Category Archives: dystopian
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Invisible Sun – David Macinnis Gill
Non-stop fighting on Mars! The companion novel to Black Hole Sun does not waste words with background and introductions. Fighters for hire, Durango and Vienne, both exceedingly attractive, steal data from the former corporation of his disgraced father. While they … Continue reading
Blood Red Road – Moira Young
This dusty, gritty young adult dystopian novel is a fast 459 page read. The pages flip very quickly because the story is told in short sentences as the thoughts of Saba, the tough twin of her brother Lugh. Future Earth … Continue reading
Legend – Marie Lu
Legend is receiving a great deal of publisher publicity and deservedly so. The formula is the same as in so many young adult dystopian novels: oppressive government creating a bleak existence for the masses and teens are the catalyst for … Continue reading
Under the Never Sky – Veronica Rossi
Ahhh, this is a good dystopian novel! I finished it days ago and the story continues to linger with me. The premise is familiar: Earth as we know it has undergone change, the evolved humans (Dwellers) live in an oppressively … Continue reading
Crossed – Ally Condie (sequel to Matched)
It is difficult to give a summary without spoiling the story for the reader. At the end of Matched, the characters are separated. For half of Crossed, Cassia is searching for Ky. She is still torn by her love for … Continue reading
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