Reviews by Tag: dystopia

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The Death Cure by James Dashner

The Death Cure

By James Dashner
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Mininja5896
May 17, 2024

In the Headquarters of WICKED, a team full of teenagers has been put to the ultimate test, completing one impossible task to another. Thomas has lost everything, his memories, friends, and even his own identity are gone. As the final tests come to completion by a team of scientists and other people, Thomas wants answers to everything he had to go through. His rebellious nature finally wins and he escapes the complex only to see a whole new world. Will Thomas ever be free from the chains of his past?

Teen Review
Shatter Me book cover

Shatter Me

By Tahereh Mafi
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Likhita
May 3, 2024

The book Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi is a young adult dystopian novel which follows Juliette, a girl whose touch can kill. She’s locked away in prison and is suddenly needed by the Reestablishment who fear war. She doesn’t know how to control her power, or her curse, which is what she thinks. She doesn’t know who to trust either. Now Juliet must make her own choices, and make sure she makes the right ones.

Teen Review
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes book cover

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

By Suzanne Collins
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Apr 12, 2024

The once wealthy Snow family has fallen on hard times but Coriolanus Snow is set on changing that by mentoring a winning tribute for the tenth annual Hunger Games. The problem is he gets paired with the female tribute from District Twelve, which puts the odds against him. His only shot at fame and fortune is to win over the public and train his tribute to survive the games. This proves difficult when he faces complicated feelings for his tribute and has to decide between what’s right and his survival. 

Teen Review
The Hunger Games book cover

The Hunger Games

By Suzanne Collins
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Apr 12, 2024

After her sister is chosen to compete in the annual Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her place. The Hunger Games consist of two teenagers, from each of the twelve districts of Panem, entering the games where they fight to the death until there is one survivor, who becomes the victor. 

Teen Review
The Toll book cover

The Toll

By Neal Shusterman
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 22, 2024

The Toll is a young-adult dystopian novel. It is the final book in the Arc of a Scythe trilogy. Set three years after Citra and Rowan’s disappearance, Goddard has taken over the Sycthedom and the Thunderhead has cut itself off from humanity, only communicating with Grayson Tolliver. 

Teen Review
Scythe book cover

Scythe

By Neal Shusterman
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 22, 2024

Scythe is a young-adult dystopian novel written by Neal Shusterman. It is the first book in a trilogy. The novel is set in a futuristic society in which natural death and disease have been eliminated, resulting in the only way to die is to be killed by Scythes, members of a selective group tasked to keep the world’s population from growing too high. The novel follows Citra and Rowan, two teenagers chosen as apprentices to a Scythe. They must learn the art of taking lives in order to keep their own. 

Teen Review
Thunderhead book cover

Thunderhead

By Neal Shusterman
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 22, 2024

Thunderhead is a young-adult dystopian novel. It is the second book in the Arc of a Scythe trilogy by Neal Shusterman. After Citra’s victory at the end of the first novel, she is now a junior scythe under Scythe Curie. Now faced with the corruption infiltrating the scythedom, Citra is forced to take desperate measures to fight against the dangers in the system. Meanwhile, Rowan is dealing with the corruption in his own way, putting dishonorable scythes through his own trials.

Teen Review
Divergent

Divergent

By Veronica Roth
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Victoria O.
Mar 18, 2024

Divergent is a fantasy book by Veronica Roth. In the book, the city is divided into five factions, each based on a different talent: Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. Beatrice Prior must choose which faction she will belong to for the rest of her life. However, during the aptitude test, she is revealed to be "Divergent," meaning she has an aptitude for multiple factions.

Teen Review
Allegiant book cover

Allegiant

By Veronica Roth
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Mia M.
Mar 1, 2024

Allegiant is a great book that follows Tris through the dystopian world she lives in. The violence and unrest that surrounds her changes her view on everything. As she learns new things, she has to lean heavily on those she can trust. When she learns about the past that she was never taught, her world spirals. Leaders are letting their citizens die, some humans are considered below others, and Tris falls into a position to cause change.

Teen Review
Brave New World

Brave New World

By Aldous Huxley
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Feb 23, 2024

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, is set in a utopian society where humans are bred to belong to different classes. The highest class is Alphas, which are bred to be the most intelligent and good-looking members of society, while lowly Epsilons are made for labor. Life in this society is only about pleasure without any deeper meaning. Soma is used to keep those in this society happy and passive.

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