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Bowman, Erin
6 Reviews
(3)
YA
An unfit crew answers a distress call from a drilling operation on the horrific planet Achlys and finds everyone dead--except for one boy. As the crew members uncover the history of Black Quarry, it becomes clear that one of them has a personal connection with this terrible place. Well-paced and tense, Bowman's novel is a successful mash-up of bio-horror and industrial science fiction.
Reviewer: Ariel Baker-Gibbs
(3)
YA
Arizona Territory in the 1880s is the backdrop for this Western, companion to Vengeance Road. Eighteen-year-old Reece Murphy is determined to escape the ruthless Rose Riders gang; aspiring journalist Charlotte Vaughn, sixteen, is the gang's latest conquest from a train robbery. Murder, moral dilemmas, and romantic overtones come into play in Bowman's latest thrill ride through the Wild West.
Reviewer: Rita Soltan
(3)
YA
In the spirit of Portis's True Grit, this compelling novel is set in the rough-riding Wild West. Eighteen-year-old Kate pursues the Rose Riders gang to avenge her father's murder and retrieve his journal, which contains maps to a gold mine. Kate is a fiercely determined protagonist in a historical adventure that features cold-blooded killing, lawlessness, lively characters, and a touch of romantic intrigue.
Reviewer: Rita Soltan
(4)
YA
Taken series.
In this trilogy-ender (Taken; Frozen), Gray is ready to let Bree know his feelings, to reunite his brother with the family he left behind, and to fight back against the Franconian Order. Before the Rebels and Expats move, however, the Order tries to smoke Gray out. This dystopian novel's pace races over some plot holes.
Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer
(4)
YA
In this sequel to Taken, Gray and the other rebels have left Claypool in search of a group of survivors who might help them take down the Laicos Project and its army of Forged human machines. Derivative prose detracts from an otherwise suspenseful, dark, and fast-paced dystopia.
Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer
(4)
YA
In Claysoot, males disappear at midnight on their eighteenth birthdays. Gray witnesses his brother Blaine's "Heist," then discovers he and Blaine are actually twins--so why wasn't Gray taken, too? While evocative of The Hunger Games and Running Out of Time in some respects, plot gaps and a flat love triangle mar this fast-paced novel kicking off another dystopian series.
Reviewer: Allison Cole
6 reviews
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