Favourite Reads: Top 5 Dystopia

Dystopia has long been one of my favourite series. Ever since I came across The Hunger Games trilogy around 10 years ago I have forever been in love with post-apocalyptic and dystopian societies. I love how each author has a different take on what life would be like. I have read so many dystopia novels over the past 10 years and it was so difficult to narrow it down to only 5. Again, I’ve tried to go for books that are not talked about quite as much in the book community. So here are my top 5 dystopia reads.

~ K-Books Top 5 Dystopia Reads ~

1. Feed, Book 1 in the Newsflesh Trilogy by Mira Grant

Feed is such a unique zombie book and is different to the books that I usually read. I’m usually a big romance reader and will only read books if they have romance in there somewhere. Feed doesn’t really fall into that category. Feed follows a group of bloggers in a post-apocalyptic zombie outbreak. I absolutely loved it. It explains the zombie outbreak in such a scientific way and I found that so fascinating. So much research went into the backstory of this book and it impressed me so much. This book is action packed and filled to the brim with conspiracy theories about how the outbreak actually occurred. If you’re to read only one zombie series in your life… make sure it is this one.

Read my review of Feed here.

2. Dark Days by Kate Ormand

Dark Days straddles the line between dystopia and sci-fi. It’s a post-apocalyptic setting where the world is separated into sectors and a cyborg army crosses all of the sectors killing off all of the citizens. The main characters are racing against the clock for their survival and I loved it. It was a super quick read and I raced through the pages. You’d have thought I was also on a time limit like the characters with the speed that I raced through this books. It was absolutely fantastic and one I highly recommend.

Read my review of Dark Days here.

3. The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Book 1 in the Forest of Hands and Teeth Series by Carrie Ryan

The Forest of Hands and Teeth was one of the very first zombie books that I read and I loved it. The main character is living in a community that is fenced in to protect the inhabitants from the zombies beyond the fence. The main character is suspicious and doesn’t really believe all the ‘truths’ that she is told. She soon decides to escape her community and find out the truth for herself. This book is filled with a gorgeous romance and a heart pounding adventure. I loved every moment of it.

Read my review of The Forest of Hands and Teeth here.

4. All These Things I’ve Done, Book 1 in the Birthright Series by Gabrielle Zevin

One of my all time favourite dystopia series is Gabrielle Zevin’s Birthright series. In a mafia led world where coffee and chocolate are illegal we follow the story of Anya, the daughter of a mafia boss who smuggles these in. Anya finds herself falling in love with Win, the son of one of the rulers who have brought these rules in. I absolutely loved this series and seeing the romance between them blossom while seeing Anya finding herself getting more and more entangled in her Dad’s mafia business. It’s one of the most original dystopia series that I have read and it still remains one of my favourites 9 years after reading it.

Read my review of All These Things I’ve Done here.

5. Eve of Man, Book 1 in the Eve of Man Trilogy by Giovanna and Tom Fletcher

Eve of Man is one of the most recent dystopia reads that I loved. It follows the story of Eve, the first female born in over a decade. I’ve read a few series on this premise but none of them are executed quite as well as this one. Told in split POV of Eve and the guard who falls in love with her, I was completely obsessed with this book from the very first page to the very last. I cannot wait for the final book in this series to release next year. If you haven’t started this series yet, I highly recommend that you do.

Read my review of Eve of Man here.

What are your favourite dystopia books? What would you have included in this list?

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