18. Monsters (Ashes Trilogy #3) by Ilsa J. Bick

Goodreads:
The Changed are on the move. The Spared are out of time. The End...is now.
When her parents died, Alex thought things couldn't get much worse-until the doctors found the monster in her head.
She headed into the wilderness as a good-bye, to leave everything behind. But then the end of the world happened, and Alex took the first step down a treacherous road of betrayal and terror and death.
Now, with no hope of rescue-on the brink of starvation in a winter that just won't quit-she discovers a new and horrifying truth.
The Change isn't over.
The Changed are still evolving.
And...they've had help.

My Thoughts:
Spoiler Alert!!

Ok, so after everything that everyone has gone through with the mind issues. Tom has this monster that is telling him to go find Alex, Chris keeps having daddy issues, Simon is a chuckie sweetheart. But Alex she has real issues. Lets just say she reminds me of Alice from Resident Evil.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

17. Shadows (Ashes Trilogy #2) by Ilsa J. Bick

Goodreads:
The Apocalypse does not end. The Changed will grow in numbers. The Spared may not survive.
Even before the EMPs brought down the world, Alex was on the run from the demons of her past and the monster living in her head. After the world was gone, she believed Rule could be a sanctuary for her and those she’d come to love.
But she was wrong.
Now Alex is in the fight of her life against the adults, who would use her, the survivors, who don’t trust her, and the Changed, who would eat her alive. 

My Thoughts:
Spoiler Alert!!

Loved this book even more then the first. Ok, you have Chuckies (Zombies but not really), Alex with a strong since of smell, A little girl that lost her family, a soldier that has lost his way, and a semi-chuckie that falls for a human. A crazy town that's feeding the chuckies. And everyone is trying to survive Love it!!!!! Ya, its kinda weird with the sex part, ya the chuckies having sex put its only a paragraph.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!

16. Ashes (Ashes Trilogy #1) by Ilsa J. Bick

Goodreads:
An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions.
Alex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to the ground, Alex meets up with Tom—a young soldier—and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP.
For this improvised family and the others who are spared, it’s now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human.

My Thoughts:
I loved this book, couldn't put it down. In fact this whole series was awesome! I loved the fact that this book had different stories going on at the same time about the same thing, but in different place. Its survival and its well written. You fall in love with characters.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

15. Free Four: Tobias Tells the Divergent Knife-Throwing Scene (Divergent #1.5) by Veronica Roth

Good reads:
 Veronica Roth retells a pivotalDivergent scene (chapter 13) from Tobias's point of view. This thirteen-page scene reveals unknown facts and fascinating details about Four's character, his past, his own initiation, and his thoughts about new Dauntless initiate Tris Prior.

My Thoughts:
I love short stories that take you into the mind of the other main character of the book. Plus, I liked Four. They need to do a full series on his mind set.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

14. Silver by Chris Wooding

Goodreads:
When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first victim of a mysterious infection. But this is no ordinary virus. It turns flesh into metal, and people into machines. There is no escape. As the virus spreads, and more terrifying, bloodthirsty machines appear, the remaining survivors are losing hope. Who will turn silver next? Is help ever coming? Will any of them survive?

My Thoughts:
I don't know what to say about this book. It was ok. I just couldn't wrap my mind around a book that turns people into mechanical flesh eating killers. Ya, no zombies but if bitten by its like zombie like. I don't know you have to read it to understand it. Other then that it was well written and there were parts that made you want to keep reading.

ITS AN OK BOOK.

13. Partials (Partials Sequence #1) by Dan Wells

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Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island. But sixteen-year-old Kira is determined to find a solution. As she tries desperately to save what is left of her race, she discovers that that the survival of both humans and Partials rests in her attempts to answer questions about the war's origin that she never knew to ask.

My Thoughts:
Well, I was a good book it keep you wanting to read more. The story line was great. I thought the idea of humanity dying because of a chemical war that not only killed more than half the population but prevented the survivors from successfully having living children, and trying to find a cure under any circumstances was a great plot. It was well written. 

I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK

12. Pro Secrets to Dramatic Digital Photos by Jim Zuckerman

Goodreads:
Jim Zuckerman, a photographer known for his vivid, surreal images, reveals a lifetime's worth of tricks and techniques for taking photos with that huge WOW factor.
His pro secrets range from the technical to the abstract, from making an impact with complementary colors to getting picture-postcard photos of scenic sites. He'll reveal which editing tools bring out a photograph's hidden assets, how to pan the camera to control the appearance of movement, and much more. Filled with compelling, colorful photographs, this eye-catching volume will inform and inspire both beginners and more experienced photographers.

My Thoughts:
I liked this book. It shows great pics and how to see the beauty in everything. But what I didn't like is that it really doesn't show technique in how to get a photo to look awesome.

I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK IF YOUR NOT LOOKING FOR TECHNIQUE.