Tag: dystopian
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Book Review: The Crier Stone
by Lyndsey Lewellen publisher’s synopsis Brave the Plex. Unleash the stone. Embrace your destiny. Freshly freed from an earth-dwelling monster, Juniper Conway is stuck with a promise she never intended to make. But if rescuing Plex City from a deadly nano drug is what she vowed, it’s what she’ll do. Miles of wasteland stretch between…
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Book Review: Mortal Engines
by Philip Reeve publisher’s synopsis Emerging from its hiding place in the hills, the great Traction City of London chases one terrified little town across the wastelands. If it cannot overpower smaller, slower prey, the city will come to a standstill and risk being taken over by another. In the attack, Tom Natsworthy, Apprentice Historian…
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Book Review: The Nightmare Virus
by Nadine Brandes publisher’s synopsis Some viruses go after the body. But the Nightmare Virus goes after the mind. When dream technology goes wrong, a virus spreads across the globe, trapping people in a universal dreamscape. They call it the Nightmare Virus.Cain Cross is determined to find a cure . . . if he can…
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Book Review: A Time to Rise
by Nadine Brandes publisher’s synopsis What more can you sacrifice than your life? Parvin Blackwater is dead. At least…that’s what the Council—and the world—thinks. But her sacrifice tore down part of the Wall long enough to stir up hope and rebellion in the people. Now she will rise again. Strong, free, and fearless. Parvin and…
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Book Review: A Time to Speak
by Nadine Brandes publisher’s synopsis What happens when you live longer than you wanted to? Parvin Blackwater wanted to die, but now she’s being called to be a leader. The only problem is, no one wants to follow. The Council is using Jude’s Clock-matching invention to force “new-and-improved” Clocks on the public. Those who can’t…
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Book Review: A Time to Die
by Nadine Brandes publisher’s synopsis How would you live if you knew the day you’d die? Three hundred sixty-four days, seven hours, and sixteen—no, fifteen—seconds left to live. Like everyone else on the east side of the Wall, Parvin Blackwater has a clock counting down the days until her death. At only seventeen, she has only…
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Book Review: Chromatic
by Ashley Bustamante publisher’s synopsis Light is Found in Every Hue Magus is dying from the inside out, and only the destruction of the barrier can save it. Even color magic can’t defend against earthquakes, strange weather patterns, and erratic wildlife behavior. After discovering hundreds of captive Yellow magic-users, Ava and Elm fight to set…
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Book Review: The Chaos Grid
by Lyndsey Lewellen publisher’s synopsis Cross the grid. Survive the storms. Let your destiny burn. When mankind’s attempts to control nature backfire, Texas descends into a wasteland. Storms rage and ravenous beasts roam the Outer Grid. The only safe havens rest inside the tech-obsessed domed cities. But when her parents are murdered inside the Plex…
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Book Review: Wither and Bloom
publisher’s synopsis LOVE IS A CHOICE A diverse collection of flash fiction, short stories, and poetry, Wither and Bloom explores the choice to love through trials and storms in all seasons of life—from new loves, lives built together, and long-lasting romances, to platonic love between family, friends, and strangers. Within these pages, you’ll be swept…
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Book Review: The Looking-Glass Illusion
by Sara Ella publisher’s synopsis Step through the looking glass. Slay the Jabberwock. Seek the King. Alice is not prepared to face what awaits beyond the Tulgey Wood. When she and the rest of Team Heart enter the fourth and final Wonderland Trial, it’s up to her to lead them to victory. But this Trial…
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