Review: Detergent - Reid Mockery - December 2013 Reid Mockery’s *Detergent* is a vibrant and hilarious parody of Veronica Roth’s *Divergent*, and it might just be the most refreshing take on dystopian fiction since its original inception. From the very onset, readers are thrust into the absurd yet amusing world where Beverly Cryer, affectionately dubbed Vurl, must grapple with her upcoming faction choice. The stakes are indeed high: choose wisely or risk being branded a “Detergent” and doomed to a life of laundry duties. Luckily for us, Mockery expertly blends satire with a sprinkle of sharp wit, turning a popular narrative trope upside down. The premise of Vurl’s story plays off the structure and motifs of *Divergent* while introducing a host of over-the-top elements that keep readers laughing from start to finish. The factions range from hilariously mundane to outright bizarre, each representative of different societal quirks that Mockery pokes fun at with an unrelenting zeal. Vurl’s...

Title: Outliers Author: Kate L Mary Genre: Adult Dystopian Publisher: Twisted Press Publication Date: Mar. 6 th , 2018 Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR Blurb: In the dusty ruins of the world, three groups exist: the Sovereign, the Fortis, and the Outliers. Within their walled city, exclusive access to the only remaining technology gives the Sovereign an advantage that seems impossible to beat. In exchange for meager scraps and free reign outside the walls, they use the brawn of the Fortis to their advantage while the Outliers struggle to survive. Living on land that has not healed from the poison of the past, and surrounded by dangers too numerous to count, the Outliers have adapted - but to the Sovereign and the Fortis, they are nothing. Indra is an Outlier. Each day she braves the wastelands, making the dangerous journey from the wilds where she lives to the City so she can serve the Sovereign in order to give her family a better life. Inside the walls, she has no r...

The Faction Wars Four factions. Four deserving charities. Tons of ways to earn points.  Points you will earn for your faction and for yourself.  Points you can redeem for swag and other cool prizes.  And one person who will walk away with a grand prize which will include: •          15 signed paperbacks •          Book swag •          $100 Book Depository Gift Card •          A ‘walk-on’ role in Book 4 of my Dead Things Series representing your faction. Each Factions Charity: Reapers: Dog and Cats Forever Shifters: The Wolf Conservation Center Fae: The Rainforest Alliance Witches: Safe Child Africa       Getting Sorted into Your Factions Step 1: Follow this link: martinamcatee.com Step 2: Click the button that says Find Your Faction ...

  Review: Duplication - Book #1 Duplication Trilogy - Leigh Clary Abdou - June 2015 Are you a fan of the Dystopian novels like The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood or The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne ? I found Duplication by Leigh Clary Abdou to be a mixture of both of these books and the above are two of my favourite reads. The novel starts with Katrine and her son David together and Katrine is having a nightmare about her son being taken away from her and that it's her job to keep him safe and sound. We later discover that this will be a turning point in the novel as two years ago her husband Zohan - and nope we aren't talking about the Adam Sandler character in Don't Mess with the Zohan, was killed in a bank heist which also marked what was known as Bloody Sunday. Now all those who are Christians are made to wear a cross on their shirts , like the Scarlet Letter and are segregated from the rest of the world - the christians are on the bottom ...

Caught In Crimson: Book Two of the Sword of Elements by  Heather Hamilton-Senter Release Date: 04/13/15 Summary from Goodreads: CAUGHT IN CRIMSON, the long awaited sequel to the Amazon Bestseller BOUND IN BLUE: Rhi’s ability to see magic as color, and her hunger to consume it, have brought her to Las Vegas to seek out the bard Taliesin’s help in understanding the true nature of what she is—a  Leannan Sidhe , a kind of vampire. Armed with Excalibur, she’s torn between the factions looking to control the destiny of the earth. When an ancient artifact of the earth magic calls to her, filling her with fire, Rhi must decide whether to follow her heart or the path to power before her father Merlin decides she’s outlived her usefulness and destroys her mind. The choices caught up in color and magic are never black and white. Pre-Order Links: Book One: (cover linked to Goodreads) Buy Links: ...