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Yansky, Brian
4 Reviews
(4)
YA
Many people have supernatural gifts in Jack Bell's hometown of Utopia, and seeing ghosts is an everyday occurrence. But when a spectral girl asks for Jack's help solving the mystery of her death, he's suddenly targeted by an ancient evil. Despite an intriguing setting and a tense murder mystery, the romance and family drama feel like afterthoughts and the story's ending feels rushed.
Reviewer: Russell Perry
(3)
YA
Narrator Jesse (Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences) continues to battle the lethal aliens who have taken control of Earth as thirty-million Sanginian colonists are about to arrive. Jesse finds that in addition to his telepathic abilities, he's now able to see glimpses of possible futures. The fast-paced action, realistically developed relationships, and dry, self-deprecating voice drive this readable and thought-provoking sequel.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
(2)
YA
Jesse is sitting in history class when most of the human race is annihilated by invading aliens. A small minority of "product" is kept alive to serve as slaves, Jesse among them. The story is action-packed, provocative, profound, and wickedly funny. Yansky takes on questions philosophical, ecological, religious, moral, and social, and the satire is right on target.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2010
(4)
YA
After Iowa-native Simon steals his father's car to find his birth parents in Texas, he picks up an Elvis impersonator, two homeless men, and an attractive young woman along the way. Set in 1979, this emotionally rocky road story relies too heavily on predictable plot turns and glosses over Simon's strained family relations back home, but a strong forward motion and some sharply drawn characters make it memorable.
Reviewer: Marika Hoe
4 reviews
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