Unwind by Neil Shusterman Series: Unwind #1 Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult Published by Simon & Schuster (11.6.2007) Hardcover, 335 pagesSource: Library Add to Goodreads  Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives. The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child “unwound,” whereby all of the child’s organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn’t technically end. Connor is too difficult for his […]

Rot & Ruin by Jonathan MaberrySeries: Benny Imura #1Published by Simon & Schuster (9.14.2010) Hardcover, 458 pagesSource: Library Add to Goodreads  In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn’t want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a […]

Blackout by Robison Wells Series: Blackout #1 Published by HarperTeen (10.1.2013) eARC, 432 pagesSource: Edelweiss Add to Goodreads  Laura and Alec are trained terrorists. Jack and Aubrey are high school students. There was no reason for them to ever meet. But now, a mysterious virus is spreading throughout America, infecting teenagers with impossible powers. And these four are about to find their lives intertwined in a complex web of deception, loyalty, and catastrophic danger—where one wrong choice could trigger an explosion that ends it all. I made it through 25% […]

Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts Published by Farrar Straus and Giroux (9.17.2013) eARC, 384 pages Source: NetGalley Add to Goodreads The world is living in the shadow of oncoming disaster. An asteroid is set to strike the earth in just one week’s time; catastrophe is unavoidable. The question isn’t how to save the world—the question is, what to do with the time that’s left? Against this stark backdrop, three island teens wrestle with intertwining stories of love, friendship and family—all with the ultimate stakes at hand.      […]

The Last Academy by Anne Applegate Published by Point (4.30.2013)eARC, 320 pages Source: NetGalley (for tour) Goodreads What is this prep school preparing them for? Camden Fisher arrives at boarding school haunted by a falling-out with her best friend back home. But the manicured grounds of Lethe Academy are like nothing Cam has ever known. There are gorgeous, preppy boys wielding tennis rackets, and circles of girls with secrets to spare. Only . . . something is not quite right. […]

iBoy by Kevin Brooks Published by Chicken House (11.1.2011) ARC, 288 pages Source: ARCycling Goodreads What can he do with his new powers — and what are they doing to him? Before the attack, Tom Harvey was just an average teen. But a head-on collision with high technology has turned him into an actualized App. Fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain. And they’re having an extraordinary effect on his every thought. Because now Tom knows, sees, […]