Dystopian
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Book Review | The Last Murder at the End of the World
Title: The Last Murder at the End of the World Author: Stuart Turton Published: 28th March 2024 Publisher: Bloomsbury Genre: Fiction, Thriller, Dystopian Rating: 3/5 stars Solve the murder to save what’s left of the world. Outside the island there is nothing: the world destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island: it is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they’re told by the scientists. Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to…
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Blog Tour | Feast of Ashes
Hello and welcome to my stop on the Feast of Ashes blog tour hosted by The Write Reads and Neem Tree Press. Read on to hear my thoughts! Title: Feast of Ashes Author: Victoria Williamson Published: 5th October 2023 Publisher: Neem Tree Press Genre: YA, Dystopian The Earth’s ecosystems have collapsed and only ashes remain. Is one girl’s courage enough to keep hope alive in the wastelands? It’s the year 2123, and sixteen-year-old Adina has just accidentally killed fourteen thousand seven hundred and fifty-six people. Raised in the eco-bubble of Eden Five, Adina has always believed that the Amonston Corporation’s giant greenhouse would keep her safe forever. But when her…
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Blog Tour | The Exiled
Hello, thank you for checking out my stop on The Exiled Blog Tour, hosted by The Write Reads and Penguin UK. This is the sequel to The Stranded, read my review of the first novel here https://www.acascadeofbooks.com/2023/07/blog-tour-the-stranded/ Title: The Exiled Author: Sarah Daniels Published: 20th July 2023 Publisher: Penguin UK Genre: YA, Dystopian Rating: 3/5 Huge thank you to The Write Reads and Penguin UK for having me on The Exiled Blog Tour, and for sending me reading copies of both this book and The Stranded. This is the sequel to The Stranded, and the novel begins after some time has passed since the events at the end of the…
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Post-Apocalyptic Book Recommendations
Hello, I thought it might be fun to share some recommendations of my favourite post-apocalyptic reads! Despite having just lived through a pandemic, I do love a book set after some sort of whole-world event. Vampires, zombies, natural disasters, reading is a form of escapism for me, and these books are always a good way to escape. If a little stressful! Please enjoy my list of post-apocalyptic book recommendations. My first recommendation is Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. This is one of my favourite books ever, and it is definitely my top recommendation! This is a brilliant page turning dystopian filled with such amazing and well-crafted characters. The…
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Book Review | The Outrage
Title: The Outrage Author: William Hussey Published: 13th May 2021 Publisher: Usborne Genre: YA, Dystopian, Contemporary Rating: 5/5 stars “You know, when you live in a time of progress, it seems that progress is the only possible way. The idea that everything we’d gained, all of those hard-won rights, could be taken away from us, and that open minds could be closed again? But then the Outrage happened.” Welcome to England, where the Protectorate enforces the Public Good. Here, there are rules for everything – what to eat, what to wear, what to do, what to say, what to read, what to think, who to obey, who to hate, who…