The Raft

Alright, next book: The Raft, by S. A. Boden (Not to be confused with "The Raft" by Stephen King, ugh! Creepy!) So guess what! This IS NOT A DYSTOPIAN BOOK!!!!! Can you believe it?! I bet you can't! ;) na, this book is realistic fiction and it takes place in present day. The main character's name is Robbie, and she lives on Midway island. She's grown up by the sea, and she probably knows just as much about sea creatures as an amateur scientist... but she's never been a big fan of swimming. Anyway, Robbie likes to travel to her aunt's apartment in Hawaii a lot when her parents are busy working. One night when she's there, her aunt gets a phone call and says that she has to go on a business trip, therefore Robbie has to go home! But Robbie convinces her aunt that she can handle being alone for just a few days. Well, something happens when her aunt is away that causes Robbie to change her mind. So Robbie goes and catches the next plane home. The plane crashes. Now Robbie is alone of a raft floating in the middle of the ocean with nothing but a passed out co-pilot, and a King Size bag of Skittles (TASTE THE RAINBOW!) What will become of Robbie?! Read The Raft by S. A. Boden to find out! -Victoria

Pulse

Here's yet another dystopian book for you! Ok, this book is called Pulse and it's written by Patrick Carman. I haven't finished this book yet, and it's kinda hard to explain so I'm just gonna write what it says on the back of the book. "In the year 2051, who has a Pulse? With the help of her mysterious classmate Dylan Gilmore, Faith Daniels discovers she can move objects with her mind. This telekinetic ability is called a 'Pulse', and Dylan has the talent, too. In riveting action scenes, Faith demonstrates her ability to use her Pulse against a group of telekinesis masters who are so powerful they can fell their enemies by uprooting streetlights, throwing boulders, and changing the course of a hurling hammer so that it becomes a dangerous weapon. But even with her unusual talent, the mind-and the-heart can be difficult to control. If Faith wants to join forces with Dylan and save the world, she'll have to harness the power of both." Didn't sound interesting enough for you? Then you should totally take my word for it, this is an awesome book!!! And it isn't as dorky as it might seem. Great read, hope you like it, don't forget to leave comments! I haven't been seeing them lately! -Victoria

The Face On The Side Of The Milk Carton

This book is called The Face on The Side of The Milk Carton and it's written by Caroline B. Cooney. The genre is mystery/realistic-fiction. Its about this girl named Janie Johnson who lives with her parents. Janie has an incredible life, she has awesome friends, super nice parents, and a great neighbor named Reeve. One day in the school cafeteria, Janie looks at the side of the milk carton she had at lunch. On the side there is a picture of a cute little three-year-old with pigtails and a nice dress named Jennie Spring. The milk carton says that Jennie has been missing for 12 years. But Janie recognizes the face on the side of the milk carton... and the dress. It's her!!! But how is this possible?! Janie has parents and has no rec-collection whatsoever of being kidnapped as a small child. Could this Jennie Spring really be Janie? And how could Janie's parents be kidnappers? Want to know? Then read The Face on The Side of The Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney to find out. -Victoria

Matched

I lately read the book Matched and absolutely loved it, so I thought it would be a great book to write about. Cassia lives in a "perfect" world where the society decides everything. What you eat, who you will marry, when you'll go on dates and when you'll die. Cassia is 16 so it's time for her matching banquet. "What's that?" You might be wondering. A matching banquet is where they tell you who you are going to marry and spend your life with. At the matching banquet Cassia gets matched to her best friend Xander so she thinks that's perfect, Until suddenly someone else's face pops up on the screen. His name is Ky and Cassia has never talked to him but she recognizes him. The society says that it was just a glitch and that she is matched to Xander. A couple days later Cassia meets Ky. They start hanging out and she soon starts to like him. She finds out the he is an abberation so he will not get matched and when he dies he does not get a funeral. Cassia isn't sure if she wants to be with Xander or Ky. Want to know who she chooses? Read Matched by Allie Condie
Genre:Romance/Dystopian
There are 3 books in the series.

Divergent Series

Imagine a world that's split up into 5 factions. Abnegation, Dauntless, Erudite, Conroy, and Amity. Each faction has it's own belief. Abnegation believes in selflessness. Dauntless believes in bravery. Conroy believes in never lying. Amity believes in peace. Beatrice (Tris) has grown up in Abnegation with her brother (Caleb) and parents. She is a 16 year old girl. In this dystopian world when you are 16 you have to take a test to see which faction you belong in. It is the day of Tris's and Caleb's test. Caleb goes first. When Caleb takes the test it says that he belongs in Erudite. But his family hates the Erudite for writing lies about them. Does this cause conflict for him? Oh yeah. But when Tris takes the test her results come back as... Divergent?! What is Divergent? Divergent is when you can be in more than one faction. But you can't tell anyone because they may use it against you or try to kill you. But anyway Tris could be in the factions Dauntless, Abnegation, and Erudite. She has only one night to decide which faction to be in. When she gets to the choosing ceremony she still hasn't chosen a faction! She watches other people as they cut their hands and let the blood drip into the bowl for the faction they want to join. When it is her turn she cuts her hand and drips the blood into the Dauntless bowl. But will she regret choosing Dauntless? Or will it be the best decision she has ever made? Next she has to pass initiation. Only 20 people can pass and it is very dangerous. You could die from jumping off a moving train onto a roof or even jumping off that roof. And if you don't make it past initiation you have no faction. The worst thing Tris could imagine is being factionless. During initiation Tris meets Four and instantly falls in love. But will she pass initiation and will things work out with Four? Read Divergent by Veronica Roth and find out! There are currently 3 books in the Divergent series.

The Selection

OK, here's another dystopian book for you! This book is called The Selection by Kiera Cass and it takes place in the far future when Canada and the United States have combined after WWIV or WWV to make a new country called Illea. America Singer's caste is 5. Wondering what a caste is? Well it's sorta like your spot on the Social Pyramid. People who are caste as one's are members or relatives of the royal family. The higher your number, the more money you have. The castes go all the way down to eight, so America isn't that far from the bottom. Ever since she was a child America's large family has struggled to fill their stomachs every night. But that doesn't stop America from saving a little bit of her food every Saturday night. What does she do with the food? Well she sneaks out to the tree house in her back yard and gives it to Aspen Ledger her secret boyfriend. Aspen is a six, so his money and food problems are even worse than America's. One night in the tree houses Aspen convinces America to sign up for The Selection- a once in a lifetime competition where 35 girls from all over Illea between the ages of sixteen to 20 are "randomly" chosen to go to the palace and fight for the heart of Prince Maxon, the future king of Illea. But America doesn't want to be with Maxon, she wants to be with Aspen. But Aspen does have a point, if you get chosen to be in The Selection, then your family gets a large amount of money. Eventually, America agrees just to make Aspen happy, but when she signed up she thought that there was no chance of her being picked out of thousands of girls! But the drawing isn't so random after all. America does end up getting picked. So what's the big deal right? Can't she just flunk out of it so she can be with the man she really loves? Well it's not that simple. Something happens between America and Aspen... and the money really would be good for America's family too. Wanna know what happens? Read The Selection by Kiera Cass to find out. -Victoria

The Immortal Rules

Close your eyes and imagine a world completely ruled by vampires, well that's Allison Sekemoto's world. The Immortal Rules takes place in the far future, when over half of the human race has been wiped out thanks to this pesky disease called the Red Lung Virus. The vampires have stepped up and built huge cities throughout the world. Allison (Allie) lives in the fringe- the outermost circle of a vampire city named New Covington. She is an unregistered, which means that she doesn't have to give blood to the vampires that live in New Covington every two weeks like the registered people do. Sounds pretty good hugh? No. In exchange for being a vampire's blood bag, you get food, shelter and a job. Since Allie is unregistered, she doesn't get any of those things. Allie has to fend for herself everyday, sometimes eating things that even a rat wouldn't eat. But she does have her gang- Rat, Stick, and Lucas- who look out for her. They all camp out in an abandoned school. One night, Allie finds a huge food stash, but the only problem is, it's in a moldy old house outside the protective walls of New Covington. What's the problem? You may ask. The problem is that outside the walls of the vampire cities, there are rabids- insane vampires that have been infected with the Red Lung Virus themselves. You really don't want to run into one, 'cause they'll tear you apart in a heartbeat. When Allie finds this food stash, she immediately alerts her gang. Eventually, she convinces them all that the need to go get that food ASAP, even if it does mean going outside the city walls at night. They all escape through hidden sewer tunnels and fin the stash. Then something goes horribly wrong, it gets too dark, too fast. Allie has to watch her friends get torn apart by rabids, and eventually, she gets taken down by a pack of them as well. Suddenly, a vampire named Kanin comes and he gives Allie a choice, she can either die, or become a vampire. Allie's survival instincts kick in and she chooses to become one of the monsters that she's hated since she was a child. Kanin becomes Allie's teacher, and he teaches her everything that Allie has to know about being a vampire. One day, Allie and Kanin get separated and Allie can't go back to New Covington. Lost, and alone, she has to wander outside the walls of the vampire city she grew up in. But not only does she have the sun and the rabids to worry about, Allie also needs blood. What will happen to Allie?! Read the Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa to find out. Genre: Dystopian/ Science Fiction -Victoria

Maximum Ride

     Ever wondered what it would be like to be able to fly? Well Max wonders what it would be like to not be able to fly and have a real family. Maximum Ride is a 16 year old girl. But she's not just your average girl. She is human-avian. She's 98% human and 2% bird. But that 2% has changed her life.
Here's Max's Story:
     Max grew up in a science lab with a bunch of mad scientists. But it wasn't just her. Fang, Iggy, Gazzy, Nudge and Angel were also there and they were 2% bird too. They stayed there for years, always dreaming of one day escaping. But they were never able to. There were Erasers guarding every exit. What are Erasers? Erasers are 50% human and 50% wolf. Uh-oh. So that made it very hard to escape.
     But one day one of the scientists - Jeb Batchelder - helped max and the others escape! He brought the six of them to his house so they could be safe. He taught them to read and write, he taught them some combat skills, and he even taught them how to fly. Until one day he just, disappeared. No one knew for certain what had happened to him but they theorized that he wad dead. All they knew was that they were no longer safe and things were about to get crazy.

Read the book to find out what happens.
-Raven
Warning: There are currently eight Maximum ride books. Once you read one of them you can't stop.

Welcome To Our Blog!

Hey! Welcome to our blog! I'm Victoria and I share this blog with my friend Raven. We both have a love of books so we decided, "Why not make a book blog?" And that's just what we did! Raven and I both love dystopian books so if you like that genre too, then you'll love our blog! So have fun, and enjoy!