Tag: Dystopia

Review: The Forever Watch by David B. Ramirez

Posted April 22, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Forever Watch by David B. Ramirez

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 Forever Watch by David B. Ramirez Published by Hodder & Stroughton on January 1, 2014 Genres: Dystopia, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Pages: 326 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads An exciting new novel from a bold up-and-coming sci fi talent, The Forever Watch is so full of twists and surprises it’s impossible to put down. All that is left of humanity is on a thousand-year journey to a new planet aboard one ship, The Noah, which is also carrying a dangerous serial killer… As a City Planner on the Noah, Hana Dempsey is a gifted psychic, economist, hacker and bureaucrat and is considered “mission critical.” She is non-replaceable, important, essential, but after serving her mandatory Breeding Duty, the impregnation and birthing that all women are obligated to undergo, her life loses purpose as she privately mourns the child she will never be permitted to know. When Policeman Leonard Barrens […]

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Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Posted March 25, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard Series: Red Queen #1 Published by Orion on July 2, 2015 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 383 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads This is a world divided by blood – red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power. Fearful of Mare’s potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would […]

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Review: The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski

Posted March 13, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 4 Comments
Review: The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski Series: The Winner’s Trilogy #2 Published by Bloomsbury Children’s on March 12, 2015 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 406 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Lady Kestrel’s engagement to Valoria’s crown prince calls for great celebration: balls and performances, fireworks and revelry. But to Kestrel it means a cage of her own making. Embedded in the imperial court as a spy, she lives and breathes deceit and cannot confide in the one person she really longs to trust … While Arin fights to keep his country’s freedom from the hands of his enemy, he suspects that Kestrel knows more than she shows. As Kestrel comes closer to uncovering a shocking secret, it might not be a dagger in the dark that cuts him open, but the truth. Lies will come undone, and Kestrel and Arin learn just how […]

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Review: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski

Posted February 27, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 5 Comments
Review: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski

I received this book for free from Own Copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski Series: The Winner’s Trilogy #1 on July 3, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 359 Format: E-Book Source: Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads Winning what you want may cost you everything you love…  As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever […]

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Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Posted January 28, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown

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.Golden Son by Pierce Brown Series: Red Rising #2 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on January 6, 2015 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 430 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads As a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while dreaming of the better future he was building for his descendants. But the Society he faithfully served was built on lies. Darrow’s kind have been betrayed and denied by their elitist masters, the Golds—and their only path to liberation is revolution. And so Darrow sacrifices himself in the name of the greater good for which Eo, his true love and inspiration, laid down her own life. He becomes a Gold, infiltrating their privileged realm so that he can destroy it from within. A lamb among wolves in a cruel world, Darrow finds friendship, respect, and even love—but […]

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