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Running Slowly Up the Ramp (Review: “UnSouled”)

Published July 7, 2015 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Reviews, Young Adult, Youth

It takes incredible skill to be a master storyteller. After Unwind and even UnWholly, I would have easily put Neal Shusterman on that list. I read UnSouled, though, so I’m withholding final judgment for now. I’m not as encouraged to keep reading, but I’m glad I did. I have to push through to the end,… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published July 7, 2015

The Necessity of Hope (Review: The Children of Men)

Published November 11, 2014 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: ACNM, Blog, Reviews

Dystopia is hot right now. Perhaps, seeing how situations that were once born of slippery slope fallacies are becoming recent history, more and more people are drawn to depictions of worlds gone terribly wrong. How bad could it get? How would humanity be saved? Since we live in a culture where many people have separated… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published November 11, 2014

Playing Dr. Frankenstein Again (Review: “UnWholly”)

Published April 1, 2014 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews, Young Adult, Youth

I was in middle school when I discovered Harry Potter. I got into it because I heard it was popular in the U.S. (Living in Europe, I didn’t really know much about its actual popularity at the time.) It only took a few chapters before I was hooked. Occasionally I stumble across a book that… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published April 1, 2014

How to Really Fight Evil (Review: “Messenger”)

Published January 22, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews, Young Adult

I am a sucker for a series. I love Harry Potter, and I used to love The Baby-sitters Club, and I’m really only still watching Glee because I have a great gift for the virtue of hope and I hope it will eventually be good again. Somewhere deep down, though, my belief in eternity makes… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published January 22, 2013

The Truth Will Set You Free (Review: “Thumped”)

Published October 30, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews

You may remember a little novel that blew my mind last year: Bumped, by Megan McCafferty. I couldn’t believe that someone had combined three of my favorite things: dystopias, life issues, and teenagers with problems. I also couldn’t believe that no one was talking about it! It’s not a stretch to think that our world… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published October 30, 2012

An Unacceptable Compromise (Review: “Unwind”)

Published October 2, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Reviews

“Ripped from the headlines” used to be an incredibly popular slogan for movies and TV episodes. A story based on real situations rather than one pulled from a writer’s mind was intriguing and a little frightening. When I heard the premise of Unwind, the most captivating aspect was that I could see it really happening…. [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published October 2, 2012

Not So New Anymore (Review: “Brave New World”)

Published September 4, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews

I have never had my heart broken by a book so quickly. I cried when I first read A Walk to Remember (hey, it’s romantic and sad!), and I was upset when Mockingjay was such a lame conclusion to the Hunger Games trilogy (I got sick of Katniss’s PTSD), but I don’t think any book… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published September 4, 2012

The Other Side of the Future (Review: “Gathering Blue”)

Published August 21, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews

If The Giver blew your mind, it may further blow your mind to know that The Giver has sequels. As if the journey of twelve-year-old Jonas through the frightening truth about his seemingly perfect world weren’t enough, Lois Lowry has spun another tale. The Giver presented a futuristic world with no choices and an oligarchy… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published August 21, 2012

The Heat Is On (Review: “Catching Fire”)

Published January 24, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews

While I was home for Christmas, I saw Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows with my mom and sister. I loved it. It was one of the best sequels I’ve ever seen, because it didn’t strictly require knowledge of the first movie, but it built beautifully on what had been established. Reading Catching Fire, the… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published January 24, 2012

Playing with the Girl Who Was on Fire (Review: “The Hunger Games”)

Published January 10, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews

This may be the hardest review I’ve written for ACNM. This is not because I didn’t read the book. I did; I’ve read it twice now, and I would never try to review a book I hadn’t finished reading. This is not because I didn’t like the book; it was amazing. This is because the… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published January 10, 2012

Inconceivable! (Review: “Bumped”)

Published July 12, 2011 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews

Last week, I read a book that I could not put down. Even when I paused to gasp or to ponder what I’d just read, I only stopped long enough to process my thoughts, and then I immediately went back to turning pages as fast as I could. I was stunned and excited, and it… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published July 12, 2011

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