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Book Review: The Culling
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Culling * Series: The Torch Keeper #1 Author: Steven Dos Santos Publisher: Flux Pages: Paperback; 421 Release Date: March 8, 2013 Source: NetGalley ———————————————— Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of gritty dystopian fiction with strong characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Recruitment Day is here…if you fail, a loved one will die… For Lucian “Lucky” Spark, Recruitment Day means the Establishment, a totalitarian government, will force him to become one of five Recruits competing to join the ruthless Imposer task force.…
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Book Review: Edge of the Falls
Media Type: Ebook Title: Edge of the Falls * Series: After the Fall #1 Author: Nazarea Andrews Publisher: Andrews-Hale Pages: Ebook; 300 Release Date: March 12, 2013 Source: Author ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good paranormal romance with a dystopian twist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Sabah always knew where she belonged—with Berg—and what was expected of her—to care for the other children the Mistress took in. But when a ban-wolf saves her life, things begin to change. Arjun isn’t like…
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Romance in Dystopia: Guest post and giveaway with Nazarea Andrews!
I’m proud to welcome Nazarea Andrews here today, as she tours the blogsphere promoting Edge of the Falls. If you are a fan of dystopian romance, this is a book you’ll definitely want to add to your TBR! Let me tempt you a bit, shall I? Sabah always knew where she belonged—with Berg—and what was expected of her—to care for the other children the Mistress took in. But when a ban-wolf saves her life, things begin to change. Arjun isn’t like the other ban-wolves, the savage creatures that are barely human. He’s gentle and furious and as Sabah spends time…
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Book Review: Breathe
Media Type: Print Book Title: Breathe * Series: Breathe #1 Author: Sarah Crossan Publisher: Greenwillow Pages: Hardcover; 373 Release Date: October 2, 2012 Source: Library ————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of dystopian fiction. Readers who are okay with a little violence in their reading. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Inhale. Exhale. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe . . . The world is dead. The survivors live under the protection of Breathe, the corporation that found a way to manufacture oxygen-rich…
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Book Review: Mystic City
Media Type: Print Book Title: Mystic City * Series: Mystic City #1 Author: Theo Lawrence Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: October 9, 2012 Source: Library ——————————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love vivid stories set in futuristic societies. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Aria Rose, youngest scion of one of Mystic City’s two ruling rival families, finds herself betrothed to Thomas Foster, the son of her parents’ sworn enemies. The union of…
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Book Review: Above Ground
Media Type: Ebook Title: Above Ground Author: A.M. Harte Publisher: 1889 Labs Ltd. Pages: Paperback; 342 Release Date: October 31, 2012 Source: Author ———————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence ———————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a dystopian/fantasy mix and are ready to explore a new world. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon The first glimpse of sun may be her last. When Lilith Gray goes above ground for the first time, she hardly expects to stay there — much less be trapped on the surface with no way home. Hunted by…
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Book Review: Insurgent
Media Type: Print Book Title: Insurgent *Series: Divergent #2 Author: Veronica Roth Publisher: Harper Teen Pages: Hardcover; 525 Release Date: May 1, 2012 Source: Library ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence ———————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series! You definitely need to have read the first to fully appreciate this one. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N One choice can transform you–or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue…
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Book Review: Divergent
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Divergent *Series: Divergent #1 Author: Veronica Roth Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: Hardcover; 487 Release Date: May 3, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Language; Violence ———————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: EVERYONE Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Book Depository In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue–Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed…
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Book Review: Stitch
Media Type: Ebook Title: Stitch *Series: Stitch Trilogy #1 Author: Samantha Durante Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 314 Release Date: August 1, 2012 Source: Author ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of Note ——————————————— HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a unique read that blends the science fiction, dystopian fiction and elements of the paranormal. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Her heart races, her muscles coil, and every impulse in Alessa’s body screams at her to run… but yet she’s powerless to move. Still struggling to…
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Book Review: Eden’s Root
Media Type: Ebook Title: Eden’s Root Author: Rachel E. Fisher Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 371 Release Date: April 8, 2012 (first released Dec 17, 2011) Source: Author ———————————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ———————————————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a well-written, and eerily believable dystopian story line. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N The year is 2033 and the world hovers on the edge of explosion as unexplained crop deaths lead to severe global food shortages. In the United States, the Sickness is taking lives…