Young adult science fiction/dystopian/post-apocalyptic books that will be released this month: For Darkness Shows The Stars by Diana PeterfreundInspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion, a breathtaking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it.Monument 14 by Emma LaybourneFourteen kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves. Outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world—as they know it—apart.The Glimpse by Claire MerleIn a near future, society is segregated according to whether people are genetically disposed to mental illness. 17-year-old Ana has been living the privileged life of a Pure due to an error in her DNA test. When the authorities find out, she faces banishment from her safe Community, a fate only thwarted by the fact that she has already been promised to Pure-boy Jasper Taurell. This Is Not a Test by Courtney SummersIt’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. Surrender by Elana JohnsonThe sequel to Possession: Vi knows the Rule: Girls don’t walk with boys, and they never even think about kissing them. But no one makes Vi want to break the Rules more than Zenn…and since the Thinkers have chosen him as Vi’s future match, how much trouble can one kiss cause?

Young adult science fiction/dystopian/post-apocalyptic books that will be released this month:

For Darkness Shows The Stars by Diana Peterfreund
Inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion, a breathtaking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it.

Monument 14 by Emma Laybourne
Fourteen kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves. Outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world—as they know it—apart.

The Glimpse by Claire Merle
In a near future, society is segregated according to whether people are genetically disposed to mental illness. 17-year-old Ana has been living the privileged life of a Pure due to an error in her DNA test. When the authorities find out, she faces banishment from her safe Community, a fate only thwarted by the fact that she has already been promised to Pure-boy Jasper Taurell.

This Is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self.

Surrender by Elana Johnson
The sequel to Possession: Vi knows the Rule: Girls don’t walk with boys, and they never even think about kissing them. But no one makes Vi want to break the Rules more than Zenn…and since the Thinkers have chosen him as Vi’s future match, how much trouble can one kiss cause?

Hello there! Okay so, i just finished the trilogy The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. And well, i truly want to read more! I was sad, yet pleased with the ending. But still, wanted to read more. Do you recommend a book you think i will enjoy? You know, sweet, summer-y, romance, yet with drama and a deep meaning? Thanks xxx — sparklesandstyles

I really enjoy those books! They’re adorable. I still have the third book left to read.

I think this post is perfect for you: On My Wishlist: YA Contemporary. I also suggest: The Time Traveler’s Wife (not YA, as you probably know), Anna and the French Kiss, any/all John Green, Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, Saving June, Wherever You Go, Never Eighteen, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and Before I Fall :)

On My Wishlist: YA Contemporary Since reading novels like Saving June, Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares, and books by John Green, I’ve really started to enjoy the YA contemporary genre, especially when it’s intelligent, funny, and heartbreaking. Here are just some of the ones on my wishlist: Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill Published in November. “Julia’s rules are about to get defenestrated (SAT word: to be thrown from a window) when she’s partnered with her personal nemesis, class-clown Jason, on a school trip to London.” Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins The companion novel to Anne and the French Kiss. “When Cricket—a gifted inventor and engineer—steps out from his twin sister’s shadow and back into Lola’s life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.” Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson What’s not to love about road trips? “Told in traditional narrative as well as scraps from the road–diner napkins, motel receipts, postcards–this is the story of one girl’s journey to find herself.” If I Stay by Gayle Forman I’ve heard that this is a beautiful story. “Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck…” My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick Published in June. “A gorgeous debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying another.” Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler I really want to see why this was banned! “According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in ZanzibarBay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there’s something she hasn’t told Frankie—she’s already had that kind of romance, and it was with Frankie’s older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago.” Honourable mentions: Jellicoe Road, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, Before I Die, Fall for Anything.

On My Wishlist: YA Contemporary
Since reading novels like Saving June, Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares, and books by John Green, I’ve really started to enjoy the YA contemporary genre, especially when it’s intelligent, funny, and heartbreaking. Here are just some of the ones on my wishlist:

Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill
Published in November. “Julia’s rules are about to get defenestrated (SAT word: to be thrown from a window) when she’s partnered with her personal nemesis, class-clown Jason, on a school trip to London.”

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
The companion novel to Anne and the French Kiss. “When Cricket—a gifted inventor and engineer—steps out from his twin sister’s shadow and back into Lola’s life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.”

Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
What’s not to love about road trips? “Told in traditional narrative as well as scraps from the road–diner napkins, motel receipts, postcards–this is the story of one girl’s journey to find herself.”

If I Stay by Gayle Forman
I’ve heard that this is a beautiful story. “Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck…”

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Published in June. “A gorgeous debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying another.”

Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
I really want to see why this was banned! “According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in ZanzibarBay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there’s something she hasn’t told Frankie—she’s already had that kind of romance, and it was with Frankie’s older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago.”

Honourable mentions: Jellicoe Road, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, Before I Die, Fall for Anything.

Young adult science fiction/dystopian/post-apocalyptic books that will be released this month: The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi The sequel to Ship Breaker: In America’s Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota—and hopefully live to see another day. The Forgetting Curve by Angie Smibert The sequel to Memento Nora: On an otherwise glossy day, a blast goes off and a body thuds to the ground at Nora’s feet. There are terrorist attacks in the city all the time, but Nora can’t forget. In Nora’s world, you don’t have to put up with nightmares. Insurgent by Veronica Roth The sequel to Divergent: In a future Chicago, 16-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all. Struck by Jennifer BosworthMia Price is a lightning addict. Los Angeles, where lightning rarely strikes, is one of the few places Mia feels safe from her addiction. But when an earthquake devastates the city, her haven is transformed into a minefield of chaos and danger.

Young adult science fiction/dystopian/post-apocalyptic books that will be released this month:

The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
The sequel to Ship Breaker: In America’s Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota—and hopefully live to see another day.

The Forgetting Curve by Angie Smibert
The sequel to Memento Nora: On an otherwise glossy day, a blast goes off and a body thuds to the ground at Nora’s feet. There are terrorist attacks in the city all the time, but Nora can’t forget. In Nora’s world, you don’t have to put up with nightmares.

Insurgent by Veronica Roth
The sequel to Divergent: In a future Chicago, 16-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

Struck by Jennifer Bosworth
Mia Price is a lightning addict. Los Angeles, where lightning rarely strikes, is one of the few places Mia feels safe from her addiction. But when an earthquake devastates the city, her haven is transformed into a minefield of chaos and danger.

Do you enjoy reading classics? — hopesdreamsandsuch

I’ve actually set myself a challenge to read one classic a month in 2012. I hadn’t read many classics before because I found them intimidating, but I’m actually really enjoying it! I suppose I do prefer modern classics like To Kill a Mockingbird, The Handmaid’s Tale, and The Great Gatsby, but I’m also going make myself try books like Jane Eyre and Great Expectations, which I’ve never read. If you or anyone else have any wonderful classics to suggest, it’ll be greatly appreciated!

So far I’ve read:
Jan. Lord of the Flies by William Golding (★★★½)
Feb. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (★★★★)
Mar. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (★★★★)
Apr. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (★★★★)

Next month I’m reading And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. I’ve decided each book is classic for one reason or another, which may not fit another person’s definition of a classic, but I don’t mind ;)

I read your post: Young Adult Dystopian Books. I thought you would be the right person to ask. If I wanted to start reading more dystopian YA novels, which would you suggest I begin with. I have read Life as We Know It and would appreciate your help. Thanks! — inyourdirtiestpants

It depends whether you want to read dystopian or post-apocalyptic novels. A lot of people call Life as We Knew dystopia (as a dictionary definition is “an imaginary place where everything is as bad as it can be”) but it doesn’t really fit the definition on my page, which suggests that society should at the heart of a dystopian novel. I see Life as We Knew It as more end-of-the-world and so post-apocalyptic/apocalyptic. Robinson Wells has written interesting articles on it.

ANYWAY! That’s not what you asked xD I’d suggest:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, of course
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Legend by Marie Lu
The Giver by Lois Lowry

I think they’re ideal choices for someone who wants to start reading YA dystopia as they put traditional dystopian societies at the centre of the story, which I think is a good basis to then lead on to other novels.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver is one of my favourites, although it’s also a love story. Matched by Ally Condie is also a popular choice, but it’s not one of my favourites.

I’ve categorised dystopian and post-apocalyptic reviews on my other blog, if that’s helpful to you (and anyone else!) at all :)

Young adult science fiction and dystopian books that will be released this month:Above by Leah BobetMatthew has always lived in Safe, a community hidden far beneath the pipes and tunnels of the city Above… But one horrifying night, an old enemy murders Safe’s founder, Atticus, and the community is taken over by an army of shadows. Fear by Michael GrantThe fifth book in the Gone series: In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears.Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. The Selection by Kiera CassFor thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. Thumped by Megan McCaffertyThe sequel to Bumped: In 2036 New Jersey, when teens are expected to become fanatically religious wives and mothers or high-priced Surrogettes for couples made infertile by a widespread virus, 16-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony find in one another the courage to believe they have choices.It isn’t particular similar to any of the above titles, but 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad is also released this month.

Young adult science fiction and dystopian books that will be released this month:

Above by Leah Bobet
Matthew has always lived in Safe, a community hidden far beneath the pipes and tunnels of the city Above… But one horrifying night, an old enemy murders Safe’s founder, Atticus, and the community is taken over by an army of shadows.

Fear by Michael Grant
The fifth book in the Gone series: In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears.Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult.

The Selection by Kiera Cass
For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels.

Thumped by Megan McCafferty
The sequel to Bumped: In 2036 New Jersey, when teens are expected to become fanatically religious wives and mothers or high-priced Surrogettes for couples made infertile by a widespread virus, 16-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony find in one another the courage to believe they have choices.

It isn’t particular similar to any of the above titles, but 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad is also released this month.

Londoners by Craig Taylor

Londoners by Craig Taylor

Young adult dystopian/science fiction books that will be released this month:The Killables by Gemma Malley (UK)“Evil has been eradicated. The City has been established. And citizens may only enter after having the ‘evil’ part of their brain removed. They are labelled on the System according to how ‘good’ they are. If they show signs of the evil emerging, they are labelled a K… But no one knows quite what that means. Only that they disappear, never to be seen again.” Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (US/UK)The sequel to Delirium: “Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love.”Starters by Lissa Price (US, UK in April)“Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. Callie’s only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man. He hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders—seniors who want to be young again. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her brothers alive, agrees to be a donor.” Go here to see the full list of upcoming and published titles.

Young adult dystopian/science fiction books that will be released this month:

The Killables by Gemma Malley (UK)
“Evil has been eradicated. The City has been established. And citizens may only enter after having the ‘evil’ part of their brain removed. They are labelled on the System according to how ‘good’ they are. If they show signs of the evil emerging, they are labelled a K… But no one knows quite what that means. Only that they disappear, never to be seen again.”

Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (US/UK)
The sequel to Delirium: “Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love.”

Starters by Lissa Price (US, UK in April)
“Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. Callie’s only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man. He hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders—seniors who want to be young again. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her brothers alive, agrees to be a donor.”

Go here to see the full list of upcoming and published titles.

Young adult dystopian and post-apocalyptic books that will be released this month:Article 5 by Kristen Simmons (US)This was originally going to be published in Feb but came out on 31st Jan.”New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes… It’s hard for Ember Miller to forget that people weren’t always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. It’s hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different.”Fever by Lauren DeStefano (US/UK)The second book in the The Chemical Garden trilogy: “Genetic mutations have festered, reducing human longevity to twenty-five, even less for most women. To prevent extinction, young girls are kidnapped, mated in polygamous marriages with men eager to procreate.”The Other Life by Susanne Winnacker (UK)”Sherry has lived with her family in a sealed bunker since things went wrong up above. But when they run out of food, Sherry and her dad must venture outside. There they find a world of devastation, desolation…and the Weepers: savage, mutant killers.” Pure by Julianna Baggott (US/UK)“Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before… And now, at an age when everyone is required to turn themselves over to the militia to either be trained as a soldier or, if they are too damaged and weak, to be used as live targets, Pressia can no longer pretend to be small. Pressia is on the run.”The following are not included in my YA dystopia list but may still be of interest:After the Snow by S.D. Crockett (UK)”Set in the haunting and barren landscape of a new ice age… Completely alone, Willo is immediately flung into an icy journey of survival, adventure, friendship and self-discovery – with only the dog spirit inside his head to guide him.”Partials by Dan Wells (US)”The human race is all but extinct after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the population.” And, of course, The Hunger Games Tribute Guide and The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion.

Young adult dystopian and post-apocalyptic books that will be released this month:

Article 5 by Kristen Simmons (US)
This was originally going to be published in Feb but came out on 31st Jan.
”New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes… It’s hard for Ember Miller to forget that people weren’t always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. It’s hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different.”

Fever by Lauren DeStefano (US/UK)
The second book in the The Chemical Garden trilogy: “Genetic mutations have festered, reducing human longevity to twenty-five, even less for most women. To prevent extinction, young girls are kidnapped, mated in polygamous marriages with men eager to procreate.”

The Other Life by Susanne Winnacker (UK)
”Sherry has lived with her family in a sealed bunker since things went wrong up above. But when they run out of food, Sherry and her dad must venture outside. There they find a world of devastation, desolation…and the Weepers: savage, mutant killers.”

Pure by Julianna Baggott (US/UK)
“Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before… And now, at an age when everyone is required to turn themselves over to the militia to either be trained as a soldier or, if they are too damaged and weak, to be used as live targets, Pressia can no longer pretend to be small. Pressia is on the run.”

The following are not included in my YA dystopia list but may still be of interest:

After the Snow by S.D. Crockett (UK)
”Set in the haunting and barren landscape of a new ice age… Completely alone, Willo is immediately flung into an icy journey of survival, adventure, friendship and self-discovery – with only the dog spirit inside his head to guide him.”

Partials by Dan Wells (US)
”The human race is all but extinct after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the population.”

And, of course, The Hunger Games Tribute Guide and The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion.

Just wondering - what were your favorite books you read in 2011 that weren't dystopian or post-apocalypse? — Anonymous

Oh that’s such a difficult question! I didn’t think it would be but I’ve given most of them 4-5 stars so it’s hard to choose. I’d probably say:

Sister by Rosamund Lupton
One Day by David Nicholls
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Paper Towns by John Green
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Saving June by Hannah Harrington
Wherever You Go by Heather Davis
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Young adult dystopian, post-apocalyptic and science fiction books that will be released this month:The Fires of New Sun by Michael KinchThe second book in The Blending Time series: “In the year 2069, turning seventeen means mandatory Global Alliance work assignments that range from backbreaking drudgery to deadly canal labor.”A Million Suns by Beth RevisThe second book in the Across the Universe trilogy: “Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.”Truth by Julia KarrThe second book in the XVI trilogy: “Some girls can’t wait to be sixteen, to be legal. Nina is not one of them. Even though she has no choice in the matter, she knows that so long as her life continues as normal, everything will be okay. Then, with one brutal strike, Nina’s normal is shattered; and she discovers that nothing that she believed about her life is true. But there’s one boy who can help—and he just may hold the key to her past.”The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe”When a deadly virus begins to sweep through sixteen-year-old Kaelyn’s community, the government quarantines her island—no one can leave, and no one can come back.”Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi “Aria is a teenager in the enclosed city of Reverie. She enjoys the Realms and the easy life in Reverie. When she is forced out of the pod for a crime she did not commit, she believes her death is imminent. The outside world is known as The Death Shop, with danger in every direction.”You may also like to check out my young adult dystopia list as many new upcoming 2012 titles have been added.

Young adult dystopian, post-apocalyptic and science fiction books that will be released this month:

The Fires of New Sun by Michael Kinch
The second book in The Blending Time series: “In the year 2069, turning seventeen means mandatory Global Alliance work assignments that range from backbreaking drudgery to deadly canal labor.”

A Million Suns by Beth Revis
The second book in the Across the Universe trilogy: “Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.”

Truth by Julia Karr
The second book in the XVI trilogy: “Some girls can’t wait to be sixteen, to be legal. Nina is not one of them. Even though she has no choice in the matter, she knows that so long as her life continues as normal, everything will be okay. Then, with one brutal strike, Nina’s normal is shattered; and she discovers that nothing that she believed about her life is true. But there’s one boy who can help—and he just may hold the key to her past.”

The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe
”When a deadly virus begins to sweep through sixteen-year-old Kaelyn’s community, the government quarantines her island—no one can leave, and no one can come back.”

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
“Aria is a teenager in the enclosed city of Reverie. She enjoys the Realms and the easy life in Reverie. When she is forced out of the pod for a crime she did not commit, she believes her death is imminent. The outside world is known as The Death Shop, with danger in every direction.”

You may also like to check out my young adult dystopia list as many new upcoming 2012 titles have been added.

I got a few bookstore gift cards for Christmas and I'm trying to decide what books to get. What were your favourite Dystopian novels? :) — howardentlyiadmire

I’d say that my favourites (apart from The Hunger Gamea, of course!) are Unwind, Never Let Me Go, Divergent, The Maze Runner, Birthmarked, Delirium, The Handmaid’s Tale, Oryx & Crake, Chaos Walking trilogy, Shades of Grey and Tankborn. I read all of them this year.

Book News: Hana by Lauren OliverI have some exciting news! Hana, a short companion story to the Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver has been released. Lauren Oliver’s UK publisher wants fans to buy the Hana e-book on Christmas Eve in a bid to get it to the top spot. Click the image above for more information about the campaign. (It will also available in the US and Canada). In the meantime, you can read an extract and find out how to create your own heart-shaped Christmas decoration by visiting the same link.

Book News: Hana by Lauren Oliver
I have some exciting news! Hana, a short companion story to the Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver has been released. Lauren Oliver’s UK publisher wants fans to buy the Hana e-book on Christmas Eve in a bid to get it to the top spot. Click the image above for more information about the campaign. (It will also available in the US and Canada).

In the meantime, you can read an extract and find out how to create your own heart-shaped Christmas decoration by visiting the same link.

(Source: prettybooks)