

Review of All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
Nonie is the young protagonist of this stark climate-change dystopian future, in which her small community fights to survive and to...
Jan 30


Review of Hum by Helen Phillips
The dystopian future of Hum is haunting in its familiar elements, its plausible, terrible climate-change effects, the extreme reliance on...
Jan 7


Review of Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang
In the dystopian food desert of the future, a desperate chef is enlisted to create elaborate dishes for the wealthiest elite on a lush...
Jan 3, 2024


Review of The Power by Naomi Alderman
ICYMI: In Naomi Alderman's novel The Power, teenage girls develop unimaginable powers, including the ability to inflict harm. This resets...
Dec 14, 2023


Review of The Future by Naomi Alderman
Alderman offers a dive into a future world that's crumbling due to greed, disregard for the environment, a loss of human connection, and...
Nov 30, 2023


Review of World Running Down by Al Hess
Hess's dystopian Utah relies on AI, robots, and the growing, stark split between the haves and have-nots. Trans salvager Val is just...
Sep 13, 2023


Six More Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels
After the World Falls Apart I have a fascination with postapocalyptic and dystopian books, and I think it's for the same reason I'm...
Sep 23, 2022


Review of Steelstriker (Skyhunter #2) by Marie Lu
With intriguing questions about loyalties and motivations, gutsy skirmishes, deep friendships, familial duty, and a smoldering romance...
May 10, 2022


Review of Legend (Legend #1) by Marie Lu
In Marie Lu's young adult dystopian series starter Legend, the Republic and Colonies war with each other, a plague separates the haves...
Mar 10, 2022


Review of Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long
I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction novel about tough young Sena, her skittish fighting wolf Iska, and their...
Jan 25, 2022


Six Book Recommendations from Smarty Librarians
Finding Your Next Great Read Although my to-read list is interminably long, having an endless TBR list brings me cozy, safe feelings, so...
Jan 14, 2022


Review of Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter
I wished that the book had more fully explored the cycle of prediction and realization that lies at the heart of its premise. In the...
Mar 16, 2021