The Eye of Minds by James Dashner

A book review by Madeline Soucie

          

If you read and liked the Maze Runner or are reading it then I recommend you either put this book on your list or start reading it. By the same author, The Eye of Minds takes place in the future and the virtual gaming world -- the VirtNet -- is a huge part of human life.

   

Like everyone else, Michael is an avid gamer and spends most of his time on the VirtNet paying virtual games that feel real thanks to the stimulations and technology that it uses. He can do just about anything -- hang with friends, play fantasy worlds -- the possibilities are endless, especially if you're a hacker and can get around the rules like Michael and his friends.

   

Rules that are there for a reason, as Michael soon finds out when he is recruited by VirtNet Security. They want him on their side to catch a hacker who has figured out how to blur the line between reality and games and is using it to his advantage. 

Book 1 of the Mortality Doctrine series.

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Hungry by H.A. Swain

A book review by Madeline Soucie

In the future, there is no food. Only special medication that hides the feeling of hunger. Thalia's parents helped developed the system that ended hunger and fighting, so as a result they are living pretty well off. Until one day Thalia starts feeling these pangs in her stomach that no one else feels.  Then she meets a poor boy working with an underground resistance who opens her eyes to the world.

   

Together the two work to discover real food -- the only thing that will quell their hunger -- and embark on a journey that will reveal new worlds to them.

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Death Sworn by Leah Cypess

A book review by Madeline Soucie


Ileni used to be one of the most powerful sorceresses of her age. Now she is
slowly losing her magic, her status, her life, and her home.  Ileni is forced into exile and must teach magic to assassins hidden in the mountains.

She is sent, and expected never to return, to follow the fate of her successors, both of whom were killed within weeks of each other. Ileni is determined to find the truth behind their deaths before she follows their fate. This may not be easy if the mystery doesn't want to be uncovered and her only friend and ally can only protect her so much.

Read more about how Ileni will risk everything in Death Sworn.


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A Creature of Moonlight by Rebecca Hahn

A book review by Madeline Soucie


Marni is the heir to the throne of the kingdom, but lives in exile with her grandfather on the edge of the woods as the flower girl -- the girl with the green thumb who everyone visits. She lives at the edge of the woods so she hears its calls often.  You see, the woods are alive with creatures and critters that whisper and beckon to young girls wishing for freedom. Just as they called out to her mother, they call out to Marni, but she ignores them until they become too loud to be ignored.

Now Marni must choose between her birth rite to live at the castle with her uncle, the king, or choose the woods and the father she never knew.



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Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

A book review by Madeline Soucie



Amy Gump is a normal girl living in Kansas. She goes to school where she tries to stay out of trouble and then goes home to take care of her mother and dreams of getting out of this town. Little does she know how soon her dream will come true...

Just like Dorothy, Amy is swept away in her house by a tornado and left in Oz, only it's not the Oz she heard about in the story. Oz is dead, the magic sucked out of most parts, and there are no happy munchkins. What happened you ask? Dorothy happened.

Yes, Dorothy. After she left Oz, Dorothy came back and took over. She became power hungry and wanted more. Now Amy must train with the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked to kill Dorothy.

This is not your average story; this is not the Wizard of Oz you grew up with. This is war.


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