Review: After The Snow

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.After The Snow by S.D. Crockett Series: Stand Alone Published by Feiwel & Friends on March 27, 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Fifteen-year-old Willo was out hunting when the trucks came and took his family away. Left alone in the snow, Willo becomes determined to find and rescue his family, and he knows just who to talk with to learn where they are. He plans to head across the mountains and make Farmer Geraint tell him where his family has gone. But on the way across the mountain, he finds Mary, a...

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Review: A Million Suns

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.A Million Suns by Beth Revis Series: Across The Universe # 2 Published by Razorbill on January 10, 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Godspeed was once fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos. It’s been three months. In that time, Amy has learned to hide who she is. Elder is trying to be the leader he’s always wanted to be. But as the ship gets more and more out of control, only one thing is certain: They have to get off the ship."   Okay, I admit. I was a bit skeptical picking up this...

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Review: Article 5

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Article 5 by Kristen Simmons Series: Article 5 # 1 Published by Tor Teen on January 31, 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes. There are no more police—instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior—instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. People who get arrested usually don't come back. Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to...

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Review: Dark Inside

Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on November 1, 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Since mankind began, civilizations have always fallen: the Romans, the Greeks, the Aztecs…Now it’s our turn. Huge earthquakes rock the world. Cities are destroyed. But something even more awful is happening. An ancient evil has been unleashed, turning everday people into hunters, killers, crazies. Mason's mother is dying after a terrible car accident. As he endures a last vigil at her hospital bed, his school is bombed and razed to the ground, and everyone he knows is killed. Aries survives an earthquake aftershock on a bus, and thinks the worst is over...

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Review: All These Things I’ve Done

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin Series: Birthright # 1 Published by Straus and Giroux (BYR) on September 6, 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to school, taking care of her siblings and her dying...

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