“Hope is a powerful thing. But be mindful. It’s only as good as the object you place in it.” I’m a big fan of dystopian, and I feel the author set up this world well. You live in a world where your standing is everything, and sometimes you have no standing. Either you blend in,… Continue reading The Outlands, Tyler Edwards
Tag: Dystopian
Banshee, Maxine Miley
The author was kind enough to send me a paperback, and this small book packs a punch. Told through an interview with Candor, he tells his history with Banshee and what brought us to the point he needs to tell his story. In a dystopian US taken over by “the Orange”, things aren’t easy for… Continue reading Banshee, Maxine Miley
Sheltered, Jacob Paul Patchen
Sheltered has our main character, James, telling the story to other “risers” of what brought him here. The story was unique in that way. “We were all just victims of circumstance-lost souls in a lost world.” Kids who have survived and come through the worse are trying to make it through each day. The world… Continue reading Sheltered, Jacob Paul Patchen
Flowers of Darkness, Tatiana de Rosnay
We’re some years into the future, and temperatures are consistently beyond what is comfortable. Technological advancements have grown by leaps and bounds, and life is easier using such technology. But what if those advancements are being used for nefarious reasons? That’s what we look at in this novel. I must confess that I almost didn’t… Continue reading Flowers of Darkness, Tatiana de Rosnay
Favorite Reads 2020 Part 2
Yesterday's post slowed down my computer a bit, so I've realized I'm going to need to add a day 3, which will be entirely the YA category. But today, we have quite a few fun categories, so let's get to them! Literary Fiction and Women’s Fiction Have You Seen Luis Velez, Catherine Ryan Hyde Blurb:… Continue reading Favorite Reads 2020 Part 2
Knight in Paper Armor, Nicholas Conley
I’m going to skip my usual summary of this book as I feel the blurb is more than accurate and summarizes Knight in Paper Armor much better than I could. The combination of issues happening in the book is a good cross between the horrors of the past, with a Sci-Fi and dystopian twist, bundled… Continue reading Knight in Paper Armor, Nicholas Conley
Rebel Betrayed, Shauna E. Black
Caelin and Mardy are now living in the Undercity, where life is relatively safer. But they don’t fit in, everyone knows they’re Scavs. No one wants to hire a Scav, and thus, Caelin is having trouble finding a job. She doesn’t want to have to depend on Jate forever. While she’s out looking for a… Continue reading Rebel Betrayed, Shauna E. Black
The Last Moon Witch, Feyra Silverlock
Notia is raising Kanruo in hiding because The Union is trying to get rid of all the witches. If The Union finds them, it will mean certain death. Kanruo has taken to this world wholly and completely. But he feels incomplete. Notia won’t tell him anything about his birth parents, about how he came to… Continue reading The Last Moon Witch, Feyra Silverlock
The Rise of the Altereds, Marisa Noelle
There is still a threat out there, and it comes in the form of Earl. He’s determined to destroy as many people in his way as possible. They need to find him and take him down for the good of everyone. If Silver’s father can give them back their abilities, they might stand a chance.… Continue reading The Rise of the Altereds, Marisa Noelle
Snow & Caramel, Jay Kerk
Honestly, this normally isn’t my type of book. But because it came from a request, and because it was such a short book, I wanted to stick with it. I’m glad I did because there is a lot of social commentary around so many events we’re going through today. I liked how Kerk took a… Continue reading Snow & Caramel, Jay Kerk
