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Hunger Games Series Non-Review Review-ish Thoughts

by on 10. Mar, 2011 in book review, Dystopian/post-Apocalyptic, young adult fiction

If you haven’t read the books, you may not want to read this rambling mess of thoughts. It’s a tad spoilery. I’d debated piping up here to say what I thought about The Hunger Games. The book’s wildly popular and it’s been out for a while, long enough that it’s been talked about to death [...]

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Cover Spotlight: Darkly Reading YA

by on 27. Aug, 2010 in cover spotlight, Dystopian/post-Apocalyptic, fantasy fiction, young adult fiction

All books shown here were found via Amazon.com. As usual, the covers themselves may not be final. Blurbs, unless otherwise stated, were found at Amazon.com. Get a load of this one – polygamous marriage makes an appearance in young adult fantasy! Sounds interesting, especially since it seems as if the heroine decides to take matters [...]

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Mockingjay Giveaway

by on 23. Aug, 2010 in contests, Dystopian/post-Apocalyptic, young adult fiction

This must be the hottest and most anticipated book release in a while, let alone this week – and I’ve yet to read the first book in the series! Hunger Games is finally in my TBR pile, at least.  Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins releases tomorrow (August 24, 2010) in the U.S. and we’ve seen a [...]

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REVIEW: Uglies

by on 06. Aug, 2010 in book review, Dystopian/post-Apocalyptic, science fiction, young adult fiction

Scott Westerfeld Uglies Simon Pulse ISBN-10: 0689865384 ISBN-13: 978-0689865381 Young adult dystopia February 8, 2005 From Goodreads: Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can’t wait. Not for her license—for turning pretty. In Tally’s world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and [...]

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ARC REVIEW: Inside Out

by on 26. Mar, 2010 in book review, Dystopian/post-Apocalyptic, science fiction, young adult fiction

Maria v. Snyder Inside Out Harlequin Teen ISBN-10: 037321006X ISBN-13: 978-0373210060 Young adult science fiction April 1, 2010 Keep Your Head Down. Don’t Get Noticed. Or Else. I’m Trella. I’m a scrub. One of thousands who work in the lower levels, keeping Inside clean for the Uppers. I do my job and try to avoid [...]

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