Dystopian Archives

4.5-STAR REVIEW: BOUND BY STARS by E.L. Starling

Young Adult/Teen Amy Wilson - 2 July 2025

Publication Date: July 1, 2025 With sweet romance and sharp wit, Bound by Stars is a stunning voyage through class, courage, and what it means to belong—ideal for readers 13 and up. A Love That Defies...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: HIVE by DL Orton

Dystopian Amy Wilson - 15 May 2025

Madders of Time: Book 1 Publication Date: May 6, 2025 In a crumbling biodome surrounded by endless seas and swarms of microdrones, humanity’s last survivors cling to hope. For Isabel, a dying scientist, and...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE CAPITAL OF DREAMS by Heather O’Neill

Fairy Tale Amy Wilson - 7 January 2025

Publication Date: January 7, 2025 “The Capital of Dreams is not so much a novel to read but one to live (and dream) in. A dark, wistfully comic fable that's as imaginative as it...

4-STAR REVIEW: ASCENDANT by Susy Smith

Dystopian Amy Wilson - 10 August 2023

The Asylum Series: Book 2 Publication Date: August 8, 2023 The world has disintegrated. Civilization has collapsed. Chaos is the new normal. But I, Lacy Monroe, intend to survive. My lover Jace and I can’t escape...

SPOTLIGHT: ASCENDANT by Susy Smith Plus Giveaway!

Dystopian Dayna Linton - 10 August 2023

The Asylum Series: Book 2 Publication Date: August 8, 2023 The world has disintegrated. Civilization has collapsed. Chaos is the new normal. But I, Lacy Monroe, intend to survive. My lover Jace and I can’t escape...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS by Jessamine Chan

Dystopian Sandy Saucier - 21 July 2023

Publication Date: February 7, 2023 Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. She can’t persuade her husband, Gust, to give up his wellness-obsessed younger...

3-STAR REVIEW: DIORAMAS by Blair Austin

Dystopian Amy Wilson - 21 March 2023

Publication Date: March 21, 2023 In this hybrid novel—part essay, part prose poem, part travel narrative—Blair Austin brings us nose to the glass with our own vanishing world, what we preserve and at...

INTERVIEW: With Young Adult Dystopia Author Adria Carmichael Plus Giveaway!

Dystopian Dayna Linton - 6 October 2022

Today we welcome Young Adult Dystopia author Adria Carmichael to Novels Alive to answer some super quick questions so we can get to know them better. What is the sweetest thing someone has...

GUEST BLOG: The Mystery of Writing a Mystery by Amy L. Bernstein Plus Giveaway!

Dystopian Dayna Linton - 8 August 2022

How do you go about writing a mystery novel if you’ve never written one before? A writer, far more logical than I, might begin by reading every type of mystery she can get...

BOOK BLAST: The ABANDONED by Jake Cavanah Plus Giveaway!

Dystopian Dayna Linton - 16 December 2021

Publication Date: September 29, 2021 Once an uninhabited island off the California coast, the government used Morple to quarantine minorities during the sonoravirus pandemic from 2030 to 2045. At its conclusion, Morple became...

5-STAR REVIEW: IF THE LIGHT ESCAPES by Brenda Marie Smith

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Amy Wilson - 15 September 2021

Braving the Light: Book 2 Publication Date: August 24, 2021 A standalone sequel to IF DARKNESS TAKES US A solar electromagnetic pulse fried the U.S. grid fourteen months ago. Everything’s gone: power, cars, running water,...

BOOK BLAST: IF THE LIGHT ESCAPES by Brenda Marie Smith Plus Giveaway!

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Dayna Linton - 27 August 2021

Braving the Light: Book 2 Publication Date: August 24, 2021 A standalone sequel to IF DARKNESS TAKES US A solar electromagnetic pulse fried the U.S. grid fourteen months ago. Everything’s gone: power, cars, running water,...