by Patrick Ness
12/31/16Nothing else was really grabbing me, you know? I saw an ad for the film Monsters of Men, which brought me to Ness and thinking it's been too long since I read it, because when I was recommending the series to Natasha as truly excellent sci fi, I couldn't remember much except lots of twists i...
The New World is a short story that's set before the start of The Knife of Never Letting Go (the first book in the Chaos Walking series). I think however, that you will enjoy this short story better after reading (at least a part) of the trilogy before reading The New World. You can also read my rev...
After reading #2.5 I am reducing the rating on this one just a little. Most definitely not enough...but some beautiful insight regardless. Love getting some of Bradley as well. :)
After reading #2.5 I am reducing the rating on this one just a little. Most definitely not enough...but some beautiful insight regardless. Love getting some of Bradley as well. :)
So I'm working on a group challenge over the next few months where we are picking up unfinished series. It's been a while since I've read book 1, so I figured that taking in this prequel short might refresh my mind. It did, but now I'm unsure if this is the series I want to continue with.Decisions,...
*wipes tears*I now have Hope.What a wonderful start to a series. Young Viola is traveling with her parents to settle a New World. Viola is not happy about her family being chosen to be the first on this world, but she is making do. I enjoyed how the story flipped back and forth to Viola's life befor...
This short story is a brief but valuable introduction to the eerie tone and uncomfortable tension that characterizes the Chaos Walking series. It's also a refresher for those who haven't reads the series all the way through, and reminded me of how grim The Knife of Never Letting Go felt while readi...
This is a prequel that will leave you rapidly turning pages and immediately wanting more. After generations of space travel, a family takes a first look at the world that their ancestors had set out to settle. Why did the original settlers never contact their home world? Are they down on the planet?...
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