In a post-apocalyptic USA, Eve lives with her grandfather in a world devastated by earthquakes and nuclear war. After Eve, her best friend Lemon Fresh and their robotic companions Cricket and Kaiser find a strange realistic-looking android known as a lifelike, they are forced to leave on a fast-paced mission… Read more »
Tag: dystopia
Review: Scythe, Neal Shusterman
In 2042, humans stopped counting the years, because once you can live forever, the passage of years becomes less important. Computational power became infinite, and the Thunderhead (a new, improved cloud) took over all aspects of human knowledge. Suddenly, death had been conquered, but to ensure the population could never… Read more »
Podcast Episode #58 – Christmas is Coming
Welcome to the fifty-eighth episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Anni. In this episode, we discuss some exciting news, and we recommend some books to buy for Christmas presents this year. We also discuss what we’ve been watching, reading and listening to recently. This… Read more »
Podcast Episode #57 – Upcoming Adaptations
Welcome to the fifty-seventh episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Anni. In this episode, we discuss some upcoming science fiction TV adaptations that have been recently announced. We also discuss what we’ve been watching, reading and listening to recently (Game of Thrones). This episode was… Read more »
Podcast Episode #56 – The Handmaid’s Tale
Welcome to the fifty-sixth episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Anni. In this episode, we discuss The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (spoiler-free!) and the TV series adaptation. We also discuss what we’ve been watching, reading and listening to recently (A Monster Calls, Game of… Read more »
Review and Giveaway: The Song Rising, Samantha Shannon
Finally, the long wait is over for the third book in Samantha Shannon’s Bone Season series, The Song Rising. Here’s a brief run-down of The Bone Season: In the near future, Paige Mahoney is a clairvoyant, working for a criminal underworld in London. The city is controlled by the sinister Scion,… Read more »
Criminal blog tour: Guest Post from KB Hoyle
Welcome to Tea in the Treetops’ stop on the Criminal blog tour! You can read my review of Criminal in my post from yesterday, but today, I’m pleased to welcome author, KB Hoyle, to the blog! What was the inspiration behind the UWO and the girls being locked up as breeders? My inspiration… Read more »
Review: Criminal, KB Hoyle
This is my review for Criminal, the second book in KB Hoyle’s Breeder Cycle. It contains mild spoilers for the first book in the series, Breeder. This review forms part of the Criminal blog tour. My official stop will be here tomorrow, so check back in then for a guest… Read more »
Review: The Cage by Megan Shepherd
While this was an easy read unfortunately this book was a bit of a disappointment for me. The very idea of humans being caged by aliens in a zoo like environment to be watched and researched I found fascinating and terrifying but unfortunately the majority of this book read more… Read more »
Podcast Episode #27: Dystopia in YA
Welcome to the twenty-seventh episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Angelya. This episode is the first in a new series where we talk about YA books in a certain genre. First up is Dystopian stories and we chat about what dystopian societies are, why… Read more »