One word dominates my thoughts about this book: brutal. The world of the Martial Empire is one ruled by violence and terror. That is immediately apparent, as Laia watches the last of her family taken away, and she decides that help from rebels is her only hope. The jacket copy said this this was a […]
Category: Dystopian
The Essence By Kimberly Derting
The Essence (The Pledge #2) Author: Kimberly Derting Category: Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Release Date: 1-1-13 At the luminous conclusion of The Pledge, Charlaina defeated the tyrant Sabara and took her place as Queen of Ludania. But Charlie knows that Sabara has not disappeared: The evil queen’s Essence is fused to Charlie’s psyche, […]
Pawn by Aimee Carter
Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion #1) Author: Aimee Carter Category: Young Adult Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: 11-26-13 For Kitty Doe, it seems like an easy choice. She can either spend her life as a III in misery, looked down upon by the higher ranks and forced to leave the people she loves, or she can […]
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
This review is spoiler free if you’ve read the first two books. Allegiant (Divergent #3) Author: Veronica Roth Category: Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release Date: 10-22-13 The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance […]
Prodigy by Marie Lu
Prodigy Author: Marie Lu Category: Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Release Date: 1-29-13 June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his […]
Requiem by Lauren Oliver
If you have read Delirium and Pandemonium, this review is spoiler free. RequiemAuthor: Lauren OliverCategory: Young AdultFormat: ARC (borrowed)Publisher: Harper TeenRelease Date: 3-5-13Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has been transformed. The nascent rebellion that was under way in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the […]
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
**If you have read Shatter Me, this review is spoiler free** Unravel MeAuthor: Tahereh MafiCategory: Young AdultFormat: ARCPublisher: Harper CollinsRelease Date: 2-5-13Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance. She’s finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their […]
Reached by Ally Condie
**If you have read Matched and Crossed, this review is spoiler free.** ReachedAuthor: Ally CondieCategory: Young AdultFormat: ARCPublisher: DuttonRelease Date: 11-13-12After leaving Society and desperately searching for the Rising—and each other—Cassia and Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again: Cassia has been assigned to […]
Breathe by Sarah Crossan
BreatheAuthor: Sarah CrossanGenre: Young AdultFormat: ARCPublisher: GreenwillowRelease Date: 10-2-12 The world is dead. The survivors live under the protection of Breathe, the corporation that found a way to manufacture oxygen-rich air.Alina has been stealing for a long time. She’s a little jittery, but not terrified. All she knows is that she’s never been caught before. […]
Once by Anna Carey
**This is a review of book 2 in the Eve series. If you have read Eve, this review is spoiler free.** Once Author: Anna Carey Genre: Young Adult Format: ARC Publisher: Harper Teen Release Date: 7-3-12 For the first time since she escaped from her school many months ago, Eve can sleep soundly. She’s living […]