Category: Dystopia
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Review: DOCILE by K.M. Szpara
Thank you so much Tor Books for my free copy. Description: There is no consent under capitalism. To be a Docile is to be kept, body and soul, for the uses of the owner of your contract. To be a Docile is to forget, to disappear, to hide inside your body from the horrors of…
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Review: SUICIDE CLUB by Rachel Heng
Many thanks to Henry Holt for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. “Lea studied the lines of his face. In them she saw again every expression he had ever made–every smile and frown and sigh–saw how they jostled for room on the canvas of his skin, how they’d etched their fleeting…
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Blog Tour Review: VOX by Christina Dalcher
Thank you so much Berkley Publishing for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: On the day the government decrees that women are no longer allowed more than one hundred words per day, Dr. Jean McClellan is in denial. This can’t happen here. Not in America. Not to her. Soon women…
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Review: THE RENDING AND THE NEST by Kaethe Schwehn
Thank you so much to Bloomsbury Publishing for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: When 95 percent of the earth’s population disappears for no apparent reason, Mira does what she can to create some semblance of a life: She cobbles together a haphazard community named Zion, scavenges the Piles…
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Review: AN OCEAN OF MINUTES by Thea Lim
Thank you so very much to Touchstone Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Description: America is in the grip of a deadly flu pandemic. When Frank catches the virus, his girlfriend Polly will do whatever it takes to save him, even if it means risking everything. She agrees to…
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Review: BLACKFISH CITY by Sam J. Miller
Thank you so much to Ecco Books for providing my copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: After the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic Circle, a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering, complete with geothermal heating and sustainable energy. The city’s denizens have become accustomed to a roughshod…
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Book Mail: BLACKFISH CITY by Sam J. Miller
Thank you so much Ecco Books for sending me this super cool free copy!! I am so intrigued and cannot wait to read it! SYNOPSIS: After the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic Circle, a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering, complete with geothermal heating and sustainable energy. The city’s denizens…
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Book Mail: THE FEED by Nick Clark Windo
This look so good! Thank you so much William Morrow for sending this copy my way! I cannot wait to read it! SYNOPSIS: “Think The Road intricately wrapped around Station Eleven with a dash of Oryx and Crake…Windo pushes all the right buttons in this post-apocalyptic mashup.” — Kirkus Set in a post-apocalyptic world as unique and vividly imagined as those…
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Book Mail: THE RENDING AND THE NEST by Kaethe Schwehn
BIG thank you to Bloomsbury Publishing for sending me this lovely free copy! I love dystopia so I am very intrigued! SYNOPSIS: A chilling yet redemptive post-apocalyptic debut that examines community, motherhood, faith, and the importance of telling one’s own story. When 95 percent of the earth’s population disappears for no apparent reason, Mira does…
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Epic Book Mail: NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT by Lillian Li, THE COMEDOWN by Rebekah Frumkin, SUICIDE CLUB by Rachel Heng
Thank you so much Henry Holt for sending me these gorgeous free copies! They are all so different and all sound amazing! I will leave the synopses below. NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT by Lillian Li: he Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations; it…