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December 10, 2019

2020 Dystopia Reading Challenge Sign-Up

Welcome to the 6th annual Dystopia Reading Challenge! 2020 is my third year hosting it and I'm so excited about it! I'll be hosting some giveaways and of course we are still going to earn our fun badges from years past!

If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask them in the comments!

THE GUIDELINES

This challenge will run from January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020.
You can join at anytime before December 1, 2020.
Books must be read and reviewed in 2020.
Audiobooks, re-reads, short stories, and crossovers are fine.
You don't have to be a book blogger to participate! You can track your progress on Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, Youtube, etc.
Sign up below with your post, shelf, etc. and leave a comment letting us know what your personal goal is.
Can be combined with other challenges! Cuz who doesn't like reading books that count for multiple challenges??
Link up your reviews on the bi-annual post we'll provide!
Use the hashtag #2020DystopiaReads to share your reviews and chat with others on Twitter (and Instagram if you use that as well) doing the challenge!

August 24, 2019

Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Red Rising (Red Rising #1)
Author: Pierce Brown
Publisher: Del Ray
Publication Date: January 28, 2014
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback/Own

"I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them."

"I live for you," I say sadly.

Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more."

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations.

Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.

But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.

July 01, 2019

2019 Dystopia Reading Challenge: July-December Link-Up

Welcome to the second half of the 2019 Dystopia Reading Challenge!! This will be the second of two bi-annual link-ups for your reviews! So this link-up will cover July, August, September, October, November & December! The link-up will always be easily accessible by hovering over Dystopia Reading Challenge tab and selecting Review Link-Up from the drop down menu. :)

HELPFUL LINKS:

LINK-UP GUIDELINES:

Link up your book reviews under "Review Link-up" as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, etc.
Make sure to use an email you check, because if you win the giveaway, I'll be using that email to contact you. Remember, each review you link up is an entry into the giveaway! :) Giveaway is open international as long as the Book Depository ships to you! :)
Try and stop by some other reviews! Lets create a sense of community and get to talking with each other! :)

JULY-DECEMBER REVIEW LINK-UP

January 01, 2019

2019 Dystopia Reading Challenge: January-June Link-Up

Welcome to the first half of the 2019 Dystopia Reading Challenge!! This will be the first of two bi-annual link-ups for your reviews! So this link-up will cover January, February, March, April, May & June! The link-up will always be easily accessible by hovering over Dystopia Reading Challenge tab and selecting Review Link-Up from the drop down menu. :)

HELPFUL LINKS:

LINK-UP GUIDELINES:

Link up your book reviews under "Review Link-up" as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, etc.
Make sure to use an email you check, because if you win the giveaway, I'll be using that email to contact you. Remember, each review you link up is an entry into the giveaway! :) Giveaway is open international as long as the Book Depository ships to you! :)
Try and stop by some other reviews! Lets create a sense of community and get to talking with each other! :)

JANUARY-JUNE REVIEW LINK-UP

December 07, 2018

2018 Dystopia Reading Challenge: December Link-Up

Welcome to the December Link-Up for the 2018 Challenge! Wow. It's the last month of the year! Sign-Ups for 2019's Challenge are up. I hope we all had a good reading year!

Each month you can link-up your reviews of dystopia challenge books. I hope it'll help you keep up with your goals! Linking up your dystopia challenge reviews also helps to let everyone see whats being read and to help others find new books! I know I read some of my favorite dystopia books based on seeing recommendations and reviews of them! You could possibly help someone find their new favorite book! :D

LINK-UP GUIDELINES

Link up your book reviews under "Review Link-up" as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, etc.
Although I won't make it mandatory, I'd love it if you would comment on other reviews posted in the link up! Its a great way to get everyone involved and talking!

December 06, 2018

2019 Dystopia Reading Challenge Sign-Up

Welcome to the 5th annual Dystopia Reading Challenge! 2019 is my second year hosting it and I'm so excited about it! I'll be hosting some giveaways, we'll be playing bingo, and of course we are still going to earn our fun badges from years past!

If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask them in the comments!

THE GUIDELINES

This challenge will run from January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018.
You can join at anytime before December 1, 2018.
Books must be read and reviewed in 2018.
Audiobooks, re-reads, short stories, and crossovers are fine.
You don't have to be a book blogger to participate! You can track your progress on Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, Youtube, etc.
Sign up below with your post, shelf, etc. and leave a comment letting us know what your personal goal is.
Can be combined with other challenges! Cuz who doesn't like reading books that count for multiple challenges??
Link up your reviews on the bi-annual post we'll provide!
Use the hashtag #2019DystopiaReads to share your bingo boards, reviews, and chat with others on Twitter (and Instagram if you use that as well) doing the challenge!

November 05, 2018

2018 Dystopia Reading Challenge: November Link-Up

Welcome to the November Link-Up for the 2018 Challenge! Can you guys believe it's almost the end of the year?!? As a reminder, I'll be posting each months Link-Up on the 5th and it will remain open until the 4th of the next month. Just to give people time to link up reviews they might have posted right at the end of the month, or maybe forgot to do earlier in the month. :)

Each month you can link-up your reviews of dystopia challenge books. I hope it'll help you keep up with your goals! Linking up your dystopia challenge reviews also helps to let everyone see whats being read and to help others find new books! I know I read some of my favorite dystopia books based on seeing recommendations and reviews of them! You could possibly help someone find their new favorite book! :D

LINK-UP GUIDELINES

Link up your book reviews under "Review Link-up" as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, etc.
Although I won't make it mandatory, I'd love it if you would comment on other reviews posted in the link up! Its a great way to get everyone involved and talking!

NOVEMBER LINK-UP

October 10, 2018

Review: Impostors by Scott Westerfeld

Impostors (Uglies #5)
Author: Scott Westerfeld
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication Date: September 11, 2018
Pages: 407
Format: Hardcover/Own

Frey and Rafi are inseparable . . . two edges of the same knife. But Frey's very existence is a secret.

Frey is Rafi’s twin sister?and her body double. Their powerful father has many enemies, and the world has grown dangerous as the old order falls apart. So while Rafi was raised to be the perfect daughter, Frey has been taught to kill. Her only purpose is to protect her sister, to sacrifice herself for Rafi if she must.

When her father sends Frey in Rafi’s place as collateral in a precarious deal, she becomes the perfect impostor?as poised and charming as her sister. But Col, the son of a rival leader, is getting close enough to spot the killer inside her. As the deal starts to crumble, Frey must decide if she can trust him with the truth . . . and if she can risk becoming her own person.

With Impostors, master storyteller Scott Westerfeld returns with a new series set in the world of his mega-bestselling Uglies! A world full of twist and turns, rebellion and intrigue, where any wrong step could be Frey’s last.

October 05, 2018

2018 Dystopia Reading Challenge: October Link-Up

Welcome to the October Link-Up for the 2018 Challenge! As a reminder, I'll be posting each months Link-Up on the 5th and it will remain open until the 4th of the next month. Just to give people time to link up reviews they might have posted right at the end of the month, or maybe forgot to do earlier in the month. :)

Each month you can link-up your reviews of dystopia challenge books. I hope it'll help you keep up with your goals! Linking up your dystopia challenge reviews also helps to let everyone see whats being read and to help others find new books! I know I read some of my favorite dystopia books based on seeing recommendations and reviews of them! You could possibly help someone find their new favorite book! :D

LINK-UP GUIDELINES

Link up your book reviews under "Review Link-up" as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, etc.
Although I won't make it mandatory, I'd love it if you would comment on other reviews posted in the link up! Its a great way to get everyone involved and talking!

OCTOBER LINK-UP

September 17, 2018

2018 Dystopia Reading Challenge: 3rd Quarter Update

Happy September! We're already 3/4 of the way through the year already!! Wow! I hope we're all having success with our reading goals!! If the challenge is new to you and you wanna sign up, please check out the Sign-Up Post! Your more than welcome to talk about any dystopian books you've read this year even if your just joining up! :) Feel free to link-up your update post or let me know in the comments how you're doing! :)

If you'd like to check out my previous updates, you can find them here:

Here's what I've read since the 2nd update in June!

September 08, 2018

2018 Dystopia Reading Challenge: September Link-Up

Welcome to the September Link-Up for the 2018 Challenge! As a reminder, I'll be posting each months Link-Up on the 5th and it will remain open until the 4th of the next month. Just to give people time to link up reviews they might have posted right at the end of the month, or maybe forgot to do earlier in the month. :)

Each month you can link-up your reviews of dystopia challenge books. I hope it'll help you keep up with your goals! Linking up your dystopia challenge reviews also helps to let everyone see whats being read and to help others find new books! I know I read some of my favorite dystopia books based on seeing recommendations and reviews of them! You could possibly help someone find their new favorite book! :D

LINK-UP GUIDELINES

Link up your book reviews under "Review Link-up" as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, etc.
Although I won't make it mandatory, I'd love it if you would comment on other reviews posted in the link up! Its a great way to get everyone involved and talking!

August 05, 2018

2018 Dystopia Reading Challenge: August Link-Up

Welcome to the August Link-Up for the 2018 Challenge! As a reminder, I'll be posting each months Link-Up on the 5th and it will remain open until the 4th of the next month. Just to give people time to link up reviews they might have posted right at the end of the month, or maybe forgot to do earlier in the month. :)

Each month you can link-up your reviews of dystopia challenge books. I hope it'll help you keep up with your goals! Linking up your dystopia challenge reviews also helps to let everyone see whats being read and to help others find new books! I know I read some of my favorite dystopia books based on seeing recommendations and reviews of them! You could possibly help someone find their new favorite book! :D

LINK-UP GUIDELINES

Link up your book reviews under "Review Link-up" as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, etc.
Although I won't make it mandatory, I'd love it if you would comment on other reviews posted in the link up! Its a great way to get everyone involved and talking!

July 31, 2018

Unknown Read-Along: Final Update

Woo! Getting this one up on time! Success! :D It's been a lot of fun rereading one of my favorite series!

Links:

July 27, 2018

Review: Pacifica by Kristen Simmons

Pacifica
Author: Kristen Simmons
Publisher: Tor Teen
Publication Date: March 6, 2018
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover/Own

Marin is corsario royalty, a pirate like her father and his father before him. Sailing the ocean to chase adventure is in her blood. But these days no one cares that the island town her people call home is named after her grandfather. They have a new leader, one who promises an end to their hunger – and one who thinks that girls are meant for the kitchen or the brothel. Marin knows she's meant for more than that, and with the sudden influx of weapons on the island, and rumors of a pending deal with the enemy oil nation in her wake, she knows a big score to gain the council's favor is the only way to save her people, and herself.

Ross lives a life of privilege. As the president's son he wants for nothing, but he longs for a life of adventure. On a dare, he convinces his best friend Adam to sneak out to the Docks, the site of local race riots between the poor Shorlings and the upper class. But when Adam is arrested along with the other Shorlings, and not even the president is willing to find him, Ross finds himself taking matters into his own hands. He journeys back into the Docks, ready to make deals with anyone, even a beautiful pirate, if it means Adam's safe return.

When Marin and Ross meet in dangerous Shoreling territory he sees a way to get his friend back and she sees her ticket home. The ransom a president’s son would command could feed her people for years and restore her family’s legacy. But somewhere in the middle of the ocean, Marin must decide if her heart can handle handing over the only person who has ever seen her as more than a pirate.

July 25, 2018

Review: Champion by Marie Lu

Champion (Legend #3)
Author: Marie Lu
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Publication Date: November 5, 2013
Pages: 369
Format: Hardcover/Own

He is a Legend.

She is a Prodigy.

Who will be Champion?

June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps-Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position.

But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them: just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything.

With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion.

*Spoilers in the last two paragraphs*

July 23, 2018

Unknown Read-Along: Update #2

I'm so sorry I got this up late again. I just totally space writing it up this weekend. But it's here now!

Links:

July 04, 2018

Review: War Storm by Victoria Aveyard

War Storm (Red Queen #4)
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Publisher: Harper Teen
Publication Date: May 15, 2018
Pages: 662
Format: Hardcover/Own

Victory comes at a price.

Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal’s betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart—and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her—Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all… starting with the crown on Maven’s head.

But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Cal’s powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means demolishing everything—and everyone—in his path.

War is coming, and all Mare has fought for hangs in the balance. Will victory be enough to topple the Silver kingdoms? Or will the little lightning girl be forever silenced?

In the epic conclusion to Victoria Aveyard’s stunning series, Mare must embrace her fate and summon all her power… for all will be tested, but not all will survive.

June 30, 2018

The Young Elites Read-Along: Final Update & Wrap-Up

The read-along for The Young Elites Trilogy by Marie Lu is hosted here @ Hope, Faith & Books!

The Schedule:

June 1st-10th: The Young Elites
June 11th-20th: The Rose Society
June 21st-30th: The Midnight Star

Other Links:

I finished The Midnight Star on the 27th. I feel torn honestly. While the book definitely wasn't bad, I feel like it wasn't the best ending in my opinion. I loved that it had a much faster pace and didn't drag things out. I just feel like the end took something away from the trilogy as a whole.

*Spoilers for The Midnight Star ahead*

June 29, 2018

Review: The Midnight Star by Marie Lu

The Midnight Star (The Young Elites #3)
Author: Marie Lu
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons BYR
Publication Date: October 11, 2016
Pages: 316
Format: Hardcover/Own

There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the darkness had a queen.

Adelina Amouteru is done suffering. She’s turned her back on those who have betrayed her and achieved the ultimate revenge: victory. Her reign as the White Wolf has been a triumphant one, but with each conquest her cruelty only grows. The darkness within her has begun to spiral out of control, threatening to destroy all she’s gained.

When a new danger appears, Adelina’s forced to revisit old wounds, putting not only herself at risk, but every Elite. In order to preserve her empire, Adelina and her Roses must join the Daggers on a perilous quest—though this uneasy alliance may prove to be the real danger.

*Spoilers if you haven't read the first two books, or the ending to this*

June 27, 2018

Review: King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard

King's Cage (Red Queen #3)
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Publisher: Harper Teen
Publication Date: February 7, 2017
Pages: 507
Format: Hardcover/Own

When the Lightning Girl’s spark is gone, who will light the way for the rebellion?

Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother’s web in an attempt to maintain control over his country—and his prisoner.

As Mare bears the weight of Silent Stone in the palace, her once-ragtag band of newbloods and Reds continue organizing, training, and expanding. They prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows. And Cal, the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare’s heart, will stop at nothing to bring her back.

When blood turns on blood, and ability on ability, there may be no one left to put out the fire—leaving Norta as Mare knows it to burn all the way down.