A Couple Lesser-Known Dystopians

This is my favorite genre at the moment, so sometimes I like to explore a little. Here are some of my reviews for a few dystopians that aren't bestsellers at the moment.

The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Technically, I didn't read this cover-to-cover, but since I basically skimmed what I didn't read, I'd figured I go ahead and mark it as read. Especially since I think being forced to skim should be part of the rating. I was interested in the book at the beginning. But...well, it just stayed mildly interesting. And then it became odd. It went to several, totally different locations, where each time, Vera seemed juuuust about to die, and then some crazy incident would happen to save her, or some random strangers would rescue her, or a helicopter would descend from nowhere...it was just ridiculous. Too many coincidences. And her logic for chasing Kai around--how she figured out where to go--didn't always make sense. I don't know, mainly, it felt like a good idea that didn't know what to do with itself. Decent read, if you can get past the fact that it doesn't seem very realistic.


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Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I'm only going to a do a short-and-sweet review for this one. Essentially, it was enjoyable--well written, an interesting message, and a good romance for those of us who like a little romance mixed in with our dystopians. However, the message part of the book was extremely blunt, so just be aware that the political message is going to be very in-your-face. However, after I accepted that the author had a message, I got over it and found the book enjoyable anyway. I would have liked the political side to be a little more subtle, but it didn't really detract from the book too much. I almost preferred it being put right out there instead of sneakily added through a back door.


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