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Welcome to a week long feature on Book and Sensibility where we countdown 25 authors published under 25. We hope this feature serves as encouragement to young writers and to those who are young at heart !
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In 2011 these authors charmed us with their debut novels, leaving us all in anticipation for what they’ll do next.
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Welcome to a week long feature on Book and Sensibility where we countdown 25 authors published under age 25. We hope this feature serves as an inspiration to young writers and to those who are young at heart !
Missed a section ?
2012 is the year for these authors ! Most of these 2012 debuts won’t debut until summer but we are already buzzing about their success. We hope to hear more from them in the future.
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This week Books and Sensibility will be showcasing our favorite 25 Authors Published Under 25. We want to highlight the accomplishments of young authors and give a little inspiration to young (and young at heart) writers. The authors we are going to highlight include New York Times Bestsellers, award winners and fan favorites.
The week will culminate with a giveaway. Join us every other day from May 1-May 6th as we showcase 25 authors published under 25 !
Welcome to The Sense List ! A feature on Books and Sensibility where we wrap up current YA news and events. This feature was inspired by YA Highway’s Field Trip Friday and Novel Thoughts This Week In YA
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“A world of nevers under a never sky.”
– Veronica Rossi, Under The Never Sky
Synopsis : EXILED from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland–known as The Death Shop–are slim. If the cannibals don’t get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. She’s been taught that the very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He’s wild–a savage–and her only hope of staying alive.
Under The Never Sky is a post-apocalpytic road story sprinkled with dystopian elements. The female protagonist, Aria lives a safe and secure life in underground pods, spending her days in vitural realms. Perry lives on the outside or “The Death Shop” a world filled with tribal warfare, Aether storms and savagery.When their worlds collide they learn they may not be as different as they thought.
The novel starts out a little shaky to me, almost everything in the story is told or explained immediately, in an almost checklist like fashion. There is very little mystery and I would have liked to slide easier into the story. Once we get past the introduction the writing does get better and the story begins to take shape.
Basically, Aria and Perry each have their own plot MacGuffin that propels them to journey together in search of what they are looking for. While this jump starts the plot it isn’t my favorite set up.
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