I love fractured fairy tales, and Cinder by Marissa Meyers does not disappoint.  It is set in a futuristic New Beijing populated by humans, androids, cyborgs, and Lunars (natives of the Moon).  Cinder is a cyborg, which means she has few rights and cannot complain when her evil stepmother forces her to work as a mechanic to support her and her stepsisters.  When handsome Prince Kai stops by her shop to get his favorite android fixed, there is an instant connection between them, and it is no surprise when he asks her to his annual ball.  But how can Cinder, with no dress, no way to get to the ball, etc., actually attend?  And what will Prince Kai do when he finds out she is a cyborg?  Read this great version of Cinderella to find out!

I am met with blank looks whenever I am asked what my favorite genre is and I respond "Steampunk". This doesn't surprise me as Steampunk is a fairly new subgenre.  It is usually set in an  Victorian alternate history setting and can be thought of as a story that explores what the past would look like if the future had happened sooner.  It includes fiction with science fiction, fantasy or horror themes. 

Leviathan and Behemoth, by Scott Westerfeld, are great choices for those of you who are interested in jumping in and exploring this fantastic genre.  Set in an alternate WWI, these books take you away to a mesmerizing world of walkers, beasties, battles, and intrigue.  Why not check them out today?

When I first read The House of Scorpion years ago I was instantly smitten. And I was super excited to read the sequel.  Well, it’s a good thing that I didn’t hold my breath until it came out, as author Nancy Farmer
made me wait TEN YEARS to read about the continuing adventures of the clone Matteo Alacran.  But it was worth the wait!  The Lord of Opium catches up with Matt exactly where we left him and takes the reader along with him for quite a ride.  Now I know you might be asking yourself,  ”But what’s it about Ms. G?”.  And I wish I could tell you without ruining the story, but that is so hard to do!  I can tell you that it is a dystopian story ( so fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Giver etc will love it ) set in a future North America, and that it is very possibly the BEST SERIES EVER, but besides that you are just going to have to trust me and READ THEM ASAP!