until one day the world stops being average. In three years the world has been transformed, and our question of what lurks in the deep blue sea are answered. A group of humanoid creatures that call themselves Alphas have appeared on the shore line without any warning. What do the Alphas want, why are they here? Lyric is blackmailed into forming a tentative friendship with an Alpha boy: one who could be her undoing. Fathom is part of a beta ... Continue Reading...