July 2017 - Scriblerians

July 22, 2017July 20, 2017

Sleepers by Darcy Pattison

Our Score

Sleepers is the first in The Blue Planets Trilogy—notice the plural in Planets.

Based on the premise that Earth is not the only planet that can sustain life as we know it, the people on Rison, another blue planet, need to evacuate because their world is ready to implode.… Read the rest

July 13, 2017October 7, 2017

The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron

Our Score

The Forgetting is the first in a dystopian series. Fans and readers of Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha Trilogy or Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes will enjoy this book. Recommended.

Synopsis

What isn’t written, isn’t remembered. Even your crimes.

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July 12, 2017October 7, 2017

Secondborn by Amy A. Bartol

Our Score

Secondborn is the first in a YA dystopian series that was offered as a Kindle First Read for July 2017. Fans and readers of Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen series will enjoy this book. May not be appropriate for younger YA due to sexual content (see Cons).

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July 1, 2017June 28, 2017

The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman

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Synopsis

The Midwife’s Apprentice, 1996 Newbery Award winner, realistically depicts the Middle Ages (early fourteenth century) through the eyes of a preteen girl in a simple, narrative style with easy-to-read prose.

Alyce, aka Brat or Dung Beetle, is a street urchin in a small village.… Read the rest