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September 30, 2017October 7, 2017

Ending Fear by Deanna Fugett

Our Score

Ending Fear by Deanna Fugett is a well-written dystopian\science fiction novel for middle grade set in a world of “haves” and “have nots.” It was recently published by Love2ReadLove2Write Publishing (L2L2) on September 23.

SYNOPSIS (from Amazon)

Fourteen-year-old Fear learns she was a parachute baby, dumped over the edge of the Gliding Lands as an infant.

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July 13, 2017October 7, 2017

The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron

Our Score

The Forgetting is the first in a dystopian series. Fans and readers of Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha Trilogy or Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes will enjoy this book. Recommended.

Synopsis

What isn’t written, isn’t remembered. Even your crimes.

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July 12, 2017October 7, 2017

Secondborn by Amy A. Bartol

Our Score

Secondborn is the first in a YA dystopian series that was offered as a Kindle First Read for July 2017. Fans and readers of Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen series will enjoy this book. May not be appropriate for younger YA due to sexual content (see Cons).

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March 30, 2017March 30, 2017

King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard

Our Score

King’s Cage is the third installment of the bestselling Red Queen series. Fans and readers of Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha Trilogy or Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes will enjoy this book. Recommended with reservations. May not be appropriate for younger YA due to sexual content (see Cons).

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December 19, 2016December 24, 2016

Jupiter Winds by C. J. Darlington

Scriblerians Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction Reviews

Our Score

Jupiter Winds by C. J. Darlington is a Young Adult book that is suited to grades 6 and up. The story is a mixture of science fiction and dystopian.

Grey and her younger sister, Rin, are surviving in the absence of their parents in a very hostile location on Earth.… Read the rest