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Elentarri's Book Blog
Elentarri's Book Blog rated it 4 years ago
A beautifully written, YA novel involving a cute zombie goat!
carolesrandomlife
carolesrandomlife rated it 7 years ago
This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.This was good. Really good. I went into this book with next to no expectations and am quite shocked by how much I ended up enjoying it. I was hooked right away by the story and only put it down when I had absolutely no other choice. Ther...
The Layaway Dragon
The Layaway Dragon rated it 7 years ago
I LOVED Hearts We Sold! Both of my parents are addicts, my father an alcoholic and my mother self-medicated with drugs. Dee's home life with the emotional and psychological neglect and abuse is scarily accurate. My heart broke for Dee, understanding all too well
All About Books
All About Books rated it 10 years ago
This was billed on Goodreads as The X-Men meets Ocean's Eleven in this edge-of-your-seat sci-fi adventure about a band of "super" criminals. For the most part it delivered on that claim. The superhero elements of the story and the world building was very good. The plot was interesting, even if I do ...
Howdy YAL!
Howdy YAL! rated it 10 years ago
Well, it is a lot like X-Men and Ocean’s Eleven at its bare bones. Oh, the plot is good. If you like action and reading about action this is your book. Me though? While I might like watching Bruce Willis blow up things on the big screen, it doesn’t really work so much in a book unless I feel...
R-r-read
R-r-read rated it 10 years ago
As the blurb suggests, this was the perfect blend of Ocean’s Eleven style thievery with X-Men style characters. To me, this book felt very similar to Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson, but with slightly stronger characters. I enjoyed the criminal parts of this book, but I didn’t feel like we got a ver...
Aya M. Productions
Aya M. Productions rated it 11 years ago
Note: I received an eARC of this title in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts and opinions were not affected because of this. Illusive by Emily Lloyd-Jones was a thrilling story. She created an intriguing futuristic, dystopian world where a vaccination caused an “unexpected side effect” in ...
That's What She Read
That's What She Read rated it 11 years ago
With Illusive, one wishes for a bit more explanation and back story. There are so many unexplained situations that would help improve a reader’s understanding of and engagement with Ciere. More importantly, there are multiple global conflicts mentioned in passing of which a greater understanding wou...
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