Category Archives: Dystopian

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May 8, 2012
by Patricia
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Review: Matched by Ally Condie

Cas­sia has always trusted the Soci­ety to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Match­ing cer­e­mony, Cas­sia knows with com­plete cer­tainty that he is her ideal mate... until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.

The Soci­ety tells her it's a glitch, a rare mal­func­tion, and that she should focus on the happy life she's des­tined to lead with Xan­der. But Cas­sia can't stop think­ing about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cas­sia begins to doubt the Society's infal­li­bil­ity and is faced with an impos­si­ble choice: between Xan­der and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to fol­low. Con­tinue read­ing →

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January 23, 2012
by Patricia
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Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth (And sort of a Giveaway.. Reminder)

In Beat­rice Prior's dystopian Chicago, soci­ety is divided into five fac­tions, each ded­i­cated to the cul­ti­va­tion of a par­tic­u­lar virtue—Candor (the hon­est), Abne­ga­tion (the self­less), Daunt­less (the brave), Amity (the peace­ful), and Eru­dite (the intel­li­gent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the fac­tion to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beat­rice, the deci­sion is between stay­ing with her fam­ily and being who she really is — she can't have both. So she makes a choice that sur­prises every­one, includ­ing herself.

Dur­ing the highly com­pet­i­tive ini­ti­a­tion that fol­lows, Beat­rice renames her­self Tris and strug­gles to deter­mine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a some­times fas­ci­nat­ing, some­times infu­ri­at­ing boy fits into the life she's cho­sen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hid­den from every­one because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she dis­cov­ers a grow­ing con­flict that threat­ens to unravel her seem­ingly per­fect soci­ety, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves… or it might destroy her.

Debut author Veron­ica Roth bursts onto the lit­er­ary scene with the first book in the Diver­gent series—dystopian thrillers filled with elec­tri­fy­ing deci­sions, heart­break­ing betray­als, stun­ning con­se­quences, and unex­pected romance. Con­tinue read­ing →

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July 15, 2011
by Patricia
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Review: Geisterflut by Stacia Kane

I am going to write a review in Eng­lish later. Geis­ter­flut by Sta­cia Kane Broschiert: 399 Seiten Ver­lag: Lyx (11. Feb­ruar 2011) ISBN-10: 3802583566 · ISBN-13: 978–3802583568 Ama­zon (EUR 9,95) // Leseprobe hier Klap­pen­text In einer Welt, in der die Geis­ter der Toten aufer­ste­hen und die Leben­den ver­fol­gen, sind Geis­ter­jäger sehr gefragt. Chess … Con­tinue read­ing →

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June 11, 2011
by Patricia
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Review: Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

Plagued by a war between magic and tech­nol­ogy, Atlanta has never been so deadly. Good thing Kate Daniels is on the job.
Kate Daniels may have quit the Order of Mer­ci­ful Aid, but she’s still knee-deep in para­nor­mal prob­lems. Or she would be if she could get some­one to hire her. Start­ing her own busi­ness has been more chal­leng­ing than she thought it would be—now that the Order is dis­parag­ing her good name, and many poten­tial clients are afraid of get­ting on the bad side of the Beast Lord, who just hap­pens to be Kate’s mate.
So when Atlanta’s pre­mier Mas­ter of the Dead calls to ask for help with a vam­pire on the loose, Kate leaps at the chance of some pay­ing work. Turns out this is not an iso­lated inci­dent, and Kate needs to get to the bot­tom of it—fast, or the city and every­one dear to her might pay the ulti­mate price . . Con­tinue read­ing →

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June 11, 2011
by Patricia
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Review: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews Genre: Urban Fan­tasy, slightly Dystopian; Para­nor­mal Romance Series: Kate Daniels #4 Excerpt: Pro­logue and first chap­ter Source: Bor­rowed Will buy the edi­tion from Gol­lancz Rat­ing: Paper­back: 384 pages Pub­lisher: Ace (March 25th2010) ISBN-10: 0441018521 ISBN-13: 978–0441018529 ASIN: B003NX7NHO Ama­zon (EUR 5,40) | Magis­ches Blut auf … Con­tinue read­ing →

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June 8, 2011
by Patricia
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Review: Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews

Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews Genre: Urban Fan­tasy, slightly Dystopian & Para­nor­mal Romance Series: Kate Daniels #3 Excerpt: Yes Source: Bor­rowed Bought Rat­ing: or more Paper­back: 310 Seiten Pub­lisher: Ace (March 31st 2009) ISBN-10: 9780441017027 ISBN-13: 978–0441017027 ASIN: 0441017029 Ama­zon (EUR 5,50) | Duell der Schat­ten auf Ama­zon (EUR 12,95) The Blurb … Con­tinue read­ing →

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June 7, 2011
by Patricia
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Review: Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews

Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews Genre: Urban Fan­tasy, slightly Para­nor­mal Romance & Dystopian Series: Kate Daniels #2 Excerpt: Yes Source: Bor­rowed Bought Rat­ing: Paper­back: 272 pages Pub­lisher: Ace (April 1st, 2008) ISBN-10: 9780441015832 ISBN-13: 978–0441015832 ASIN: 0441015832 Ama­zon (EUR 5,30) | Die dun­kle Flut auf Ama­zon (EUR 12,95) The Blurb: … Con­tinue read­ing →