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A lost world

The Horizon Volume Two by Jh and Abigail Blackman

The Horizon Volume Three by Jh and Abigail Blackman

June 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Honestly, I think The Horizon Volume Three contributed to some bad dreams I had after finishing it. I had finished volume two of The Horizon a few days before, and that probably did not help. I had forgotten some of volume one, but at the same time you almost didn’t need it as it was its own story, but if you want to know how The Boy and The Girl meet and a bit of the war and situation the children are facing you should. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Abigail Blackman, Dystopian, East Asian Style, friendship, jh, Jh and Abigail Blackman, Manhwa, orphans

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:314 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Abigail Blackman, Dystopian, East Asian Style, friendship, jh, Jh and Abigail Blackman, Manhwa, orphans ·
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Heartbreak and the Perils of Propaganda

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

June 11, 2025 by RouletteGirl Leave a Comment

What can I say about Sunrise on the Reaping that hasn’t already been said more eloquently by the other reviewers of Cannonball Read? I’ll start by quoting a joke I’ve heard repeated on TikTok: Suzanne Collins saw everyone thirsting over Coriolanus Snow after The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie came out, and decided to remind us all what a monster he truly is. If she had to do that by torturing our favorite grizzled old alcoholic mentor and breaking all our hearts in the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Dystopian, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

RouletteGirl's CBR17 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Dystopian, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games ·
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The Grief of Wisdom

Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler

May 27, 2025 by Halbs Leave a Comment

That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which it may be said, “See, this is new”? It has already been in ancient times before us. – Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 (NKJV). Nayler’s Where the Axe is Buried reminds me of the Book of Ecclesiastes. It is, in my mind, the least hopeful and most useful book of the Bible. All of this has happened before, and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: artificial intelligence, dystopia, Dystopian, Ray Nayler

Halbs's CBR17 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: artificial intelligence, dystopia, Dystopian, Ray Nayler ·
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Sunrise of the Weeping

Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins

May 26, 2025 by Caesar's Wife 1 Comment

I took a much-needed break from my brief—yet frustrating—foray into the romantasy genre to return to my comfort zone: dystopia. And Sunrise on the Reaping did not disappoint. The book begins back in the bleak, coal-dust-covered District 12, as Haymitch Abernathy prepares for the reaping of the Quarter Quell. It’s been 25 years since the Dark Days, and what better way to mark the anniversary of the end of slaughter than we MORE slaughter? Specifically, by sending double the number of children to their deaths […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Dystopian, sunrise on the reaping, Suzanne Collins

Caesar's Wife's CBR17 Review No:8 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Dystopian, sunrise on the reaping, Suzanne Collins ·
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A Mother Must Never Look Away. A Good Mother Can Do Anything.

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

May 13, 2025 by RouletteGirl Leave a Comment

Frida Liu is a 39 year old woman, recently divorced and co-parenting their 18-month old Harriet with ex husband Gust. On one of her custody days, Frida is dealing with days of insomnia and Harriet has an ear infection. In a burst of insomnia-fueled insanity, Frida puts Harriet into her bouncer and leaves to go get a cup of coffee. Then she remembers that she left an important document at the office, and so goes to get that. Then she has to answer some emails. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Dystopian, Jessamine Chan

RouletteGirl's CBR17 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Dystopian, Jessamine Chan ·
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A Desperate Race in a Dystopian World

The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker

April 15, 2025 by RouletteGirl Leave a Comment

Ed is an average English guy living in Scotland with his wife and two young kids. He’s probably depressed, is definitely out of shape, and is starting to wonder if he drinks too much. He wakes up early after one too many glasses of wine to the cries of his infant son, Arthur. After getting him his bottle, he takes Arthur on a walk to the local shop to pick up the newspaper. But the streets are strangely deserted, the shop is closed, and the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adrian J. Walker, Dystopian

RouletteGirl's CBR17 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Adrian J. Walker, Dystopian ·
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