Feb 22
Genre: Dystopian
Feb 01
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
I found a lot to like in Glass Sword. It wasn’t perfect, but it was a stronger sequel by far. It rose above the admittedly low bar that Red Queen had set. A good sequel that builds and expands on the foundations of its predecessor.
Jan 20
Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass
Happily Ever After is a collection of all the short stories set in the world of The Selection, and it’s going to be popular with the fans.
Jan 15
Early Bird Preview: Glass Sword
Glass Sword comes out in February and I think you’ll love it.
May 28
The Heir by Kiera Cass
I liked The Heir, I think it takes the idea of The Selection and does something new and different with it. I liked getting to know Eadlyn and her siblings, and seeing all my old(er) favourites from the original series.
Mar 16
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
An admirable début novel that combines a rags-to-riches story with a dystopian world and the powers of the X-Men, Red Queen will please a varied audience. I enjoyed reading it but have to concede that there is almost nothing original about it, and that it ultimately failed to wow me in the way that it could have.
Jan 15
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina
It’s hard to believe that The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf is a début novel. It’s rich prose, brilliantly imagined world, and nuanced characters are sure to impress a wide ranging audience.
Nov 17
Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
Never Fade is a powerful followup to Alexandra Bracken’s The Darkest Minds, a book that I absolutely loved. I have really enjoyed Never Fade, which has surpassed the excellence of its predecessor and has me super-excited for In the Afterlight.
Oct 06
Countdown by Michelle Rowen
At first glance Countdown looks and sounds too similar to The Hunger Games. But I was pleasantly surprised that the two are can be easily separated (the dystopian and kill-people-for-an-audience elements aside).
Jul 18
Enmity by E.J. Andrews
I don’t actually know what happened here. Enmity left me very confused, and ultimately I didn’t enjoy it much at all.
Jul 14
Four: A Divergent Collection by Veronica Roth
I love Four. This collection of short-stories is just the fix I needed. This Divergent Collection includes the short stories The Transfer, The Initiate, The Son, and The Traitor, as well as key moments from Divergent.
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