Book Review: Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Title: Across the Universe (Across the Universe #1) Author: Beth Revis Genre: Science Fiction, romance, dystopian, young adult Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: January 2011 Pages: 398 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): AMY has left the life she loves for a world 300 years away. Trapped in space and frozen in time, Amy is bound for a …

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Book Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

Title: The Elite (The Selection #2) Author: Kiera Cass Genre: dystopia, fantasy, romance Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: 1st May 2013 Pages: 272 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (goodreads): America Singer has the chance to leave normal life for a world of glamour and luxury… for ever. She was chosen for The Selection, a reality TV competition …

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Book Review: The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

Title: The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden #2) Author: Julie Kagawa Genre: Paranormal, Dystopia, Vampires, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: May 2013 Pages: 428 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): In Allison Sekemoto’s world, there is one one rule left: Blood Calls to blood. Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy she dared to love, …

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Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

Title: The Selection (The Selection #1) Author: Kiera Cass Genre: dystopia, fantasy, romance Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: 1st June 2012 Pages: 336 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (goodreads): Thirty-five beautiful girls. Thirty-five beautiful rivals… It’s the chance of a lifetime and 17-year-old America Singer should feel lucky. She has been chosen for The Selection, a reality …

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Cover Reveal: Range & The Magpie Bridge by J.A. Huss

RANGE I Am Not Junco, Book 4 by J. A. Huss   Release date: April 1, 2013 Cover by: James Ledger Concepts Series Website Two years have passed since Inanna stole Junco away from Lucan. Two years of unimaginable pain. Two years of isolation, mutilation and torture. Two years of fear and loneliness in a morph …

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Not a YA Book Review: Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey

Wool isn’t a young adult or even a new adult book but I felt like sharing my review on this blog anyway. Whilst not falling under the genre of YA fiction, I still think this series could be read and enjoyed by young adults or adults of any age. Title: Wool Omnibus (#1-5) Author: Hugh …

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Book Review: What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang

Title: What’s Left of Me (The Hybrid Chronicles #1) Author: Kat Zhang Genre: dystopia; sci-fi; fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: September 2012  Pages: 343 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I should not exist. But I do. Eva and Addie started out the same way as everyone else—two souls woven together in one body, taking turns controlling …

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Book Review: Crewel by Gennifer Albin

Title: Crewel (Crewel World #1) Author: Gennifer Albin Genre: Dystopia; Fantasy; Sci-fi Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Faber Publication Date: October 2012  Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Download the first five chapters for free: here Synopsis (from goodreads): Incapable. Awkward. Artless. That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen year-old Adelice Lewys has a …

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Book Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Title: Delirium (Delirium #1)  Author: Lauren Oliver Genre: Dystopia, sci-fi, romance, young adult Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (an imprint of Hachette), HarperCollins Publication Date: 2011 Pages: 393 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): What if love were a disease? There was a time when love was the most important thing in the world. People would go to …

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Book Review: Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Title: Insurgent (Divergent #2) Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Dystopia, Sci-Fi, Post Apocalypse Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: May 2012 Pages: 525 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): 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 trying to save those …

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