Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

April 1st, 2012 Kimberly Review 0 Comments

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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy. Last month I read the Hunger Games, and despite rave reviews I wondered if Catching Fire could live up to the greatness that book one delivered. Often book two in a trilogy isn’t as strong as book one and three. I am absolutely tickled pink to state that despite a slow beginning it was amazing

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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

March 30th, 2012 Kimberly Review 2 Comments

30th Mar
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

My friend Pabkins @My Shelf Confessions recently reviewed World War Z. I should add that this was like her eighth time reading the novel. It is one of her absolute favorites. I asked her if she had read The Passage by John Cronin.( One of my favorite post-apocalyptic novels.) The end result- We challenged each other to read and review the others favorite book. I am delighted to say that I absolutely loved this …

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Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

March 1st, 2012 Kimberly Review 0 Comments

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Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

Pandemonium is book two in Lauren Oliver’s trilogy Delirium. Having recently finished book one, I was anxious to get my hands on this novel. Oliver delivered with Pandemonium and left me yet again craving more. She took me on an intense ride that had my palms sweating and my heart racing.

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Article 5 by Kristen Simmons

February 29th, 2012 Kimberly Review 1 Comment

29th Feb
Article 5 by Kristen Simmons

Kristen Simmons debut novel Article 5 blew me away. Set in the United States this post apocalyptic dystopia was gripping and the romance bittersweet. I consumed this book in a few hours and it left me wanting more, wrought with emotion and completely convinced I could never be compliant.

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Delirium Lauren Oliver

February 13th, 2012 Kimberly Review 0 Comments

13th Feb
Delirium Lauren Oliver

Delirium by Lauren Oliver is a young adult dystopian where people live in fear of, and receive the cure to protect them from Amor Deliria Nervosa which roughly translates to mean “love”. Oliver delivers a beautifully written tale of love, fear, and the consequences of a world without love.

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