Cinder
Cyborg mechanic Cinder discovers she is Lunar royalty while plague and Queen Levana threaten New Beijing.
3,553-word summary · 16 min read
science fiction + young adult
21 books tagged both “science fiction” and “young adult”.
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Shatter Me
Juliette Ferrars, whose touch kills, is locked up by the Reestablishment until Adam and Warner pull her into war.
2,115-word summary · 9 min read
Insurgent
Insurgent retold: Tris guilty after war, Erudite hunts Divergent, Amity talks, Candor serum.
1,951-word summary · 9 min read
The Giver
Lois Lowry's The Giver retold: Jonas's Assignment, the memories, release, and the sled ride out.
2,510-word summary · 11 min read
The Maze Runner
Maze Runner retold: Thomas wakes in Glade, walls move, Grievers sting, Teresa triggers end.
1,907-word summary · 8 min read
Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins's Catching Fire explained: the Quarter Quell, the arena's secret, Finnick and Johanna, and the moment the Games turn into a rescue.
2,459-word summary · 11 min read
Divergent
Veronica Roth's Divergent explained: the five factions, Tris's choice of Dauntless, the aptitude test, and where the trilogy's premise starts to crack under…
2,494-word summary · 11 min read
Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins's Mockingjay explained: Katniss as the symbol, District 13, Coin and Snow, and the speech that ruins victory for her.
2,474-word summary · 11 min read
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games explained: the reaping, Rue, the tracker jackers, the nightlock berry standoff, and what the arena is really for.
2,295-word summary · 10 min read