Books by Andrea K. Höst
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review 1: It really needed another pass through an editor--there were typos, poor grammar, and a verrrryyyyy drawn-out plot (so I skimmed periodically). The survivalist plot point went on too long. I nearly quit reading. The books were told through a diary and I feel like that has to be do...
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review 1: I was looking for some highly-original YA, and boy did I find it! I'm not interested in giving synopses, so let's just say that a group of teens try to deal with an alien invasion and leave it at that. Part of the fun is trying to figure out what's going on anyway, so I don't wa...
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review 1: The premise is simple - Cassandra is walking home from school after exams, turns the corner and finds herself on a different planet! She copes with the shock very capably, but city dweller that she is, she has to learn how to survive in a harsh landscape and is malnourished when ...
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review 1: 3.5 stars.I LOVED the first two Touchstone books. This one was a bit of a disappoint to me for the first two thirds, but then picked up at the end.The first chunk dragged for me, with a lot about buildings and fixtures and topography, and I got bored. Then there is the fact that ...
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review 1: This was great! Very little plot, and lots of babies and weddings and family, of course, but kind of what every reader wants (or at least I want) to know about the characters they've followed through terrible dangers. It was nice to see everyone getting a happy ending of sorts, a...
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review 1: My only complaint about Hunting is this... WHY ISN'T THERE MORE? What happens to our characters? Where do they go next??? I loved this story, I thought it was interesting and a nice fresh take on the genre. However, I wish it had been about 100 pages longer, to give more detail, ...
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review 1: Before I go any further, I want to address an issue brought up in another review, namely the possibility that the sequel to this book will feature a love triangle between Kendall, Sebastian, and Sutaka. My reaction to that is:NO! Please, please don't! Kendall is my least favorite...
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review 1: 3.5This duology was enjoyable, but a bit confusing for me. I enjoyed the first book- The silence of Medair- immensely. It had great and credible world building, the idea of Heralds with their satchels was fascinating, and I loved the idea that the heroine was not a hero, but simp...