Books and Sensibility

This is How The World Ends: 2013 Book Series Enders

February 6, 2014 5 Comments

In 2011 we were newbie book bloggers not sure where to start in the new world of YA fiction. Soon we got swept up into four debut YA series that have followed us on our blogging journey. As Books and Sensibility grew these series continued to keep us guessing at how it was going to end.

Reviewing third books is hard, so we are going to review these final books as they relate to the series as a whole and give a final verdict on if we think the series is worth getting the whole box set or stopping book 1. And of course, these will be SPOILER FREE REVIEWS.

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Book Review: Through to You by Emily Hainsworth

February 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

Release Date: October 2, 2012

Pages: 272

Genre: Supernatural Realism

Publisher: Balzer + Bray (Harper Collins)

Through to You is one of those books that is an insta-pick up for me; a contemporary realistic story with a slight unexplainable element tossed in. The main story focuses on Cameron Pike as he mourns the sudden death of his girlfriend, Viv; and what happens when a mysterious girl and mysterious green light show him to an alternate version of his life.

This is one of those books that is hard to talk too much about without ruining too much of the plot. Nothing in the book is every really what it seems and there are some interesting twists and turns. However, I think this book would have made a great short story or novella, because as a novel it dragged on its feet in the middle and was grasping for plots.

Cameron as a protagonist didn’t pop off the page, while there are some great moments when we see him work through some of his depression and relationships his voice didn’t come through the page. The supporting character inhabiting both the real world and the alternate world were also kind of one note as well.

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The Sense List January Faves

February 3, 2014 2 Comments

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Wide Awake and Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan

January 23, 2014 4 Comments

Between 2013-2014 I attempt to read a large selection of David Levithan novels. See the full list here

I’m reviewing these books together because they are both pretty short and deal with the theme of young people who become part of something bigger than themselves.

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