Lightning (Stone Braide Chronicles #2) by Bonnie S. Calhoun

Lightning (Stone Braide Chronicles #2) by Bonnie S. Calhoun-411 pages

I started reading this for last month's one word title challenge but did not finish it in time. I read the first book in this trilogy a few months ago and bought the next two when they came out. I enjoyed this book, just like the first, though it is not as good as the Divergent series or the Hunger Games series. The depth of character and story isn't quite as good in my opinion, but it is still enjoyable, overall (especially the second half of this book). I will read the last in between short story and the last novel in the trilogy at some point, but next it's on to historical fiction. 

Thunder by Bonnie S. Calhoun

Thunder by Bonnie S. Calhoun-432 pages

I enjoyed reading this book, although it is another in the genre of teen dystopian fiction with a couple of new twists. The writing was okay, but a bit too fan-fictionish for me. The story follows a woman named Selah who just had her 18th Remembrance and must flee from her stepfather and family North to find her real father. She meets a young girl with no family and other Landers along the way to finding her father and freeing him. Overall, it is an okay read and I would recommend it if you enjoy reading Dystopian fiction.
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