What are you currently reading?
Skink - No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen
Richard is worried about his cousin Malley. About to be shipped off to an all-girls boarding school in New Hampshire, Malley has taken off with someone she met online. Richard is at a loss for how to help when he meets Skink, former governor of Florida and current eco-vigilante. Skink might just be wild enough to help him track Malley down and bring her home.
I'm not familiar with the character of Skink, though I understand he's a long standing character of Hiaasen's. I do enjoy the straight-forward writing style and ecological undertones. I've enjoyed what I've read of this so far and am looking forward to seeing the plot play out.
What did you recently finish reading?
Tabula Rasa by Kristen Lippert-Martin
All Sarah can remember is the hospital. She's been told she is undergoing treatment to erase painful memories, that she's being given a chance to start over. That doesn't explain the wariness of the nurses who seem to treat her like a dangerous animal. And it certainly doesn't explain the soldiers who burst into the hospital as Sarah is undergoing one of her final treatments. Soldiers who gun down staff, blow up rooms, and seem intent on hunting her down. She is in a fight for her life that she doesn't understand.
With a great sense of pacing and a careful disbursement of details, this is a novel that will keep you reading. As Sarah meets a wide range of characters, each of whom reveal something about her past (sometimes directly, sometimes in a more general manner), we learn a lot about her character and begin to wonder with her what the future could possibly hold for someone like her. Great visuals and plenty of action.
What do you think you will read next?
On a Clear Day by Walter Dean Myers
Set in the near future, this is somewhat of a departure for Myers. I'm curious to see his approach to this concept of oppressive government and revolutionary teens.
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