Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi is a beautifully crafted dystopian young adult book. This hexalogy follows Juliette Ferrars who has a deadly touch. She finds herself locked in an asylum and there are plans to use her as a weapon. Follow her as she searches for answers and finds unexpected allies.
The main character of The Hunger Games is Katniss Everdeen. Throughout this whole book Katniss has one goal; win The Hunger Games, a deadly human killing game. There is only one survivor. Every year 2 people from each district are sent. Katniss is from District 12. Katniss and Peeta Mellark will be competing against each other even though they come from the same district. Will Katniss bring glory to her District 12… Or die trying to do so?
Katherine McGee’s futuristic, dystopian debut, The Thousandth Floor, follows the story of five different protagonists, all with different backgrounds, hardships, and secrets that slowly become uncovered. The author paints a beautiful, yet artificial, world, full of glittering gold technology, immense opulence, and a class divide that grows harsher the higher you go.
The Calling is the first book in the Endgame series by James Frey and Nils Johnson-Shelton. Set in a dystopian world, the story follows a high-stakes competition called Endgame, where twelve ancient bloodlines, represented by their skilled players, compete in a battle for survival. The Players must solve a series of global clues in a race against time, with the fate of their bloodlines and the world at stake.
“I think there’s a natural goodness built into human beings. You know when you’ve stepped across the line into evil, and it’s your life’s challenge to try and stay on the right side of that line.”
Broken Throne by Victoria Aveyard is fantasy fiction. This book contains five novellas from the
Red Queen series. It has Queen’s Song about Coriane Jacos, Steel Scars about Diana Farley,
World Behind about Princess Lyrisa, Iron Heart about Evangeline Samos and Elane Haven,
Fire Light about what happens to Mare Barrow, Cal, Kilorn Warren, and others in the Nortan
Civil War, and Fare Well about Maven and Cal's final conversation. This novella was good! It
War Storm by Victoria Aveyard is fantasy fiction and the fourth book in the series. Mare is now
determined more than ever after Cal’s betrayal. She wants to overthrow the kingdom of Norta
and bring an end to it all. And it all starts with Maven’s crown. But she can’t do it alone, she
needs Cal’s help. Together, with the help of the Scarlet Guard, can they finally bring an end to
the injustice? This book was not impressive. It was a lot like the other books, it had a lot of
King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard is fantasy fiction and the third book in the series. Mare Borrow
is stuck. After turning herself in, she’s powerless in a prison cell, at the hands of the boy she
once trusted- Maven Calore. Luckily, as Mare is stuck in her cell, the Red Guard hasn’t given
up. And neither has Cal. There is war on the horizon, but is anyone truly prepared? This book
was okay. It was an improvement from the previous book in the series. I enjoyed the drama in
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard is fantasy fiction and the second book in the series. Mare
Borrow continues her search for others like her to join the Red Guard. She learns about her
powers, about her heart, and becomes something the Silver Court should fear. I didn’t enjoy this
book very much. There were a lot of unnecessary scenes and it was so dragged on. The
monologues were unnecessarily dramatic and the characters got on my nerves sometimes.
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard is dystopian fiction. In a world separated by blood, silver
belonging to the elite with superpowers and red to the commoners, life for Mare Borrow seems
like it will never change. Until she finds herself leaving her poverty-filled life to work at the Silver
Palace. She soon discovers despite having red blood, she also has deadly powers. Powers that
will destroy the corrupt power. Fearing her powers, the Silvers decide to disguise her as the
