Rogue – Book 2 in The Vault series... About the Book: ‘There was no going back; there was no choice, anymore. I'd chosen out and this was it: hot-cold, dry-wet, bright-dark and lonely.’ Hayley has gone rogue. She's left everything she's ever known - her friends, her bees, her whole world - because her curiosity … Continue reading Book Review: Rogue by A.J. Betts
Dystopian Fiction
Book Review: Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson
Daughter of Bad Times... About the Book: A suspenseful, truthful and compelling novel from the critically acclaimed author of The Roving Party. Rin Braden is almost ready to give up on life after the heartbreaking death of her lover Yamaan and the everyday dread of working for her mother's corrupt private prison company. But through … Continue reading Book Review: Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson
New Release Book Review: The Second Cure by Margaret Morgan
The Second Cure… About the Book: Control the brain and you control the world. In a fractured nation, two women are left with a choice – risk all to bring humanity together or let it fall apart. A pandemic is racing through our world, changing people subtly but irrevocably. The first sign for some is … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Second Cure by Margaret Morgan
Bingo! Hive by A.J. Betts
It’s bingo Saturday once again – that rolled around fast! The square I’ve filled for this entry is: A book with a one word title I don't get an awful lot of these so I jumped on using Hive for this challenge. There are some serious issues underlying the story in Hive and … Continue reading Bingo! Hive by A.J. Betts
New Release Book Review: Hive by A.J. Betts
Hive... About the Book: All I can tell you is what I remember, in the words that I have. Hayley tends to her bees and follows the rules in the only world she has ever known. Until she witnesses the impossible: a drip from the ceiling. A drip? It doesn't make sense. Yet she hears it, … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Hive by A.J. Betts
New Release Book Review: The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch
The Book of Joan… About the Book: In the near future, world wars have transformed the earth into a battleground. Fleeing the unending violence and the planet’s now-radioactive surface, humans have regrouped to a mysterious platform known as CIEL, hovering over their erstwhile home. The changed world has turned evolution on its head: the surviving … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch
New Release Book Review: All the Galaxies by Philip Miller
All the Galaxies... Book Description: The Lovely Bones meets Margaret Atwood in this extraordinary, deeply moving, supernatural story of a young man's journey to find his mother, wrapped in a dystopian novel about an epic battle between good and evil that threatens to destroy a near future city. John Fallon is a disillusioned journalist … Continue reading New Release Book Review: All the Galaxies by Philip Miller
Book Review: Trelloran Seduction by Georgia Carter Mathers
Trelloran Seduction... Book Description: It begins on the 300th day of 2195 on Volen ... There is no such thing as an individual. All the humans think of themselves as units with predetermined roles, and they do not grow old with their lovers. The females are sacrificed when they turn thirty, leaving their male counterparts … Continue reading Book Review: Trelloran Seduction by Georgia Carter Mathers
A Review of The Handmaid’s Tale: The Novel and the TV Show Intertwined
I was prompted to read The Handmaid's Tale after watching the recent TV adaptation that has just become available in Australia via SBS. I hadn’t actually even heard of the novel before this year. It was never on my reading list while at high school and seeing as it was first published in … Continue reading A Review of The Handmaid’s Tale: The Novel and the TV Show Intertwined
