Swirling Tides

Premise: If you ain't scared, you ain't human. When Thomas wakes up in a lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He's surrounded by strangers - boys whose memories are also gone. Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade. Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It's the only way out - and no one's ever made it through alive. Everything is going to change. Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying. Remember. Survive. Run. Review: You’ve probably heard of the Maze Runner, considering it’s a well known novel. In fact, it's up there with all the other popular series’.  [see: Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, the Hunger Games, Divergent, the Mortal Instruments, etc.]  (That is subjective, of course) This has been on my tbr list for a while, and I finally got the chance to read it. Here’s what I thought! Writing Quality/Style: On the positive side, Dashner’s writin...

Premise : For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Then American meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plan's she's made for herself - and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. Review:      This book takes place in the future, in the country of Illea, which is the remnant of what used to be the USA before World War III. (Yes, another world war happened.) The Selection is like a l...

Premise: Thou shalt kill. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own. Original and Mystifying This book is a dystopian novel, taking place many years into the far future. The Internet is an all-powerful sentient being called the Thunderhead, who governs the people. It handles the food and wealth distribution, medical care, and anything else needed. Humanity has conquered everything. There is no more sickness or disease. There is no more war. There is no more hunger. There is no more poverty. If someone gets injured or even killed, they get taken to a revival center, where...