Search within this blog
Categories
Category Archives: dystopian
Through the Ever Night – Veronica Rossi
Picking up where Under the Never Sky left off, we are once again on a future Earth where solar flares destroyed the protective atmospheric layer so the Earth is now plagued with aether storms of violent destructive energy. Perry brings … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, dystopian, highly recommend, science fiction
Tagged future earth, series
Beta – Rachel Cohn
On future Earth, the wealthy have created a luxurious island for themselves, complete with human clones for servants. Elysia is a newly made teen clone – a test model. She was told that her “First” had to die in order … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian, science fiction
Crewel – Gennifer Albin
The author gives a whole new meaning to the fabric of life. A unique post-apocalyptic Earth is created with Arras, a world that is ruled by an elitist Guild that control the Spinsters who truly weave the world around them. … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian
Feedback – Robinson Wells
Spoiler Alert! If you have not read Variant, please do not read this review. That Benson can take a punch and keep on going. It is amazing that a teen with no training in combat sports can wallop and disable … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian, science fiction, suspense
Tagged sequel
Breathe – Sarah Crossan
During the Switch, Earth was devastated when all plant and animal life was destroyed. With the oceans ruined and the oxygen cycle non-existent, people fled to giant self-contained cities or pods. Air is the most precious commodity. Don’t exercise too … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian, science fiction
Tagged ecosystems
Rebel Heart – Moira Young
Sequel to Blood Red Road – Spoiler Alert if you haven’t read the first book! Saba and Jack separate but promise to reunite at the Big Water, a place they have long heard rumored. So Saba and her followers head … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian
Tagged Dust Lands series
The Kill Order – James Dashner
a prequel to The Maze Runner Trilogy The solar flares devastated the planet, forever changing life as they knew it. Surviving from day to day was challenging beyond anything they could have imagined. Then the Bergs came and introduced a … Continue reading
UnWholly – Neal Shusterman
Spoiler alert – Please read Unwind first before reading this review. Unwind, one of my favorite dystopian thrillers, is another masterpiece by Neal Shusterman and so engrossing that I was a tad reluctant to read the sequel in fear of … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian, highly recommend, science fiction, suspense
Tagged organ transplants, sequel
Masque of the Red Death – Bethany Griffin
A modern-day plague has swept through the world with alarming force, and there’s no cure. As Araby Worth and her best friend, April, rush through the streets on their way to the Debauchery Club, they see people die in the … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian, science fiction
Tagged Edgar Allan Poe, romance
Insignia – S.J. Kincaid
There is never a dull moment in this futuristic virtual war game thriller. Corporations rule the world and fight over rights to natural resources on Earth and the solar system. The corporations argue there is no loss of life in … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian, highly recommend, science fiction
Tagged virtual gaming
Struck – Jennifer Bosworth
Mia has been struck by lightning countless times, so that she has become the embodiment of lightning with rivers of scars running the length of her body. If she loses her temper or feels threatened, she releases energy and can … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian
Tagged disaster, post-apocalypse
The Hunt – Andrew Fukuda
Instead of the traditional humans turning into zombies storyline that wipes out humanity, humans are facing extinction from a vampire-ish majority that crave a diet of the few remaining true humans called hepers. The story opens with Gene, a heper doing … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian, highly recommend, horror, suspense
Tagged galley
A Million Suns – Beth Revis
I reviewed the first book in the planned trilogy, Across the Universe, in October 2011. A Million Suns continues the story with new and somewhat reluctant leader, Elder, facing a mutinous crew now that they are off the pacifying drugs. … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian, highly recommend, science fiction
Tagged sequel
Starters – Lissa Price
We’ve got another bleak future in store. This time, civilization has been ravaged by germ warfare. Only the youth and the elderly are vaccinated and survive. The elderly have been surviving quite nicely, living well into their 100s. But there … Continue reading
Posted in dystopian, highly recommend, science fiction, suspense
Tagged galley
Above World – Jenn Reese
While most post-apocalyptic tales have humanity living somewhere in space or on the barren lands of Earth, Above World poses a unique alternative. Most of the inhabitants of this world are modified by technology, or tech, in some way. This enables them … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, dystopian, science fiction
