Marie Lu Brings Batman to Life

(Cue theme music) Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh. Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh. Batman! Come on. You have to know the original cartoon theme song to Batman, right? Well, if you didn’t, I won’t judge you and your lack of knowledge of everything DC Icons. But, no worries. Because Batman is back and in young adult form. That is, novel form.

Batman:Nightwalker by Marie Lu

Batman: Nightwalker is a tale of a teenage Bruce Wayne before he become the infamous Batman. With a compelling and unique take on young Bruce, Marie Lu tells of Bruce’s need to solve the mystery gripping the city after a group calling themselves the Nightwalkers target Gotham City’s rich and elite. After meeting with Madeleine, a very intelligent young woman who happens to be an inmate at Arkham Asylum and a central figure in the Nightwalkers, Bruce has to decide if he has what it takes to save the city and himself.

I don’t know about you guys, but this is the first time I have read anything following a younger version of Batman/Bruce Wayne. I think knowing his story as he was younger gives his character so much more depth and makes me want to go watch every movie I have seen of Batman to see how their stories work together.

If you love heroes and amazing writing as much as I do, you can get a copy of Batman: Nightwalker in the January LitJoy Crate. And the book is SIGNED by Marie Lu!!! Plus, Marie helped to pick all the items that come with the box to make your super hero dreams come true.

40 Clean Reads for Teens

I've done it again. I know. It's another book list. The last list I did for Delicious Reads, Top 24 Books for Teen Boys, was so successful that I decided it was time to put together a list of books that any teen could read. I've been arranging a list for a while now that includes books I would feel comfortable having my daughter read when she is a teen (even though she is currently five years old). 

These books would get a PG rating (no swearing, sex, drugs, alcohol, or too much violence). Does that make these books boring? Heck no! It just means you can read them without being offended, embarrassed or guilty about the content. These would be perfect reading for school, teen book clubs, or anyone that likes to read good, clean young adult novels.

About four years ago, I started giving all the books I've read a "Robin-Approved for Teens" tag at the bottom of my reviews in GoodReads. I'm still adding to the list, but I pulled from it my favorite ones to make this list for Delicious Reads. I'd love help adding more to my list on GoodReads as well. You can add books to the group by joining it. It's called Clean Teen Reads (Robin-approved).