From the inside flap: They were six normal California teenagers linked only by their wealthy parents' annual business meeting... until a chance discovery revealed the shocking truth: Their parents are a secret criminal society known as The Pride. For years, The Pride has controlled all criminal activity in Los Angeles, holding the entire city in its iron grip. With their true … [Read more...] about Runaways 1-3 by Brian K. Vaughan: B+
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A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson: B
From the back cover: For nearly a decade Garak has longed for just one thing—to go home. Exiled on a space station, surrounded by aliens who loathe and distrust him, going back to Cardassia has been Garak's one dream. Now, finally, he is home. But home is a world whose landscape is filled with death and destruction. Desperation and dust are constant companions and luxury is … [Read more...] about A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson: B
Please Save My Earth 18 by Saki Hiwatari: A-
From the back cover: Though just a boy of 8, villainous Rin is wreaking havoc among the group of teenagers who remember a past life on the moon. In his quest to destroy the moon base, Rin will stop at nothing to learn the computer passwords of his former compatriots on the KK research team. To force Daisuke, the moon mission's leader, to reveal his password, Rin takes his … [Read more...] about Please Save My Earth 18 by Saki Hiwatari: A-
Please Save My Earth 17 by Saki Hiwatari: A-
From the back cover: Mokuren yearns for friendship, but she keeps overhearing the members of the KK research team bad-mouthing her. Handsome Gyokuran treats her with kindness, yet Mokuren is instead drawn to bad-tempered Shion, since he's the only one who can see her as a fellow mortal. When the team learns that their star system has been destroyed, Gyokuran turns to Mokuren … [Read more...] about Please Save My Earth 17 by Saki Hiwatari: A-
Feed by M. T. Anderson: B+
From the back cover: "We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned out to completely suck." So says Titus, whose ability to read, write, and even think for himself has been almost completely obliterated by his "feed," a transmitter implanted directly into his brain. Feeds are a crucial part of life for Titus and his friends. After all, how else would they know where … [Read more...] about Feed by M. T. Anderson: B+