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Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
Overall Rating: 7/10 Sequel to The Darkest Minds, Never Fade picks up as Ruby begins her work for the Children's League, a black-ops...
Britt Ratzburg
Mar 2, 20231 min read


Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Overall Rating: 8/10 Bird Box describes a words where "creatures" prey on humans and through connecting with sight can cause humans to go...
Britt Ratzburg
Mar 2, 20231 min read


The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Overall Rating: 8/10 When a virus wipes out 98% of America's children, the ones left behind develop strange powers. Scared of their new...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 8, 20231 min read


Partials by Dan Wells
Overall Rating: 8/10 This novel presents a terrifying dystopian future in which nearly all Earth’s population has already been wiped out...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 3, 20232 min read


1984 by George Orwell
Overall Rating: 7/10 This book is about a world in which the ‘big brother’ government has complete and total control. They monitor your...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 3, 20231 min read


Dune by Frank Herbert
Overall Rating: 10/10 House Atreides leave their home planet of Caladan to take over the fief of Arrakis (a.k.a. Dune) from evil House...
Britt Ratzburg
Jan 6, 20231 min read


The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Overall Rating: 10/10 This book is about being trapped, then rebelling to survive. It highlights the imbalance of power, control, and...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 23, 20221 min read
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