Reanna's Book Realm

As a new adult out of the foster system, Emika doesn’t have much going for her. She’s barely making ends meet, her rent just went up, and her job as a bounty hunter is unreliable. Her talents lie in Warcross, a game of augmented reality that has taken the world by storm. Everyone lives in the world of Warcross, especially during the time of the official games, where the top players compete in a series of games with as much press as the Olympics. On opening night during a risky hack, Emika accidentally transports herself into the games. Instead of the creator of Warcross, Hideo, pressing charges, he challenges her to a bounty with a price she’ll never forget. She must act quick because the farther she goes the hunt the more risk is involved, including the lives of the players. I was given a wonderful ARC of Warcross from my library which I appreciate so much. That being said, keep in mind that I didn’t read the “official” copy of the book and some details can change. I was a little...

It’s been over six months since Tommy has vanished, literally. No one remembers him; not his classmates, not his parents, not his best friends. Ozzie still does. He remembers everything about their relationships. All the late nights and spontaneous trips to the beach? He remembers those. Everyone thinks he’s going crazy, that he should see a therapist, that he should get on medication but he’s not budging. Especially since the universe as he knows it is shrinking. Soon, not even his best friend, Lua, remembers what the sun is or what the stars are and Ozzie is somehow getting close to the golden-boy-gone-rogue Calvin. Every time the universe shrinks Ozzie loses more and more of what he considers normal and he might not even have time to figure out why because, well, the universe is shrinking. I have such a mixed relationship with Shaun David Hutchinson books because I absolutely loved We Are The Ants but I couldn’t even get through The Five Stages of Andrew Brawl. Luckily, not ...

* A Million Worlds With YOU is the third book in the Firebird trilogy by Claudia Gray During the past few months, Marguerite’s life has been anything but ordinary. First, he father was kidnapped and held in another dimension, and then her boyfriend’s, Paul, soul was split and hid away in four different universes. Only through her parent’s invented device, the Firebird, has she been able to rescue them. Except, Paul is experiencing trauma from having his soul put back together, and it seems like he will never heal. At the same time, the Home Office, the universe responsible for Marguerite’s problems, show no sign of backing down. In their world, they are fighting for one thing: to get Josie’s, Marguerite’s sister, soul pieced back together, which has been split through millions of dimensions. Their only hope to do this is to destroy all the universes where Josie’s soul lingers, and they need Marguerite to do it, and in return, they won’t destroy her universe. But Marguerite has ...

Lyra’s real name is 24, and has never known life outside the Haven Institute. She is a replica, a human model based on the DNA of an actual human being. Her days are filled with tests to make sure she’s maintaining her abilities and following the nurse's’ orders. The only reason she can read is because a former nurse taught her, and ever since, she’s been stealing files to study. In the last few days, things have been hectic; male Replica 72 has gone missing, and all the possessions in her life are being threatened to be taken away. So, at a time with low security, she takes her belonging outside to hide, and finds replica 72. While they’re outside, the Haven Institute blows up, and sends them both out to the swamps, fighting for survival. There, they run into Gemma, which has the face of replicas, but it human. With Gemma is Jake, and together they convince Lyra and 72 to come with them to safety. As Lyra and 72 try to understand the real world, Gemma and Jake come closer and c...

On one of the first nights on summer break, Jack gets drunk as his best friends, Conner’s, house. Everything is going alright, until Jack decides to walk home. Halfway there, he get’s stopped by Freddie Horvath, who says he’s can give Jack a ride home. Freddie is not a nice man, and instead kidnaps Jack and ties him to a bedframe. Narrowly, Jack escapes just in time for his and Conner’s trip to Europe. In his first night in Europe, Jack is given a pair of glass by a stranger in a bar, who insists that the glasses are meant for Jack. Thinking nothing of it, Jack goes home, but feels compelled to try on the glasses. Instantly, he is transported to Marbury, a human wasteland. In front of him, there’s a body pinned to the wall, and two boys, Griffin and Ben, are screaming at him to leave. Somehow, he knows Griffin and Ben, and knows he has to protect them, as well as the ghost Seth, who’s following him around. Quickly, his new reality becomes weaving in and out of Marbury, and with ...

Sofia was Bo’s first true love, and then she disappeared. Everyone thinks she committed suicide, but Bo knows the truth: Sofia is stuck in 1694. A couple days ago Bo had taken them back in time on the little east coast island they go to school on, and when he came back, Sofia didn’t. Besides the obvious problem that Sofia is stuck in the past, she’s stuck in the worst time possible. The Salem Witch Trials are taking place, and Sofia is Latina and can become invisible, which mean she’ll most likely be mistaken as a witch. Still, there’s another problem going on. Berkshire Academy, the school Bo goes to, is under investigation, and everyone is losing memory of their power. Soon, Bo is one of the only people who still has control over their power, and even he is sleeping. Now, it’s not just a race to save Sofia, but a race to save his mind and everyone else’s. I was super excited about A World Without You, ever before it came out. I really enjoyed Beth Revis’s Across the Universe tri...

Ten had been in captivity for more than a year. Her crime: not signing on to an afterlife. In her world, life is just the first step in existence. During the firstlife one must choose and sign a contract with either Troika or Myriad. With Myriad, actions, successes, and social status mean everything, and can either make or break you. Both of Ten’s parents have already signed on to Myriad, but both of their contacts depends on if also Ten will sign. On the other side there’s Troika, a realm that treats everyone fairly and with respect that is dependent of citizens following laws. Not ready to make a decision, Ten’s parents have put her in a type of chosen prison, where she experiences torture daily, pressuring her to make a decision. To help her comes Killian from Myriad and Archer from Troika, who soon realize that persuading Ten is more than just a job.  After quickly breaking out of confinement, Ten, Archer, and Killian enter the battleground of the outside world, where the re...

Imagine this: Austin Szerba and Robby Brees are sitting on the top of the only strip mall in Ealing, Iowa past midnight. They’re up there because several hours before the town bullies beat them up, and later threw Austin and Robby’s clothes on the roof. Shann, Austin’s girlfriend, is sleeping in Robby’s car in Grasshopper Jungle, the parking lot of the mall. After retrieving their clothes, Austin and Robby decide to take a trip inside From Attic to Seller, which is owned by Shann’s step-father Johnny Mckeon, and where Austin sometimes works. There, they go into Johnny McKeon’s office, where they find a boy with two heads, along with several other body parts in glass jars, as well as a globe. At the same time, their bullies come back, and in the process of trying to hide, they release the end of the world. This is their story. This book is so weird. Like, so, so weird. And I loved every minute of it. It’s no secret that Andrew Smith is my favorite author, and Grasshopper Jungle i...

2044 is not a reality you want to be apart of. Unfortunately, Wade doesn't have a choice. The world is overcrowded, to the point of people living in stacks of trailer parks, and violence is at an all time high. But none of this really matters, because everyone lives in the virtual word of the Oasis, a video game where everyone lives, literally. Every school, job, and human experience is programmed into the Oasis, and hardly anyone leaves the comfort, or discomfort, of their homes anymore. Wade is no exception, and has been living his life in the Oasis since he could talk. His life is a routine of logging on the Oasis until sleep, and then starting the process over the next day. That is, until the founder of the Oasis dies, leaving his fortune up in the air. In his legacy, he leaves a trail of clues throughout the world of Oasis, with only a one sentence riddle as help. For years, the riddle goes unsolved, until Wade discovers the first of three gates. Immediately, several other pe...