This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, until she finds herself working in the…

You know the theory of social roles? In the simplest of terms, it stipulates that you aren't the same person when you are with your friends as you are among family. And you don't act the same in class as you do at pep rallies. (Are these still a thing? We're out of the loop on teen movies so we don't …

It's that time again . The time when I can't control myself and I buy books online. I mean, I've been working hard... I deserve more books... and darn it, why not? I was quite surprised at how speedy the delivery was to get these, though. I ordered them two days ago, and got them delivered today. On…

"She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one." - Heir of Fire Fan art is a study in contrasts. The series that inspire us enough to create are the series we hopelessly adore. And the series we hopelessly adore are the series we feel no one person and no one visual medium can ever d…

To most, the arrival of the fall means any number of these things: the warmth of longsleeves and snug coats, crunching fallen leaves underfoot, the smell of rain, a familiar route back to school, Halloween, jack-o-lanterns, an abundance of pumpkin-everything, Thanksgiving and an anticipation of the holiday season.  …

Romance and literature have gone hand-in-hand since the earliest of times. Love stories date as far back as we can trace ourselves as cognizant humans, and love stories have survived even where cognizant humans sometimes... didn't. From a thousand year-old romance to its most modern interpretations, we have seen,…

Most high school sports teams have rivalries with other schools. At Hamilton High, it's a civil war: the football team versus the soccer team. And for her part, Lissa is sick of it. Her quarterback boyfriend, Randy, is always ditching her to go pick a fight with the soccer team or to prank their locker room…

This Sunday Times Bestseller is a miscellany of hilarious and peculiar bookshop moments: 'Can books conduct electricity?' 'My children are just climbing your bookshelves: that's ok... isn't it?' A John Cleese Twitter question ['What is your pet peeve?'], first sparked the 'W…

Some series have chosen to wage wars on their inevitable endings. This is true of both television, movies and their many spinoffs, and, of course, books. The proverbial series that would not end  has long since been dubbed an infinity series , both by the fans and - more frequently - by the naysayers. Now, these …

You have to admit, 99.9% of the time, we secretly hope nobody invites you out.  B ut, it's saturday, and someone's asking if you want to go out on the town tonight. In your head, you've already organised a date night with the book you're currently reading and a large pizza. There is absolutely nothin…