So there's this sick thing called "pages" that I just discovered that lets you make a separate page on your blog. And I thought to myself, wouldn't this be a wonderful way to organize all of the reviews on Gems of the Genre into a quick and easy way for readers to find which books are gems and which are, well, lacking in the gem department. So without further ado, I give you:
GEMS:
- Trickster's Choice, by Tamora Pierce (and sequel, Trickster's Queen)
- The Leviathan Trilogy, by Scott Westerfeld
- The Maze Runner, by James Dashner (but NOT the sequel, The Scorch Trials)
- Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians, by Rick Riordan
LESS-THAN GEMS:
- I Am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore
- The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, by M.T. Anderson
- The Scorch Trials, by James Dashner
- Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer
- The Forest of Hands and Teeth, by Carrie Fisher
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick
