Karen Mahoney: The Iron Witch

Grrrrr.  I should have known not to read this!! Another trilogy that won't be completed until 2013!! Book 2 won't even be done until next year!  And it isn't even that good! So many questions have been left unanswered. Again, great premise, but poorly executed within a teenage love story with some fantasy elements.

This could be easily sold to Twilight fans because the love story between Xan and Donna.  Her best friend Navin is also interesting, and he becomes the reason for the action. 

I will have to read the next book, but it if is anything like my experience with Twilight, I won't even finish it.

Lesley Hauge: Nomansland

Underwhelmed.
AWESOME premise, and an interesting heroine (Keller) with such promise, but overall, a let down at the conclusion, and the events leading to the climax were wishy-washy at best.  Post-apocalyptic and a culture where women are the only beings in their created society--Foundland.  
Even as I type this I am irritated at all the places that this book could have gone, but didn't.  I actually only gave it two stars on goodreads.  That is RARE for me!