A Whole New World Author: Liz Braswell Series: Twisted Tales #1 Release Date: September 1, 2015 Publisher: Disney Press Genre(s): Young Adult, Fantasy GoodReads | Amazon | BN | iBooks Most of us grew up on classic Disney movies. We rooted for Robin Hood in his fight against the cruel Prince John. We cried with Simba as […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Dystopian YA Kicks Into High Gear With Jenny Martin’s “Tracked”
Tracked Author: Jenny Martin Release Date: April 28, 2015 Publisher: Dial Source: Rockstar Book Tours, Dial Genre(s): Young Adult, Science Fiction Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon | BN We’ve been spotlighting a lot of great books this week in conjunction with Rockstar Book Tours and Tracked is no exception. Jenny Martin’s debut book is a fun, action-packed […]
“Plus One” Is Just One of Many Unfulfilling YA Dystopias
Plus One Author: Elizabeth Fama Release Date: April 8, 2014 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Source: Edelweiss Genre(s): Dystopian Fiction, Young Adult, Alternate History Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon All right, so, there are a lot of dystopian YA books out there these days. It’s the fad right now and, you know what? I’m […]
Extraction Tries Too Hard to Emulate Divergent and Hunger Games but Has Some Redeeming Qualities
Extraction Author: Stephanie Diaz Release Date: July 22, 2014 Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Source: Edelweiss Genre(s): Dystopian Fiction, Young Adult Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I’m a big fan of science fiction. Give me space, give me technology, give me new societies and expectations. I love that sort of thing and it’s the one thing […]
Divergent May Just Be One of the Best YA Adaptations of the Year
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plKjRVg8g-8] Divergent Release Date: March 21, 2014 Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoe Kravtiz, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Mekhi Phifer, Jai Courtney, Miles Teler, Kate Winslet Director: Neil Burger Studio: Summit Entertainment, Red Wagon Entertainment Distributor: Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate Genre(s): YA Adaptation, Science Fiction, Dystopian Fiction Based On the Divergent series by Veronica Roth Rating: ★★★★☆ […]
Book Blast: Pendomus by Carissa Andrews
Hey everyone! We’re jumping on board the Pendomus promotion train with Book Nerd Tours this week because it sure sounds like a freakin’ awesome book. And Carissa Andrews is a pretty awesome person – and author! So we think you should definitely check out her self-published science fiction thriller Pendomus. […]
Elysium: The Art of the Film
Title: Elysium: The Art of the Film Author: Mark Salisbury Release Date: August 6, 2013 Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books ARC Genre(s): Art book, Science Fiction, Dystopian Future, Film & Cinema Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: GoodReads | Amazon Titan Books can always be counted on to produce an amazing art book. The folks they have working for […]
Indie eBook Roundup #2
All right, so, welcome to this month’s second edition of the Indie eBook Roundup! I still haven’t decided if we’re going to be running this feature monthly or every few weeks. It’ll probably depend on how many indie books we find ourselves with. This month, though, we’ve got some pretty […]
The Brokenhearted by Amelia Kahaney
Title: The Brokenhearted Author: Amelia Kahaney Release Date: October 8, 2013 Publisher: Harper Teen Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): YA Science Fiction, YA Fiction, Superheroes, Pseudo-Dystopian Future Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High (Get a very brief, spoiler-free review in the first paragraph) GoodReads | Amazon The Dark Knight meets Cinder in this gripping and cinematic story of heartbreak and revenge. […]
The Registry by Shannon Stoker
Title: The Registry Author: Shannon Stoker Release Date: June 11, 2013 Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): YA Fiction, YA Science Fiction (sorta), YA Romance (sorta), YA Dystopia, possibly New Adult Fiction, Dystopian Future, Arraigned Marriage Rating: ★★★☆☆ for the world building, ★★☆☆☆ for the execution Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon All right, so, this is the first […]
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