Book Review: Sneek by Evan Angler

I can't believe I forgot to write a review for this book!!! I guess it was so good that I forgot that I "had" to read it.  "Sneak" is the second book in the Swipe Series by Evan Angler.  I did a review on the first book "Swipe" back in March.  Here is a link to that review.

As you can tell, I really enjoyed the first book so I jumped at the chance to review "Sneak."  I couldn't wait to find out the next step in Logan Langley's adventure.  When "Swipe" ended, Logan had escaped from getting his mark.  He was on the run from the government.  This book picks right up where the other left off.

Logan spends the majority of this book on the run alone.  We meet a host of new characters that are part of the resistance against the government and just plain Markless.  One of these gives Logan the most controversial banned book, the Bible.  When Logan reads the stories in the Bible, he understands more about how the government is controlling the people.

We also get to see how the Dust fare on their run from the government. We find out how the Markless communicate between areas and how a Underground Railroad of sorts operates.  I found the networking of the resistance very interesting.  You came to feel what it must have been like for different groups, (civil rights, early Christians), to stand up to a government that most people didn't think was wrong.

I highly recommend that you start with "Swipe" and continue the saga with "Sneak" by Evan Angler.  They are both really entertaining young adult, Christian books.

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Book Review: The Archived by Victoria Schwab

Sorry I've been neglectful of my writing duties.  We switched things up at home and I'm working more than I was before.  I'm not reading less. I'm just not as able to devote time to writing.  I need to do better about just allowing myself time for this. Enough excuses, let's get into the review.

I received a sneak peek look at Vicotria Schwab's book "The Archived" from Netgalley.com. I'm not sure that I'll sign up for more sneak peeks in the future.  It is killing me not knowing what happens next in the story.  Of course, they leave you at a "cliff hanger" point in the story.

The story is told from the view point of 16 year-old Makenzie Bishop.  She is a Keeper.  This is a job handed down to her from her grandfather.  A Keeper is a person who finds Histories and returns them to the Archive.  I'm sure that none of that made sense to you.  It is explained wonderfully in the book.  It is a different take on what happens to a person when they die.

This is a young adult novel.  I found it to be fast paced and engaging.  It has just enough mystery to keep you turning the pages.  I know that I will be tracking down a copy of the entire book so that I can find out what happens next.