Across the Universe by Beth Revis Pages : 416 Genre : YA, Science-Fiction, Dystopia Series : Across the Universe, book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : The plan for Amy’s family was simple; cryo-sleep aboard the Godspeed ship, to wake up on another planet a few centuries later. Only, something goes wrong, and Amy wakes up alone, too soon. Before long, Amy discovers something bad is going on Godspeed : other sleepers get murdered...

Uglies : Shay’s Story by Scott Westerfeld, Devin Grayson and Steven Cummings Pages : 180 Genre : Graphic Novel, Science-Fiction Series : Uglies (graphic novel), Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : Shay is an Ugly, and like all Uglies, when she turns sixteen, she’ll be transformed into a beautiful, perfect Pretty. She’ll get new looks and move to the most interesting part of the town with all the other Pretties. But...

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Pages : 390 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : The Hunger Games, Book 3 My Rating : (review may contain spoilers on the series) I first read Mockingjay when it was published back in 2010. After a year of waiting, I was too excited to wait anymore and read it almost in one sitting. Reading the last few pages, I was left both satisfied and dissatisfied, but mostly confused about whether I had enjoyed it or...

Crossed by Ally Condie Pages : 367 Genre : YA, Dystopia, Science-Fiction Series : Matched, Book 2 My Rating : What it’s about : Cassia will do anything to reunite with Ky, the love too soon taken from her life by the Society. Following his trace into the canyons, Cassia meets new allies and new enemies as she focuses on her simple plan : once she finds Ky, they’ll join the Rising and fights against the Society. But before she...

Legend by Marie Lu Pages : 305 Genre : YA, Dystopia Series : Legend, Book 1 My Rating :  What it’s About : What once was the United States of America is now divided between the Colonies and the Republic, two entities engaged in an endless war. At the hearth of the Republic live two fifteen-year-old coming from two opposite backgrounds : June, a prodigy of the highest military circles, and Day, a wanted criminal living on the streets....

Delirium by Lauren Oliver Pages : 441 Genre : YA, Dystopia Series : Delirium, Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : When Lena turns 18, she’ll receive the most precious gift a girl her age could wish for : her cure for the deliria or, as we know it, a cure for love. In Lena’s society, love is perceived as the most dangerous disease. Fortunately, scientists have found a cure that allows the population to live disease-free...

Divergent by Veronica Roth Pages : 487 Genre : YA, Dystopia Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about (summary from Goodreads) : In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all...

Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder Pages : 315 Genre : YA, Science-Fiction, Dystopia Series : Insider, Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : Living in a restricted world divided in lower and Upper levels, Trella is a Scrub. With this unglamorous job and the strict schedule that is imposed on her, Trella has little time for herself. And yet, Trella knows more hiding spots among the pipes than anyone else, the pipes she explores and sleep in...