Tune in for Arthur’s thoughts on Steelstriker, the second and final entry in the Skyhunter Duology by Marie Lu (Legend, Warcross). Like the first book, this sequel brings out the dystopian YA tropes: “special rebel youngsters lead an insurrection against a dictatorial government,” “post-apocalyptic world built on the ashes of a technologically advanced civilization,” and … Continue reading 2 Cents Critic Podcast – Steelstriker by Marie Lu
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2 Cents Critic Podcast – Skyhunter by Marie Lu
Tune in for Arthur’s thoughts on Skyhunter by Marie Lu (Legend, Warcross, The Young Elites). An 18-year-old mute soldier, a despotic government that controls an army of genetically engineered beasts, a viscerally post-apocalyptic backdrop, and more can be found in this refreshing and action-packed take on the dystopian YA genre. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JAHNwi7eV6BWYsSgk1Tcj?si=eYadpnYNQhSsbPFzYOKWnA
My 2 Cents on Steelstriker by Marie Lu
What’s new, everyone? If you’ve been following my reviews long enough, you know that one of my top reads of 2020 was Skyhunter by Marie Lu (Legend, The Kingdom of Back). With its eighteen-year-old heroine Talin Kanami devoting herself as a loyal Striker to her homeland of Mara’s mission of beating back the occupying regime of the … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Steelstriker by Marie Lu
My 2 Cents on Skyhunter
What’s new, readers? We’re now living in a world where President Donald J. Trump has caught the coronavirus. After months of claiming the disease would disappear and constantly scoffing at masks as a tool of the radical left, karma has bit him in his orange ass. It’s a telling indicator of what we’ve had to … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Skyhunter
My 2 Cents on Dorothy Must Die
In Danielle Paige’s (Stealing Snow) 2014 YA fantasy debut, Dorothy Must Die, Amy Gumm, a bullied teenager living in a trailer park with her junkie mom, wants desperately to get away from her life in Dusty Acres, Kansa. In a way, her wish is fulfilled when a tornado tears through the park, whisking her away … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Dorothy Must Die
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