I loved Suzanne Palmer‘s Finder Chronicles so I was eager to read her newest work. Ode to the Half-Broken is a dystopian story about a sentient robot, Be. It didn’t feel too similar to Becky Chamber‘s books which is good for me because I didn’t enjoy those too much. I found the pace and technology […]
Seek the Traitor’s Son is the first book in a the new Dystopian/SciFi/Fantasy series The Burning Empire. I’ve enjoyed Roth’s writing in the past, but I was disappointed by the conclusion of her first series. I was pleasantly surprised by the growth in both her writing and storytelling here. Using four different points of view, […]
It has been over ten years since I first read Patrick Ness’s Chaos Walking trilogy, which I loved. The series introduced a colonized planet with a fascinating quirk: all the human men are part of “the Noise”, a constant stream of thoughts, images, and emotions that everyone can hear. For a society not raised with […]
Acadia is a blend of Roman/Greek culture and Starship Trooper monsters. A society built around one purpose. Locked in a war ranging over 300 years against the alien bugs or Roaches as they called. The society is built around one purpose, raising a warrior class to fight in the war. They are the elite and […]
I love that a few of my trusted YA authors have decided to try their hands at Adult books this year. Marie Lu is one of the authors I started my reading journey with years ago when I mostly read YA. Red City is a definite departure from YA and I believe she nailed it […]
The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). This is a collection of freebies I have read which are in the dystopian genre. I am starting with books by Grace Hamilton. I’m appreciating the survivalist and prepper skills. There are mostly first books in series and they […]
Neal Shusterman’s books have almost always had something in them that make me think that this could be a really weird and warped version of the world we live in. He is really good at taking a what if scenario and pushing it to an extreme. All Better Now is the first book in a […]
Run was Blake Crouch’s first published novel. It has recently been republished with some minor updates. I can see how this novel helped start his career and set him apart as an author. It is fast paced and action packed with plenty of crazy moments. Everything that I’ve grown to expect from a Blake Crouch […]
Burn has some things in common with The River which I read a few years back. The two main characters are male, one from Colorado, one from Vermont, and they like nature, the outdoors, hunting and fishing. Our two guys here have been friends since childhood, growing up together. Jess is our point of view […]
Red Side Story is the long awaited *cough* since 2009 *cough* sequel to Shades of Grey, in the series of the same name. Set in a dystopian world where people see only one color usually and an entire society has been built around rules and hierarchy based on the color you can see. But, as […]