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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Pintip Dunn introduces us into a world which was very interesting and carried elements of romance, action and adventure. Callie and every other teen in her city get to know their path in life through future glimpses they recieve on their birthday. Thier future is pre-destined and they get to know who they will become.
But when Callie receives a future she didn't expect then she will find herself fighting for her sister's life as also he own and the love she harbors for her friend.
Part "Divergent" part "Minority Report" this book delives all the elements anyone expects on a dystopian novel with a strong heroine who loves and want to protect her family.
Pintip Dunn introduces us into a world which was very interesting and carried elements of romance, action and adventure. Callie and every other teen in her city get to know their path in life through future glimpses they recieve on their birthday. Thier future is pre-destined and they get to know who they will become.
But when Callie receives a future she didn't expect then she will find herself fighting for her sister's life as also he own and the love she harbors for her friend.
Part "Divergent" part "Minority Report" this book delives all the elements anyone expects on a dystopian novel with a strong heroine who loves and want to protect her family.
I loved the concept of the book - frankly, it had me rather frightened late last night when I finished the book. I also liked the agencies and revelations of the book. I was tempted to give 4 stars for the idea and the ending, but I didn't like the flat writing style. Typically I'm a generous rater and reviewer, but the book's large, serif font, the punctuation errors, and feel of formulaic story creation were problematic for me from page 1. It doesn't help that I'm suffering a book hangover after A Court of Mist and Fury and looking for books to fill the void while I wait for my turn for Throne of Glass at the library. I was reading Dunn's bio - she studied English lit and has a law degree, and it reflects in the matter of fact manner of the book. There are many literary works and tried and true formulas she attempted to replicate in this book - dystopia is nothing new in the classics, if you think about Brave New World and 1984 - and though the ending is shocking, it was also expected.
I was disappointed in the leading romance, or lack thereof, of the book. There are so many ways it could have been more exciting! Plus, the angst and buildup could have been prolonged, intensified. Heck, their whole situation could have been intensified. I loved the leaves and the connections between both pairs of siblings - I just wish there'd been more. More emotion, more feels, more swoons.
Honestly, I would've been fine if I hadn't finished the book, but it was on the Teen Bestsellers collection in the library and I wanted to check out what all the fuss was about. The back of the book had intrigued me and I decided to pick it up this week.
I was disappointed in the leading romance, or lack thereof, of the book. There are so many ways it could have been more exciting! Plus, the angst and buildup could have been prolonged, intensified. Heck, their whole situation could have been intensified. I loved the leaves and the connections between both pairs of siblings - I just wish there'd been more. More emotion, more feels, more swoons.
Honestly, I would've been fine if I hadn't finished the book, but it was on the Teen Bestsellers collection in the library and I wanted to check out what all the fuss was about. The back of the book had intrigued me and I decided to pick it up this week.
I had been wanting to read this book for many many years because it won some sort of romance award. And let’s face it, if there’s any romance involved, I’m all in.
I had started it and put it down, and that was the pattern for the last few years. I finally finished it and while there were a few aspects of the book I didn’t predict, I did predict a lot of it.
The romance did not tug on my heart strings at all, unfortunately, which is why I picked up this book in the first place. The pacing was pretty slow and I wonder if that’s why it took me a long time to get through. I felt like there were a few chapters that could’ve been taken out all together to speed up the pace that didn’t progress the plot or conflict of the story.
I did like the idea of people getting in trouble for their future memories then being put inside of a jail to live out their future memories. That was very unexpected.
All the right ingredients were there, but it was missing that special something.
I had started it and put it down, and that was the pattern for the last few years. I finally finished it and while there were a few aspects of the book I didn’t predict, I did predict a lot of it.
The romance did not tug on my heart strings at all, unfortunately, which is why I picked up this book in the first place. The pacing was pretty slow and I wonder if that’s why it took me a long time to get through. I felt like there were a few chapters that could’ve been taken out all together to speed up the pace that didn’t progress the plot or conflict of the story.
I did like the idea of people getting in trouble for their future memories then being put inside of a jail to live out their future memories. That was very unexpected.
All the right ingredients were there, but it was missing that special something.
I am not a fan of Dystopian literature, but this book is amazing and has opened my mind to it.
Callie is seventeen and lives in a world where on your seventeenth birthday, you receive a memory from your future self that determines what your future will be. Callie sees herself murdering her younger sister. With the help of a childhood friend, she tries to change the future and determine what her government is hiding from the people of Eden.
The ending! Oh my gosh! No spoilers here; you'll have to read it. Great book for 7th-12th graders who are fans of Dystopian lit. There is no "language," and romantic scenes are innocent and not graphic. There is some mild violence, but nothing that a middle school or high school student cannot handle. Cannot wait for the sequel!
Callie is seventeen and lives in a world where on your seventeenth birthday, you receive a memory from your future self that determines what your future will be. Callie sees herself murdering her younger sister. With the help of a childhood friend, she tries to change the future and determine what her government is hiding from the people of Eden.
The ending! Oh my gosh! No spoilers here; you'll have to read it. Great book for 7th-12th graders who are fans of Dystopian lit. There is no "language," and romantic scenes are innocent and not graphic. There is some mild violence, but nothing that a middle school or high school student cannot handle. Cannot wait for the sequel!
New favorite book. Pintip can write in such a way that the reader feels immersed in the story. 10/10.
It had been a while since I had read a dystopian, and I was pumped to get back into the genre! It can be so fun and exciting. I was really looking forward to picking this one up.
I know in the Hunger Games/Divergent craze a lot of people got burnt out on dystopians. It seemed like there might not be a ton of new stuff to bring to the table. And while I’m not sure that Forget Tomorrow brings anything particularly new, it is incredibly fun.
I flew through Forget Tomorrow, loving every minute. It’s exciting, action-packed, and swoon-worthy! To me it felt like the perfect blend of Divergent and Delirium. I loved the characters, the pacing, and the romance.
If you are a fan of those books and/or enjoy a good YA dystopian, I’d definitely recommend giving this one a go! I loved it!
I know in the Hunger Games/Divergent craze a lot of people got burnt out on dystopians. It seemed like there might not be a ton of new stuff to bring to the table. And while I’m not sure that Forget Tomorrow brings anything particularly new, it is incredibly fun.
I flew through Forget Tomorrow, loving every minute. It’s exciting, action-packed, and swoon-worthy! To me it felt like the perfect blend of Divergent and Delirium. I loved the characters, the pacing, and the romance.
If you are a fan of those books and/or enjoy a good YA dystopian, I’d definitely recommend giving this one a go! I loved it!
If you could see into your own future, what would you do? Especially if you didn't like what you saw.
Callie Jones saw the worst possible future for herself, sending Forget Tomorrow into an intense, frantic, and emotional journey that often wadded waist-deep into the philosophical divide between fate and free will. An unexpected ally joins Callie on her journey, and despite some missteps midway through, Pintip Dunn offers up one of the more emotional books I've read in 2016.
The immediate aftermath of Callie discovering her future is fraught with tension, fear, and the unknown. Though she spends many of the early chapters by herself, or surrounded by those she isn't sure she can trust, those chapters fly by... and then she finds herself on the run, confronted with possibly the last person she wanted to see, and then... Harmony.
I'll be blunt. Most of the love story between Callie and Logan did nothing for me -- but that's because of my own bias against romantic subplots as a whole. They often feel out of place, though I will give Forget Tomorrow credit for not shoehorning in a love triangle like so many other YA novels.
And I did enjoy the fact that of the three potential romantic entanglements among those in Harmony, the spectre of their respective futures stood in the way. Aside from that, though, Logan and Callie as a romantic item did nothing for me.
However, Logan's overall importance to the plot still worked for me. I have this odd ability to separate the romantic from everything else, so a book still works for me even if the romantic subplot doesn't.
(And if my distaste for romantic subplots makes me a coldhearted curmudgeon, then... guilty.)
The end of the book seems to build to an inevitable conclusion, but there is a twist in the final moments that even had my mouth agape. I flipped through the final chapter thinking there had to be a way out of it, and I even had my theories on that, but I did not see the move that was made. Perhaps, in hindsight, it should be obvious, but still.
My issues with some of the middle notwithstanding, Forget Tomorrow is a fantastic read, almost impossible to put down. The beginning and end are that strong, and I am eager to pick up the next installment.
Callie Jones saw the worst possible future for herself, sending Forget Tomorrow into an intense, frantic, and emotional journey that often wadded waist-deep into the philosophical divide between fate and free will. An unexpected ally joins Callie on her journey, and despite some missteps midway through, Pintip Dunn offers up one of the more emotional books I've read in 2016.
The immediate aftermath of Callie discovering her future is fraught with tension, fear, and the unknown. Though she spends many of the early chapters by herself, or surrounded by those she isn't sure she can trust, those chapters fly by... and then she finds herself on the run, confronted with possibly the last person she wanted to see, and then... Harmony.
I'll be blunt. Most of the love story between Callie and Logan did nothing for me -- but that's because of my own bias against romantic subplots as a whole. They often feel out of place, though I will give Forget Tomorrow credit for not shoehorning in a love triangle like so many other YA novels.
And I did enjoy the fact that of the three potential romantic entanglements among those in Harmony, the spectre of their respective futures stood in the way. Aside from that, though, Logan and Callie as a romantic item did nothing for me.
However, Logan's overall importance to the plot still worked for me. I have this odd ability to separate the romantic from everything else, so a book still works for me even if the romantic subplot doesn't.
(And if my distaste for romantic subplots makes me a coldhearted curmudgeon, then... guilty.)
The end of the book seems to build to an inevitable conclusion, but there is a twist in the final moments that even had my mouth agape. I flipped through the final chapter thinking there had to be a way out of it, and I even had my theories on that, but I did not see the move that was made. Perhaps, in hindsight, it should be obvious, but still.
My issues with some of the middle notwithstanding, Forget Tomorrow is a fantastic read, almost impossible to put down. The beginning and end are that strong, and I am eager to pick up the next installment.
This book was great and I loved the concept. I'm off to write the review now!
I loved everything about this. It's interestingly unique, the concept of future memories was really cool and kind of intriguing, part of me thinks it would have been nice to have a bit of reassurance and guidance at 17. And the ending, there were some good twists and a strong climax. This was a great read and I’m really excited to see what comes next.
I really liked the premise of this story, as well as the romance. I am looking forward to the next book, but I'm wary of the fact that it's a companion-type sequel. But because I liked multiple characters in this book, so I'm interested to see how they come into play in subsequent books.