Tag Archives: science fiction

What the heck happened to LilaJune. (And of course BOOKS!)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by lilajune

Hello, hello bloggers and bookworms alike! I feel a little guilty for falling off the face of the blog world and failing in my duties as a consistent blogger and more importantly (to me at least) an active and supportive … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged a discovery of witches, Andrew Smith, Aristotal and Dante discover the secrets of the universe, Book Blogger, Marbury Lens, Medical Student, science fiction, The all souls trilogy, Winger, Young adult | 10 Comments

Grasshopper Jungle. Lets talk about bugs, sex and the apocalypse!!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by lilajune

Glory be!!! I am thrilled and delighted to report that the gods of storytelling hath smiled upon me and nearly every single book I’ve picked up recently has been like bound gold. Gah!! I don’t even know what to DO … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Discussions, Science Fiction | Tagged Andrew Smith, Book Discussions, Book Review, Grasshopper Jungle, LGBT, science fiction, YA, Young adult, Young Adult Fiction | 8 Comments

Guardian.

Posted on June 30, 2014 by lilajune

A few months ago I read Proxy after it was recommended to me by my fellow fangirl and blogging buddy Nath over at One Woman’s Opinions. I was stunned. Blown away. Emotionally ravaged and pretty much all round thrilled by … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Dystopian, Science Fiction | Tagged Alex London, Book Discussions, Book Review, Dystopian, Guardian, LGBT, Proxy, science fiction, YA | 2 Comments

Ender’s Game (In which LJ rambles. Mostly about the book)

Posted on June 7, 2014 by lilajune

Confession time: Ender’s Game is a book that floated on the periphery of my literary awareness for ages but I’m ashamed to admit that I passed on it for a long, long time because the old cover was completely unappealing … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Discussions, Science Fiction | Tagged Ender's Game, I read YA, Orson Scott card, science fiction, Young adult | 9 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday: Characters who I want with me in a Zombie Apocalypse.

Posted on April 22, 2014 by lilajune

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This weeks theme is: Top Ten Characters who (fill in the blank). At first I couldn’t think of anything and I had almost decided to skip this … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged Divergent, Dystopian, Into the still blue, legend, Science Fantasty, science fiction, The Divergent Series, the legend series, The Walking Dead, Top Ten Tuesday, Under the Never Sky, Young adult, Young Adult Fiction, Zombie Apocolypse | 23 Comments

Proxy.

Posted on April 4, 2014 by lilajune

You know how sometimes you have 1.7 million books on your TBR list but then someone comes along and recommends a book you’ve never heard of and you just drop everything and read it?? That happened to me with Proxy. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Dystopian | Tagged Alex London, Book Discussions, book lover, book nerd, Book Review, Dystopian, Proxy, Science Fantasty, science fiction, YA, Young adult, Young Adult Fiction | 4 Comments

In which Allegiant and I have a heart to heart, attempt to heal those wounds and hug it out.

Posted on March 20, 2014 by lilajune

Dear Allegiant, You broke my heart, and not in a satisfying “I need my blankie and some ice cream” way…You sent me into an absolute tailspin searching for another story to heal the wounds you inflicted and restore my faith in … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Discussions, Dystopian | Tagged Allegiant, Book Discussions, book lover, Book lovers, book nerd, Book reviews, Dystopian, Insurgent, obsessed reader, science fiction, the divergent movie, The Divergent Series, Veronica Roth, Young adult, Young Adult Fiction | 9 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday take two.

Posted on March 18, 2014 by lilajune

Alright then Top Ten Tuesday ROUND TWO!! Very Excited! Also I need some Bloggy advice…. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s theme is Top Ten Books on my Spring TBR list. Can … Continue reading →

Posted in Discussions | Tagged Authors, Book Club, Book Discussions, Book lovers, Divergent, dreams of gods and monsters, Dystopian, Fantasy, fiction, Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, obsessed reader, science fiction, Shadow and Bone, The Grisha Trilogy, the legend series, The Transfer, Top Ten Tuesday, Veronica Roth, Young adult, Young Adult Fiction | 6 Comments

Red Rising

Posted on February 21, 2014 by lilajune

This one is still haunting me. Quite honestly I’m still not sure how I feel about Red Rising but the story seems to have stuck itself to the inside of my skull a little like peanut butter (I don’t always … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Dystopian | Tagged Book Club, Book Discussions, book lover, Book lovers, book nerd, book rant, Book Review, bookrevolution, Books, carpe librum, Darrow, Dystopian, fiction, Pierce Brown, Readers, reading, Red Rising, Science Fantasty, science fiction, SCIFI, Young Adult Fiction | Leave a comment

Prodigy. (I confess. I’m nuts)

Posted on February 13, 2014 by lilajune

Lets talk about how I’m crazy yeah?? Every so often…. I can be a little obsessive, just a tad, a teeny tiny tid-bit …occasionally it works in my favor. For example: when I took Physics, I could barely remember how to add and … Continue reading →