Recently, I’ve been feeling as if I’m too old to read teen fiction. It may have been because one of my friends scoffed at the fact that I was reading this novel, saying that I’m no longer a teen and shouldn’t be reading YA fiction. Well, to that I say, NO WAY! I love teen fiction and there have been…
Dystopia (Teen)
Raging Star by Moira Young
I finally finished the Dustlands series! This is the final book in the trilogy. To be honest, I was surprised that I didn’t have to wait at all to read this book; usually popular series will be on hold for weeks! Maybe I’m just late getting to it… Saba and her group of friends are in the fight for their…
The Death Cure
I finally got to read the last book in the trilogy!!!!! I literally finished it in 2 hours because I just HAD to find out how everything ended! Hopefully I don’t ruin anything in this review for those who haven’t read it yet! The book opens up with Thomas in isolation from everyone else because he apparently has the Flare…
The Scorch Trials
After reading The Maze Runner (and watching the terrible movie remake), it was agonizing to wait until I could get my hands on the sequel. I literally started it today and finished it in just a few hours – I was that riveted to it! The book takes off where the last one left off: the boys think they are…
The Maze Runner
I actually had the chance to reread the book AND watch the movie before my exams but I wasn’t able to write my review until now. Without further ado, here it is: This is a post-apocalypse novel that focuses on Thomas, a boy who finds himself in a place known as The Glade with a bunch of other boys. He…
Son by Lois Lowry
This is the last book in the series and all I’m going to say is: IT WAS AWESOME!!!! Claire is a Birthmother, ready to deliver the Product. But something goes wrong during the delivery and they give her some sleeping medication before cutting into her. When she regains consciousness, she finds that she has been assigned to Fisheries as she…
Messenger by Lois Lowry
I was really struggling to come up with a review for this book. It is the 3rd book in the Giver series and I didn’t want to give anything away. That’s always the difficult part with writing a review for individual books in the series: how do you write a review without giving away the prequel? Hopefully I’ve managed to…
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Since this sequel gives no hints at all, I have no problem writing about it and not giving a gap between this and the giver, its prequel. This story is also set in a dystopic future but this time, it takes place in a village. Kira lives here with her mother, Katrina, who is known for her sewing and dyeing…
The Giver by Lois Lowry
When I heard the movie was coming out, I immediately rushed to the library to reread this book so that I could compare the book to the movie. Reading the book reminded me of how much I loved it. This was probably the first book I read on a dystopian(ish) society and it made a strong impression on me. So…
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
I first saw this book when it was up for the White Pine fiction award, which is an award where students vote for the best book. I picked it up, read a couple pages, and immediately put it away. Now, that’s unusual of me but the reason I did so is because I absolutely cannot stand books that have grammatical…