Genre: Dystopia

Review: The New World by Scott K. Andrews

Posted March 6, 2018 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The New World by Scott K. Andrews Series: Timebomb Trilogy #3 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on July 27th 2017 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 352 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Kaz, Dora and Jana – three people from three different time periods, brought together by forces they don’t understand, given powers they can barely comprehend. Their powers have brought them together. And nothing – not war, not betrayal, and not even death – has been able to tear them apart. And now, after everything they’ve been through, they’re about to find the bonds of their friendship tested in ways they could never have imagined. This is the stunning, epic conclusion to the incredible story begun in TimeBomb and continued in Second Lives a story of friendship, of love, and of learning what it means to be extraordinary. The New World was a such a […]

Blog Tour / Guest Post: “Writing Gwendolynn McBride (Or: A man writing a woman’s perspective” by Tyrell Johnson, author of Wolves of Winter

Posted January 6, 2018 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Guest Post / 2 Comments

The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson Published by HQ Fiction on January 11th 2018 Genres: Dystopia, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Pages: 384 Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A captivating tale of humanity pushed beyond its breaking point, of family and bonds of love forged when everything is lost, and of a heroic young woman who crosses a frozen landscape to find her destiny. This debut novel is written in a post-apocalyptic tradition that spans The Hunger Games and Station Eleven but blazes its own distinctive path. Forget the old days. Forget summer. Forget warmth. Forget anything that doesn’t help you survive in the endless white wilderness beyond the edges of a fallen world. Lynn McBride has learned much since society collapsed in the face of nuclear war and the relentless spread of disease. As the memories of her old life continue to haunt, she’s been forced to forge ahead in the snow-drifted Canadian Yukon, learning how to hunt and trap and slaughter. But her fragile existence is about to be shattered. Shadows of the world before have found […]

Review: No Dominion by Louise Welsh

Posted August 2, 2017 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.No Dominion by Louise Welsh Series: Plague Times Trilogy #3 Published by John Murray Press on August 15th 2017 Genres: Dystopia, Fiction Pages: 384 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads It is seven years after the first outbreak of “the Sweats” destroyed the world, almost overnight. Two refugees from the death and decay of London, Stevie Flint and Magnus McFall, have both washed up on the Orkney Islands. A rural community clinging to survival, the islands are home to a generation of youth who barely remember a time before the pandemic. One of them, Magnus’ foster son, Shuggie, is fourteen years old and angry as hell: he and his young friends blame all adults for the loss of the technological and scientific wonders of the past.When the foster parents of Shug’s girlfriend, Misty, are found murdered and the young couple vanishes without a trace, Magnus fears the worst. Refusing to […]

Review: Show Stopper by Hayley Barker

Posted June 1, 2017 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Show Stopper by Hayley Barker Series: Show Stopper #1 Published by Scholastic on June 1st 2017 Genres: Dystopia, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 400 Format: Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Set in a near-future England where the poorest people in the land are forced to sell their children to a travelling circus – to perform at the mercy of hungry lions, sabotaged high wires and a demonic ringmaster. The ruling class visit the circus as an escape from their structured, high-achieving lives – pure entertainment with a bloodthirsty edge. Ben, the teenage son of a draconian government minister, visits the circus for the first time and falls instantly in love with Hoshiko, a young performer. They come from harshly different worlds – but must join together to escape the circus and put an end to its brutal sport. If you are after something a bit like Caravel (if you want […]

Review: The Crown by Keira Cass

Posted April 10, 2017 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Crown by Kiera Cass Series: The Selection #5 Published by HarperCollins Publishers on May 3rd 2016 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 278 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series has captured the hearts of readers from its very first page. Now the end of the journey is here. Prepare to be swept off your feet by The Crown—the eagerly awaited, wonderfully romantic fifth and final book in the Selection series. In The Heir, a new era dawned in the world of The Selection. Twenty years have passed since America Singer and Prince Maxon fell in love, and their daughter is the first princess to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn didn’t think she would find a real partner among the Selection’s thirty-five suitors, let alone true love. But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising […]

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