YA Shot Blog Tour with Kat Ellis
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Science fiction is such a big umbrella term for a genre that has lots
hiding underneath it. I think this every time someone tells me
they don’t like sci-fi, but they loved The Hunger Games… or The 100... or Divergent... or Star Trek: Beyond...
If I point out that these (and sooooo many other
popular books/TV shows/films) all fall under the sci-fi banner, I’m usually
told, “yeah, but I really like it because of all the relationships in it”, or “I
like it because it’s more action-y than sci-fi”. I have a sneaking suspicion
that people just don’t like the term sci-fi because of the ‘science’ part;
maybe it conjures memories of school science lessons and chalkboards full of
dry equations.
But I’m pretty sure there’s something under the ol' sci-fi umbrella to
satisfy any YA reader, no matter what type of story they’re looking for. So here are
LOVE ROMANCE?
LOVE ACTION?
LOVE FEMINIST STORIES?
Not that the others on this list aren’t, but if
you want something with a strong feminist message that punches you in the
heart, try THE COLOR OF RAIN by Cori McCarthy or ONLY EVER YOURS by Louise O’Neill.
you want something with a strong feminist message that punches you in the
heart, try THE COLOR OF RAIN by Cori McCarthy or ONLY EVER YOURS by Louise O’Neill.
LOVE HUMOUR?
LOVE HORROR?
Try UNWIND by Neal Shusterman
LOVE GAMING?
LOVE SURVIVAL STORIES?
LOVE THRILLERS?
LOVE CRIME STORIES?
LOVE INTRIGUE?
LOVE SPORTS?
Try ZEROBOXER by Fonda Lee
LOVE ADVENTURE?
LOVE HISTORICALS?
LOVE LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE?
…Wait, what? Oh – you need LOST ON MARS by Paul Magrs
Fancy trying any of these reads? Read them all (and loved them)? Welcome
to the dark side, my friend.
to the dark side, my friend.
Come and see Kat Ellis, Lauren James, and S. F. Said talking all things sci-fi at YAShot on 22nd October.
PURGE
Mason and Noah exist in different worlds, but their lives are about to collide.
Mason has a habit of getting into trouble. He's been kicked out of every place he's ever lived in. Moving to the cult-like community of Alteria is definitely a last resort, even if it's better than braving the wastelands outside. But following their strict rules is a hundred times harder when Mason meets Eden, who has a wicked streak to match his own. Caught with contraband, Eden is forced into a programme to purge her bad behaviour. But Mason has seen what happens to people who get purged, and knows he will lose Eden if he can’t help her find a way out.
Out in the wastelands, Noah has no memory of what happened before he was abandoned in a war zone. All he wants is to know who he is, and if he can trust the strangers who rescued him from the rubble.
With lies surrounding them on all sides, Mason and Noah must piece together the truth if they want to escape. Failure is not an option when it means being purged from existence.
You can add PURGE to your Goodreads list here.
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