Retro Friday is a weekly meme hosted at Angieville and focuses on reviewing books from the past. This can be an old favorite, an under-the-radar book you think deserves more attention, something woefully out of print, etc. Everyone is welcome to join in at any time! * * * Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey Pages : 341 Genre : Dystopia, Sci-Fi, GLBT Series : Santa Olivia, Book 1 My Rating :  From Goodreads : Loup Garron was born and raised in...

Bumped by Megan McCafferty Pages : 323 Genre : YA, Dystopia, Science-Fiction Series : Bumped, Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : Melody and Harmony are sixteen-years-old twins. Identical except for Harmony’s freckles, the two have grown up in two completely different worlds. Separated at birth, Harmony has been raised in the faith in Goodside, while in Otherside Melody has been prepared all her life for the most important role of...

Matched by Ally Condie Pages : 366 Genre : YA, Dystopia, Science-Fiction Series : Matched, Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : This could be a beautiful love story – two friends falling in love! – except that Cassia isn’t promised to the one she loves. In her futuristic society, Officials decide of everything, from the work you’ll do to the one you’ll marry. When surprising circumstances match Cassia to her...

The Unidentified by Rae Mariz Pages : 296 Genre : YA, Dystopia Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about : Kid’s school is called the Game : the teenagers play through levels in what used to be a mall, while being observed through cameras by sponsors. Everyone’s dream is to be sponsored – or more exactly, branded – , yet Kid has a hard time finding her own way through the different groups populating her school. Then a...

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Pages : 170 Genre : Classic, Fiction, Dystopia Stand Alone My Rating : I read Fahrenheit 451 for the first time in high school, in French translation, and for a reason I couldn’t figure, I forgot almost all of it really quickly. I had been wanting to read it in English ever since, and imagine my surprise when, reading it, I realized our teacher had made us skip the middle part of the book! In a way,...

Specials by Scott Westerfeld Pages : 372 Genre : YA, Dystopia, Futuristic My Rating : SPOILER ALERT! I can’t summarize or review this book without spoiling it a little. Although I won’t be giving spoilers about the plot itself, if you haven’t read the first two books, this will be somewhat spoilery to you! From the back of the book : Tally thought they were a rumor, but now she’s one of them. A Special. A super-amped...

Pretties by Scott Westerfeld Pages : 425 Genre : YA, Dystopia My Rating :  From the back of the book : Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she’s completely popular. It’s everything she’s ever wanted. But beneath all the fun — the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom — is a nagging sense that...

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Pages : 425 Genre : YA, Dystopia My Rating :  Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can’t wait. In just a few weeks she’ll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunning pretty. And as a pretty, she’ll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun. But Tally’s new friend Shay isn’t sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs...