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1. This week has been busy with reading Cybils books.  I thought I'd share some of my reads! **Can you see a trend here? THE HIT by Melvin Burgess This futurist world is set in a very depressing UK where only a select few make it while the rest are struggling.  Add to the mix a drug that gives you a surge of emotion/energy/life.  Wouldn't you want to at least try that?  But there is a condition.  The 'Death' drug lasts only for a week, then you're dead. This unique take on the very satiated dystopia market kept my attention with all the twists and turns. 2.  THE BODIES WE WEAR by Jeyn Roberts Another dystopia novel, with another type of drug, but this one 'promises a glimpse into heaven. 3. WINTERKILL by Kate Boorman A futurist world in a commune like society.  Emm resists the urge to go into the forbidden forest.  The same forest that was her grandmother's downfall.  When the leader of the commune offers his h...