Tag: dystopian

— Adult, book review —

The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon (Review)

September 12, 2024

Paige Mahoney has escaped the clandestine prison city of Oxford. Now a fugitive in London, she nurtures a new taste for revolution.

Oxford may be behind her, but the Republic of Scion is undefeated. As it turns its all-seeing eye on Paige, she is forced to return to Jaxon Hall, her charismatic and brutal employer, to keep her foothold in the underworld.

But Paige will bow to one now, and not even Jaxon will stop her exposing the corruption in the syndicate. As she plots to win the fabled Rose Crown, both sides of an ancient conflict seek her talents for themselves… Read More The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon (Review)

— Adult, book review —

The Bone Season by Samanth Shannon (Review)

February 14, 2024

The year is 2059. Nineteen-year-old Paige Mahoney is working in the criminal underworld of Scion London, based at Seven Dials, employed by a man named Jaxon Hall. Her job: is to scout for information by breaking into people’s minds. For Paige is a dreamwalker, a clairvoyant, and, in the world of Scion, she commits treason simply by breathing.

It is raining the day her life changes forever. Attacked, drugged, and kidnapped, Paige is transported to Oxford – a city kept secret for two hundred years, controlled by a powerful, otherworldly race. Paige is assigned to Warden, a Rephaite with mysterious motives. He is her master. Her trainer. Her natural enemy. But if Paige wants to regain her freedom she must allow herself to be nurtured in this prison where she is meant to die.

The Bone Season introduces a compelling heroine and also introduces an extraordinary young writer, with huge ambition and a teeming imagination. Samantha Shannon has created a bold new reality in this riveting debut.… Read More The Bone Season by Samanth Shannon (Review)

— book review, young adult —

The Famoux by Kassandra Tate (Review)

May 12, 2021

Fame can be deadly. Out of the wreckage of environmental collapse, the country of Delicatum emerged. Its most popular celebrities are the Famoux, uniquely beautiful stars of a reality TV show called the Fishbowl. In a world still recovering from catastrophe, they provide a 24/7 distraction. Sixteen-year-old Emilee Laurence is obsessed with the Famoux—they provide a refuge from her troubled home life and the bullies at school. When she receives an unimaginable offer to become a member herself, she takes it. Leaving behind everything she’s ever known, Emilee enters a world of high glamour and even higher stakes. Because behind their perfect image lies an ugly truth—an anonymous stalker has been dictating the Famoux’s every move, and being popular really is a matter of life or death… Read More The Famoux by Kassandra Tate (Review)

— book review, young adult —

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Review)

July 21, 2020

Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.… Read More The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Review)

— giveaway —

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Prize Packs (Canada Only Giveaway – 5 Winners!) [CLOSED]

May 22, 2020

Hello everyone! I’m very excited to have partnered with Scholastic Canada to celebrate the release of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes with a giveaway! There will be 5 winners! The grand prize winner will win a copy of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes along with some awesome swag, and there will be 4 other winners who… Read More The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Prize Packs (Canada Only Giveaway – 5 Winners!) [CLOSED]

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton (ARC Review)

February 26, 2018

Title: The Belles Author: Dhonielle Clayton Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Date published: February 6, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty… Read More The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton (ARC Review)

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

Your One & Only by Adrianne Finlay (ARC Review)

February 21, 2018

Title: Your One & Only Author: Adrianne Finlay Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Dystopian Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Date published: February 6, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Jack is a walking fossil. The only human among a sea of… Read More Your One & Only by Adrianne Finlay (ARC Review)

— cover reveal —

Mercury Rises by Scarlett Kol (Cover Reveal)

January 15, 2018

I love participating in cover reveals! They’re so much fun, and I can just feel readers’ excitement when they open the post and see the cover for the first time (especially when the cover is as pretty as the one for Mercury Rises)! Continue reading to see the lovely cover for this Robin Hood retelling!