Soft Apocalypse

By: Will McIntosh

Genre: Science Fiction

Stars: 3 out of 5

Jasper remembers a time when resources weren’t so scarce and there were three classifications in society. Now there are only two, the rich and the poor. There is no in between and the poor are struggling to survive, competing for the resources that are left. Jasper and his tribe used to be normal; they went to college, got degrees and thought they would have it made. But now they are homeless, or rather nomads trying to survive in a world that is slowing crumbling around them. Always living in fear of the Jumpy-Jumps and the pinprick that will infect you with Doctor Happy, Jasper and his tribe struggle to stay alive while keeping their humanity in this apocalyptic and dangerous world.

Until Again

By: Lou Aroncia

Genre: Fiction

Stars: 4 out of 5

The prequel novella to Blue, we find Chris Astor on his last weekend living with his estranged wife and daughter before he moves out. The divorce is something he didn’t expect and definitely did not want. He struggles this last weekend with hiding his feelings but wanting to tell his ten-year-old daughter about the divorce. Juxtaposed this is the world Chris and his daughter Becky created when she was younger and sick. Tamarisk is struggling with diplomatic events against their neighboring kingdom, and Miea, the Tamarisk princess is frightened for her parents. Both Chris’ and Miea’s worlds come crashing down on them and they are powerless to stop what is coming next. 

Switched

By: Amanda Hocking

Genre: Teen Paranormal Romance

Stars: 4 out of 5

Wendy Everly was six-years-old when her mother took a butcher knife and tried to kill her. Now eleven years later, Wendy senses strange happenings around her and is attacked by these two beings. Finn Holmes, a dark and mysterious guy from her school, saves Wendy and takes her to her true home – the world of the trolls. Upon arrival, Wendy learns that her “mother” was right; she really isn’t her daughter. She is instead a troll who was switched at birth to live and grow with the Everly’s so she may inherit their riches. And it doesn’t stop there. Wendy is also a princess, the heir to her troll world. But Wendy wants nothing to do with this world, and with another troll tribe after her, will Wendy be able to return to the family she grew up with?

Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account

By: Miklos Nyiszil

Genre: Biography

Stars: 4 out of 5

After the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944, the whole Jewish population was sent to Auschwitz. Dr. Miklos Nyiszil was one of these millions of Jews. Fearing for his life, he stepped forward when Dr. Josef Mengele called forth the doctors from the assembly line straight off the train. Nyiszil didn’t know that he was in for something much worse than death; he performed autopsies on his fellow Jews for “scientific research.” This is his terrifying eyewitness account of living and working in Auschwitz and dealing with the “business as usual” mentality of the genocide.

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The Lost Horizon

By: James Hilton

Genre: Fiction

Stars: 4 out of 5

Set in the 1930s, four strangers are kidnapped on an airplane and taken to a place they would never imagine. The plane crashes in a part of the Himalayas that is brutal and the cold alone could kill. Scared and alone, a party directed by a strange lamasery named Chang directs them to the mystical Shangri-La. There our main character, Conway, quickly learns the secrets of Shangri-La and he becomes tempted to stay in this paradise. But will he choose to stay among those who live in peace or will the outside world beckon to him once again?

Tiger's Quest

By: Colleen Houck

Genre: Teen Paranormal Romance

Stars: 5 out of 5

Tiger’s Curse left Kelsey flying back home to Oregon to go to college and help her get over Ren. Struggling to date other guy’s and overcome the strong feelings she has for Ren hasn’t been easy. Just when Kelsey thinks she can get over Ren, he shows up on her door step. Finally together, they are wiped apart by danger and Kelsey is forced to return to India – without Ren. To help save Ren, Kishan (Ren’s flirtatious brother) and Kelsey must complete the next task in the prophecy. Will they be able to save Ren and break another aspect of the brothers’ curse?