Category Archives: Dystopian

Review: The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Liz (AKA Cat)

David Arnold is back with another mind bend of a read in The Electric Kingdom. It’s a novel that merges speculative fiction with dystopian writing, and will leave you thinking for days to come. Continue reading →

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Blog Tour & Review: The Rage Room by Lisa de Nikolits

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Lisa de Nikolits’ newest novel, The Rage Room, is an impassioned feminist and dystopian fiction, one that is alarming familiar in tone to that of 1984. Continue reading →

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Review: Bullet Catcher: The Complete Season 1

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Bullet Catcher is a unique series, a blend of coming of age, fantasy western, and family drama. It’s perfect for fans of The Gunslinger (Dark Tower) and True Grit, but it comes with a few twists of it’s own. The first two seasons are currently available on Serial Box, with the third on the way. My review is only for the first season of the series (though I do plan on diving into the second season asap). Continue reading →

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Review: Shatter City by Scott Westerfeld

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Shatter City is the second novel in Scott Westerfeld’s latest series, The Imposters. Set after the events during The Uglies, this is a series sure to draw in all of his old fans once again. Continue reading →

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Review: Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Last Ones Left Alive is Sarah Davis-Goff’s debut novel, and it’s an intense read from cover to cover. It’s a dystopian novel, set in a world where a disease has run through and taken out most of humanity. Continue reading →

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Review: Severance by Ling Ma

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Severance is the debut novel of Ling Ma, and it is perhaps the quirkiest apocalyptic novel I have ever read. It is one part doomsday and one part satire. And the end result is something totally original. Continue reading →

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Review: Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Mercenary librarians surviving in a post-apocalyptic world? Sign me up! Deal with the Devil is the first in a new series, the Mercenary Librarians, by creative team Kit Rocha. So if you’re looking for a novel full of violence librarians, look no further. Continue reading →

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Review: A Single Light by Tosca Lee

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

A Single Light is the second novel in Tosca Lee’s The Line Between series. A Single Light is a dystopian thriller, and it’s as chilling and memorable as you might expect. This is where Tosca Lee excels in writing. And here’s hoping we’ll see more of it. Continue reading →

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Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the latest novel to come from Suzanne Collins. It’s also a prequel novel for the Hunger Games – her hit series. The odds are in your favor for having already heard a lot of news about it. Continue reading →

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Review: Where There’s Hope by Frank Tayell

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Where There’s Hope is the fifteenth novel in the Surviving the Outbreak series by Frank Tayell, and honestly, it’s almost shocking to realize how long the series has been going on for. I’d happily take another dozen novels in this series, given the chance. Continue reading →

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