Synopsis: In the Enclave, your scars set you apart, and the newly born will change the future. Sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone and her mother faithfully deliver their quota of three infants every month. But when Gaia’s mother is brutally taken away by the very people she serves, Gaia must question whether the Enclave deserves such loyalty. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Delirium- Lauren Oliver
Synopsis: The narrator of Delirium suffers from a romantic malady that feels like it could be fatal; something most teens can understand. A powerful trilogy launch volume. (Hand-selling tip: Lauren Oliver is an author to watch. The film rights for her first novel have just been optioned and her eponymous website continues to gain fans.) […]
Read the rest of this entry »Unwind- Neal Shusterman
Synopsis: The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child “unwound,” whereby all of the child’s organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn’t technically end. Connor […]
Read the rest of this entry »Mockingjay- Suzanne Collins
Synopsis: Young Katniss Everdeen has survived the dreaded Hunger Games not once, but twice, but even now she can find no relief. In fact, the dangers seem to be escalating: President Snow has declared an all-out war on Katniss, her family, her friends, and all the oppressed people of District 12. The thrill-packed final installment […]
Read the rest of this entry »The appeal of Dystopia
I’ve been putting it off forever (don’t ask me why, I have no excuse), but today I finally started reading The Hunger Games. Of course, it was brilliant and I’m already half way through Catching Fire. Which is also heart-stoppingly crazy. Seriously, why didn’t I read these books before? Anyways, this has gotten me thinking […]
Read the rest of this entry »Gone- Michael Grant
Title: Gone Author: Michael Grant Series: Gone (#1) Rating: 5/5 Winged Snakes Spoilers: None! Synopsis: In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears. GONE. Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no […]
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