Sarah Kurz

"An outlandish idea is beginning to bubble in his mind.  Or is it only a wish?  That these dreams really are a sort of travel, a kind of vision of a time yet to come." The Dreamers,  by Karen Thompson Walker, is the incredible story of a small college town in California that gets hit by a fast spreading virus.  The virus puts its victims into a deep sleep where they are consumed by dreams, sometimes a lifetime's worth.  The affected range from small children, college students, a married couple new to parenthood, a single day, an elderly man wistful for days gone by.  Everyone in the town is affected in one way or another and their lives are never the same because of it. The story was very captivating.  I've always been fascinated by sleep and dreams and the unconscious mind.  I've been an insomniac for much of my life, plagued by fucked up dreams, so I found this book extremely interesting.  I also enjoyed a look at how fast a virus can ...

"Nilah pushed back and looked at her companion with wide eyes, their scratched visors reflecting stray sunbeams.  As the fear drained from her body, Nilah cracked a smile. 'Tell me you saw that bloody shot," said Nilah.  Orna returned her grin.  "It was pretty badass." Elizabeth "Boots" Elsworth was fine with the life she was living.  Fine until Nilah Brio, a crazed and self-centered racer barged into her life and they both ended up captives on the  Capricious , the ship Boots had formerly served on.  The crew and their captain, who spend their days as salvagers, had it out for Boots.  She had recently sold them an incorrect map and they weren't feeling forgiving.  All of that changes when they realize they are right in the middle of the plans made by a deadly secret society.  The mismatched crew works together to try and reach the  Harrow , a legendary ship thought to be long lost, before their rivals can. A Big Ship at the Edge of...