Benson Fisher has finally found the educational experience he’s been looking for. As a foster kid who has been bounced from home to home for all of his life, he’s never had a chance to stay at a school for very long. He wants to make something out of his life. He wants to learn. He is sick of the...
I might use this for my professional review later this year, but I'll just note that if you're from Pittsburgh you may be taken out of the story b/c the author has obviously never been here, which is problematic when your main character is supposed to be from Pittsburgh. Otherwise, an intriguing pre...
Goodreads Summary:Benson Fisher thought a scholarship to Maxfield Academy would be the ticket out of his dead-end life. He was wrong. Now he’s trapped in a school that’s surrounded by a razor-wire fence. A school where video cameras monitor his every move. Where there are no adults. Where the kids h...
Variant by Robison Wells was a really great surprise, y’all! The entire book was very mysterious and sinister – for most of the story the reader has no idea what direction the book will take. There are several plot twists, and a couple of them literally slapped me on the face. I haven’t felt so in t...
HOLY bleep! I am filled with so much lingering adrenalin and paranoia and angst!! This is probably the best YA Dystopian I've read all year. I’ve decided that my 5 star ratings from now on will mean that I couldn’t put the book down. I COULDN’T put VARIANT down, though I had to. A million times for...
I’ve heard this book described as a “Lord of the Flies” set at boarding school. Um, yeah. That sounds awesome. And it is. From the second Benson sets foot within the grounds of Maxfield Academy – which happens within the first several pages, mind you – things are intense. Examples: there are no teac...
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