Love Story Meets the Apocalypse (In a Refreshingly New Way) - A Review of All the Birds in the Sky

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Quite a few people have asked me why I do not seem to review Young Adult (YA) fiction, even though doing so would dramatically increase traffic to my blog. After all, have I not said I enjoy it? If I enjoy it, I should probably consider reviewing more of them - especially since there are so many books now.

As it happens, I do have a fondness for YA, but of an older sort - books like Diane Duane’s Young Wizards series, Tamora Pierce’s Tortall books, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, Garth Nix’s Abhorsen books, and naturally, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Some books I picked up when I was in high school, while others came into my life when I was in university. For instance, the Young Wizards series is one of the favourite childhood reads of a close friend of mine, and out of fondness for this friend (and a very high regard for her literary tastes) I chose to pick it up, and have not regretted the decision.

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