YA Books Central | TD Shields | Activity https://yabookscentral.com/members/tdshields/activity/ Activity feed for TD Shields. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:11:56 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 2d36449f928df6467e098ce4746ab2c6 TD Shields added Into Light to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/42661/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:26:16 -0400
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13+
Release Date
February 09, 2016
]]> 0 09ea0cd4c7880ab5b7be51480c6ed6f9 TD Shields added Into Shadow to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/42539/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:25:17 -0400
]]> 0 de8eb601c5065c24a73dc2f6ec7e33e2 TD Shields posted an update: Grabbed me from the very beginning This book was fantastic. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9814/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:25:36 -0400 Grabbed me from the very beginning
This book was fantastic. It has some of the typical elements of a dystopian/post-apocalyptic storyline, but it’s not a “typical” story. The unique details of the world Michelle Bryan has created are fascinating and the twists and turns of the plot are gripping. Every time I thought I knew where things were going,…Read more

]]> 0 18bf37ff12114650a421471187a33aa6 TD Shields posted an update: Exciting Read From the author: As a full-grown adult, I love […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9772/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:54:28 -0400 Exciting Read
From the author: As a full-grown adult, I love reading young adult fiction; I especially enjoy dystopian and post-apocalyptic novels. So it only made sense that when I finally decided to start writing down the stories that are always running through my head I would start by writing with the YA dystopian genre in mind. Don’t feel like…Read more

]]> 0 e7c8bfde749bee11f6f35d16162b5d67 TD Shields posted an update: Great start - need the sequel! Perfect Poppy grew up as the […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9754/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:46:32 -0400 Great start – need the sequel!
Perfect Poppy grew up as the “First Lady” of the newly formed government of the North American Alliance; the government that took reign after global warming caused wide flooding, and war decimated half of the USA.

Alongside her father, President Walker, Poppy’s days were filled with publicity events, photo ops and p…Read more

]]> 0 2fc20f52781543b85f17607a7491a9cf TD Shields posted an update: Great YA Story for All Ages With the verbal brush-strokes of […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9753/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:46:17 -0400 Great YA Story for All Ages
With the verbal brush-strokes of a Renaissance artist, T.D. Shields crafts a vivid picture of a world two centuries in the future. Thousands of books are given such a setting, but it takes a skilled author to immerse us in that world without weighing the story down in descriptions.

Set in heart of the former United…Read more

]]> 0 107f48fbf8e893a54e88b40d0e10ffb2 TD Shields posted an update: new take on dystopian genre I really enjoyed this twist on […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9752/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:45:07 -0400 new take on dystopian genre
I really enjoyed this twist on the dystopian genre… in this series the world has fallen apart and control of the USA has reverted back to the UK, which has turned the remains of the US into a penal colony. As an avid reader of dystopian/post-apocolyptic fiction, I often find the settings start to feel similar. But…Read more

]]> 0 310caafa6ec101c6b7aa2520e86d6d74 TD Shields posted an update: Great story! Kayla Howarth has created an interesting new […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9751/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:41:07 -0400 Great story!
Kayla Howarth has created an interesting new take on a superhero genre… superhuman powers were created by a bad vaccine and are something to be feared rather than appreciated. The setup was a new approach to the dystopian apocalypse story and I appreciate this new take on it. Howarth does a good job of painting a creepy picture of…Read more

]]> 0 561272a7188028813906a7ef36385091 TD Shields posted an update: Great premise and interesting twists I'm fascinated by the […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9750/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:36:45 -0400 Great premise and interesting twists
I’m fascinated by the idea of psychic powers, so this book was right up my alley. Readnour drew me into her world immediately with a gripping start to the novel which ended in an interesting twist that set up the rest of the book. The story was very well-crafted with intriguing ideas. It delivered on the…Read more

]]> 0 383620f90ba456c4cdcd0aa6b41fee1c TD Shields posted an update: Even better than the first book in the series I really […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9749/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:35:09 -0400 Even better than the first book in the series
I really enjoyed this sequel to Visions. Once again, the heroine’s psychic abilities are the crux of the story. Even though this book’s main storyline dealt with more political intrigue than the child-in-danger theme of the first, it as just as gripping. The characters were well-developed and I started…Read more

]]> 0 68260a60e3575717106fe802d88c6cb7 TD Shields posted an update: This series is off to a good start This story reminded me a […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9746/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:30:38 -0400 This series is off to a good start
This story reminded me a lot of a superhero origins story… it has that same feel of an ordinary person learning to cope with extraordinary events and abilities. The main character is sympathetic and lovable and the supporting characters are very engaging as well. Craven’s world-building is well done and helps…Read more

]]> 0 e6577368cf052e1bffee187e37108c33 TD Shields posted an update: Sweet and Wonderful I love Patrick Hodges' first book […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9739/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:39:12 -0400 Sweet and Wonderful
I love Patrick Hodges’ first book (Joshua’s Island) so much that I couldn’t wait to read his second novel, and it didn’t disappoint! I adored Kelsey in Joshua’s Island and I’m so happy that she got her own story. You might think that a story centered around a bunch of eighth-graders couldn’t be an exciting adventure story for…Read more

]]> 0 e81feb897d141aed969dd55bb4964fcc TD Shields posted an update: I love this book I received a copy of this book in exchange […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9738/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:30:33 -0400 I love this book
I received a copy of this book in exchange for my review and I’m so glad I did because otherwise I might have known I needed to read it. With four kids who are already having to deal with bullies even in elementary school, this book really hit home. The story deals with 13-year-old Joshua who has been cruelly and relentlessly…Read more

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