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     Brave New World is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State, inhabited by genetically modified citizens and an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation and classical conditioning that are combined to make a dystopian society which is challenged by only a single individual: the story's protagonist. (Taken from Goodreads)     Keep in mind that everyone has their own opinion. This review is only  my opinion , and you may have your own, different one. I would take into consideration what I say, but do not make a decision about the book solely based off of this review. Let's begin:      I am running into the same issue here as I did with another classic, Fahrenheit 451 . They even have the exact same 3.99 / 5 average Goodreads rating. May...

     UC Berkeley Professor of Microbiology, Dr. Mira Wallace, searches for ancient life in the most extreme environments on Earth. While sampling an ancient subterranean lake, the US Army summons Mira to investigate a mysterious biological threat in a Southern Utah desert. SONA (Sudden Onset Necrosis Agent) is a new pathogen unlike anything known to science. Resilient and aggressive, it threatens Earth's entire biosphere, making Mira fear that she may have just found evidence of the ancient life she's been searching for.  (Goodreads)      Keep in mind that everyone has their own opinion. This review is only  my opinion , and you may have your own, different one. I would take into consideration what I say, but do not make a decision about the book solely based off of this review. Additionally, the author sent me this book as a free advanced reading copy; however, this did not influence my review. This is 100% my honest opinion. Let's begin:   ...

     The Others are nowhere and everywhere, they are killing us to save us, and they want the planet but also don't. In all the confusion, there is one clear thing: everyone has been betrayed twice. First, the Others betrayed us. Then we betrayed ourselves. There is one last decision for the survivors to make: save themselves or save their humanity.      Keep in mind that everyone has their own opinion. This review is only  my opinion , and you may have your own, different one. I would take into consideration what I say, but do not make a decision about the book solely based off of this review. Let's begin:     So, my hope that this trilogy would recover after the second book definitely didn't come true. The trilogy steadily went downhill even with the potential it had after the first book. It seems to me like Yancey had a great idea for a new type of alien book, wrote a good first novel, and then got lost and was unable to find the story and...

    Emberfall is torn between those who support Rhen and those who support Grey. Grey agreed to wait two months before attacking Emberfall. In this time, Rhen has shut out everyone, including Harper who wants to help him reach peace. Lia Mara is struggling to rule Syhl Shallow the way she wants to. Now used to the peace that not having magic has brought, some of her subjects are mad about a magical prince and scraver standing by their queen. This leads Lia Mara to doubt her ability to be the queen she needs to be. With the time for conflict drawing nearer, everyone must decide who they are loyal to, especially when an old enemy with the power to destroy everyone returns.      Keep in mind that everyone has their own opinion. This review is only  my opinion , and you may have your own, different one. I would take into consideration what I say, but do not make a decision about the book solely based off of this review. Let's begin:     I continued m...