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Karlaalyy (10 KP) rated The Selection in Books

Jul 14, 2018  
The Selection
The Selection
Kiera Cass | 2012 | Children
8
7.9 (48 Ratings)
Book Rating
Character development (2 more)
Romance
Not your average heroine
Setting wasn’t very descriptive (0 more)
Dystopian fantasy
Contains spoilers, click to show
The story follows America, an unlikely heroine, in a futuristic USA where presidency has been overthrown and monarchy rules. In order to stop riots and rebellions across the country the monarchy organises a selection of women from different social classes (ordered by number) to compete to marry the crown prince. America is a singer, a woman of a lower class above only manual labourers, slaves and the homeless. Her large heart, rebellious spirit and social class endear her to both the prince and the people however the king sees her as a threat and will do everything in his power to get rid of her.
  
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AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale in Books

Oct 18, 2019  
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood | 1998 | Essays
7
8.3 (112 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Republic of Gilead allows Offred to serve for only one purpose, and that is to breed. If this does not happen she runs the risk of being hanged, or being sent away to die slowly and painfully of radiation sickness.

This tale of a dystopian future, where many practices such as reading are illegal, and the struggle to create new life, brings in a class structure that rivals history was beautifully written. Atwoods use of language and descriptive imagery allows for you to immerse yourself in how it would feel for Offred.

I’m not normally a reader of these type of stories (hence the lower rating) but I enjoyed this and would certainly be reading the next instalment.
  
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Danielle Chaplin (81 KP) rated The Hunger Games in Books

Jul 30, 2019  
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins | 2014 | Young Adult (YA)
9
8.5 (277 Ratings)
Book Rating
Incredible book
This was the first proper dystopian teen book I had read (well before the film's) and I really enjoyed the complexity and reality the author gave to the story, how the mother struggled with her husband's death and what this meant to a family living in such a cut throat world. I loved how you could see why she was doing what she did, that she never planned to get out alive when she saw who was going in with her and how she wasn't the 'darling' of the book nor a 'princess' to be looked after.

The ending of the series was a let down but this book is great to get your teeth into
  
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Seer ( Saving Setora 4) in Books

Dec 18, 2023  
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Seer ( Saving Setora 4)
Raven Dark, Petra J. Knox | 2023
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
201 of 235
Kindle
Seer ( Saving Setora 4)
By Raven Dark and Petra J. Knox
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It was meant to be a simple trip to take care of business. But by the time we get home, none of us will ever be the same.

Honestly this series really frustrates the hell out of me. Everything screams to not like it that I should hate reading about women being enslaved to men in a dystopian future but I can’t help but be totally hooked! And this ending I felt like screaming for Setora!!! I’ve had that many moments that I’ve eye rolled to these men I’m shocked my eyes arnt backwards.
  
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Emma (519 KP) rated Vox in Books

Jul 6, 2023  
Vox
Vox
Christina Dalcher | 2018 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
10
8.8 (13 Ratings)
Book Rating
The dystopian setting (1 more)
Character development
I loved this book, from the very start the storyline gripped me. I thought Jean was a very well written character, relatable and likeable. And following the story from her POV made it feel more real.
It's quite worrying that something like this scenario isnt impossible to imagine happening. A lot of women already struggle to get their voices heard, and there are plenty of extremists out there continuously cooking things up. It makes you wonder, as you're reading, how would you react. What would you do to be free.
Very good book, and I will definitely read more by her. #christinadalcher #vox #silencecanbedeafening #womenwillnotbesubdued #womenhavevoices #dystopianfiction #dystopiannovel #wewillnotbesilenced #powerfulbook