B- Reviewsdystopian / Harper-Teen / post-apocalyptic / survival / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
Dear Ms. McGinnis, A few months ago I mentioned a personal need to take a break from the YA dystopia subgenre. The books weren’t working for me, and I was growing increasingly frustrated. Then I heard the premise for your debut novel: a world in which fresh water became a ... more >
B Reviewsabuse / Control / Erotic-Romance / post-apocalyptic3 Comments
Dear Kit Rocha: This is the third book in the Beyond books which are a series of erotic romances set in a post apoclyptic world. Outside of a gated and tightly regulated moralistic community are sectors were gangs run the show. If your gang has a good king, you can ... more >
C+ Reviews / Featuredaliens / Penguin / post-apocalyptic / Science Fiction / Young-Adult5 Comments
Dear Mr. Yancey, I already can hear readers groaning. “Oh no, not another post-apocalyptic novel!” Believe me, I sympathize. Thanks to The Hunger Games, post-apocalyptic and dystopian novels have flooded the young adult genre. But despite this, The 5th Wave caught my eye because while it is a post-apocalyptic novel, ... more >
C+ Reviewspost-apocalyptic / Science Fiction / Young-Adult3 Comments
Dear Ms. McQuein, Like many other readers of YA novels, I’ve grown somewhat weary of the paranormal and urban fantasy titles in the genre. I want a change and have been trying to find more thrillers and science fiction titles to inject some enthusiasm in my reading blues. That your ... more >
C+ Reviewspost-apocalyptic / zombies12 Comments
Dear Ms. Godwin: This is a compelling but flawed post apocalypse/science fiction/suspense genre bender with a host of multicultural characters. Unfortunately one race is singled out as the villains which made the entire story sit uncomfortably around my shoulders. Eve was the mother of two and married to a gun ... more >
C+ Reviewspost-apocalyptic / zombiesComments Off on REVIEW: After the End by Bonnie Dee
Dear Ms. Dee: This was a book recommended to me after I expressed interest in post apocalyptic books, an interest stoked by the writing of Kylie Scott. “After the End” is a more plot driven, cinematic book and because of that, not as engaging. However, for those who like fast ... more >