Tag Archives: male protagonist

[review] The Savage Blue by Zoraida Córdova

Posted on September 26, 2013 by megtao

Warning: Possible spoilers for The Vicious Deep. Tristan now holds one of three pieces of the trident that once united will allow him to save the sea and its people from the terrifying sea witch Nieve. Can Tristan find the other … Continue reading →

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[review] Messenger by Lois Lowry

Posted on September 18, 2013 by megtao

Warning: Possible spoilers for The Giver and Gathering Blue. Living in Village with Seer, Matty has learned not to steal, swear, or lie. He can’t seem to stop keeping secrets, however, especially when it has to do with a mysterious power … Continue reading →

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[review] The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Posted on September 14, 2013 by megtao

Warning: Possible spoilers for Angels & Demons and The Davinci Code. Robert Langdon must put his mind to the test once more when an old friend and mentor is threatened, and the ramifications put the entire country at risk. Compared to The Davinci … Continue reading →

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[review] Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld

Posted on September 12, 2013 by megtao

Warning: Possible spoilers for The Secret Hour and Touching Darkness. The Darklings are stirring as things get even weirder in Bixby. When the blue time starts invading mid-day, the Midnighters know they need to figure out what is going on before … Continue reading →

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[review] Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld

Posted on September 8, 2013 by megtao

Warning: Possible spoilers for The Secret Hour. The Midnighters’ danger is only beginning. While the two couples worry about their new romances, Dess struggles with a problem that could unravel the secret  of their past. The increase in action is … Continue reading →

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[review] Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

Posted on September 6, 2013 by megtao

TW: Suicide. When Robin is given her next temp job, she wasn’t expecting to be fulfilling her childhood dream of working for a PI and she definitely wasn’t expecting down-on-his-luck Cormoran Strike. Strike wasn’t expecting another temp, and with money … Continue reading →

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[review] MaddAdam by Margaret Atwood

Posted on September 4, 2013 by megtao

Warning: Possible spoilers for Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood. TW: rape.  Survivors of the man-made plague that has made humans an endangered species must protect themselves and the newly discovered Crakers from two painballer veterans while trying to … Continue reading →

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[review] The Wicked Years by Gregory Maguire

Posted on August 29, 2013 by megtao

Warning: Possible spoilers for Wicked: The Life and Times of The Wicked Witch of the West or Son of a Witch. A Lion Among Men and Out of Oz are the third and fourth book in The Wicked Years series by … Continue reading →

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[review] Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Posted on April 1, 2013 by megtao

Notorious assassin Celaena is pulled from a labour camp by lady’s man Crown Prince Dorian and offered the chance to win her freedom. She must take part in a competition with 21 other criminals, and the winner will be the … Continue reading →

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[review] Pure by Julianna Baggott

Posted on March 31, 2013 by megtao

The Detonations destroyed the world and humanity as we know it. Now the survivors cling to life, mutated and constantly in danger from those who lost their humanity in the Detonations. Pressia is one of the survivors, and with her … Continue reading →

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