NPR posted an article on January 19th about radio signals detected by astronomers around the globe that may come from beyond our galaxy. This is really exciting for a lot of reasons, many of which are outlined in the aforementioned article. What I took away was the quote from EarthSky: “…the burst originated up toContinue reading "The Aliens Are Coming…Maybe"
Review: This Is Your Destiny
The Curse Keepers series explores legends surrounding the disappearance of the lost colony of Roanoke. The original Virginian colony disappeared in the late sixteenth century with no trace. There is still no conclusive evidence as to what happened to the colonists. Author Denise Grover Swank proposes the colony was caught in a battle between thisContinue reading "Review: This Is Your Destiny"
Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Dystopia isn’t a new trend in YA. It’s been exploited successfully over the past decade, spawning series and movies that are, for the most part, forgettable. I have avoided most of it because I often don’t find YA fiction challenging enough, despite the fact the books usually explore my favourite themes. There are always exceptions,Continue reading "Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown"
All the Nothing
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." I have the time. What I lack is the nothing. It's been a while since I made a new year's resolution. Normally I set goals--a list of things I'd like to accomplish during the next year. I don't beat myself up over failingContinue reading "All the Nothing"
Review: The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord
The Galaxy Game is not a traditional sequel. It’s set in the same world as The Best of All Possible Worlds and a thread of that story continues in Karen Lord’s newest novel. But the focus this time is on Grace Delarua’s nephew, Rafi. For years, Rafi watched his family suffer abuse at the psionicContinue reading "Review: The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord"
Kelly Jensen 