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Tag Archives: Dystopia
Review: Insurgent and Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Insurgent and Allegiant by Veronica Roth. Harper Collins, 2012 and 2013, respectively. Currently Available. Genre: Speculative Fiction / Dystopia Face Value: Consistent and respectable. When I reviewed Divergent a couple of years ago, I noted my appreciation for the covers and I continue … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Chicago, Divergent, Dystopia, Sequels, Speculative Fiction, Veronica Roth
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Review: When We Wake by Karen Healey
When We Wake by Karen Healey. Little, Brown and Company, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Science Fiction / Dystopia Face Value: Oh. Another giant girl’s face looking creepily and vacantly out at the readers. Sure. I mean, the protagonis was cryogenically … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Diversity, Dystopia, Future, Science Fiction, ya
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Review: The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman
The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman. Knopf, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Horror / Dystopia Face Value: While this isn’t exactly a cover that I tried to read in public so that people would be intrigued by it, it’s a perfectly … Continue reading
Review: Orleans by Sherri Smith
Orleans by Sherri Smith. Penguin, 2013. Currently available. Genre: YA Futuristic/Dytopian Fiction Face Value: I adore this cover. With fantasy and futuristic book covers, I find that the cover illustrators/designers can be reluctant to go into much detail. It’s almost … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Dystopia, hurricanes, New Orleans, severe weather, Survival
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Review: Crewel by Gennifer Albin
Crewel by Gennifer Albin. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2012. Currently available. Genre: YA Fantasy/Dystopia Face Value: The ethereal strands of colorful light evoke the visual landscape of the unusual dystopic world that Albin has created. Of course, there is the problem … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged crewel, Dystopia, futuristic, gender roles, weaving, ya
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Review: Son by Lois Lowry
Son by Lois Lowry. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012. Currently Available. Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction Face Value: Oh, I love this new set of covers for the quartet that’s being released with Son. Simple and evocative, these covers capture … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Childsplay, Dystopia, Lois Lowry, Speculative Fiction, The Giver, Theatre
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Review: All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin
All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2011 (Currently Available) Genre: Dystopian Face Value: This is a cover that drew me in right away. It features some things I really love. The chocolate heart image … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Chocolate, Crime, Dystopia, New York City, Siblings, The Mob
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Review: A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan
A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan Candlewick, 2011 (Currently Available) Genre: Speculative Fiction / Science Fiction / Dystopia / Fairy Tale Retelling Face Value: I listened to this book on audio, so I didn’t have the experience of looking … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Dystopia, Fairy Tales, Princesses, Retellings, Science Fiction
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Review: Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Blood Red Road by Moira Young Margaret K. McElderberry Books, 2011 (Currently Available) Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction Face Value: Respectable. I had no shame in displaying this cover while I read it in public, I like the use of color … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Dystopia, Feminism, Moira Young, Post-Hunger Games, Siblings, Speculative Fiction, ya
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Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Divergent, by Veronica Roth Katherine Tegen Books, 2011 (currently available) Genre: Dystopian Speculative Fiction Face Value: This cover suggests to the world that you are reading the Next Big Thing in YA Dystopian Fiction. This is fine, because that is … Continue reading
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Tagged Dystopia, Post-Hunger Games, Reviews, Speculative Fiction, Veronica Roth
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