Conflicting, thy name is Monsters of Verity. In This Savage Song and Our Dark Duet by V. E. Schwab, a cataclysmic event called the Phenomenon altered the world as we know it. Now, human populations cluster in cities, with only a few scraping by in the wastes between. In the city of Verity, monsters of …
Tag: dystopia
Book Review | What Comes After (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of What Comes After by Katie Bayerl. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In What Comes After by Katie Bayerl, Mari is a driven sixteen-year-old, determined to make it through high school …
Book Review | Automatic Noodle (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Automatic Noodle, it’s 2064, and a group of robots come online to find the restaurant where they’ve been working …
Book Review | Sing Me to Sleep (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton, Saoirse is a siren, a creature that is forbidden …
Book Review | Arch-Conspirator (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Arch-Conspirator, Veronica Roth retells the story of Antigone, now set in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic city that’s filled with the last …