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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When Jenna awakens from a coma, she doesn't know who she is. She has been told her name and shown home movies of her life, but she doesn't feel the appropriate connection; everything feels separate, different, unreal. And that surreal feeling isn't exactly alleviated by the way others treat her, the way they look at her.
While the premise of the book is fascinating, the execution left a bit to be desired in my opinion. Nothing really surprised me. I had an idea of the "issue" by page 6, and I flat out knew the issue the moment Bio Gel was mentioned. I knew what was coming with the things in the closet, with Dane, with Allys, with the thing at the very very end that ties together the whole Lily-Claire-Jenna thingamabobber. Hmm...hard to talk about what you knew when you don't want others who haven't read the book to know about these things.
I will say, however, that the book grew on me as time passed. Originally, I was thinking this would be one of those books which I quickly forgot, but the story has lingered and I find myself wondering if it may have been a bit better of a read than I thought.
While the premise of the book is fascinating, the execution left a bit to be desired in my opinion. Nothing really surprised me. I had an idea of the "issue" by page 6, and I flat out knew the issue the moment Bio Gel was mentioned. I knew what was coming with the things in the closet, with Dane, with Allys, with the thing at the very very end that ties together the whole Lily-Claire-Jenna thingamabobber. Hmm...hard to talk about what you knew when you don't want others who haven't read the book to know about these things.
I will say, however, that the book grew on me as time passed. Originally, I was thinking this would be one of those books which I quickly forgot, but the story has lingered and I find myself wondering if it may have been a bit better of a read than I thought.
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
I had a love/hate relationship with this book, and the main character, Jenna Fox. At times i felt for her and other times I became bored with her "woe is me, my parents want me to be perfect" attitude.
It was a captivating story and was hard to put down, although once I did put it down I found it difficult to pick up again.
Jenna and Ethan's relationship was cute and I'm happy that Allys was happy she was saved. I would've liked to know what Dane's problem was and what he wouldn't sad/done to Jenna had she walked with him into the woods.
If the main character didn't annoy me as much as she did I think I would've given this book a better rating. I am interested enough to read the second book in this series though.
It was a captivating story and was hard to put down, although once I did put it down I found it difficult to pick up again.
Jenna and Ethan's relationship was cute and I'm happy that Allys was happy she was saved. I would've liked to know what Dane's problem was and what he wouldn't sad/done to Jenna had she walked with him into the woods.
If the main character didn't annoy me as much as she did I think I would've given this book a better rating. I am interested enough to read the second book in this series though.
A bit of Symbiont, a bit of Never Let Me Go, and a bit of something that is unique to this book. Although really, this book pre-dates Symbiont but I read that one first.
While I liked this book, it doesn't rate higher than 3 stars. I found it to be more speculative fiction than science fiction, using a few what-ifs to launch a story rather than build a world.
It did make a nice break from the YA dystopias I've been reading lately. And I will read more.
While I liked this book, it doesn't rate higher than 3 stars. I found it to be more speculative fiction than science fiction, using a few what-ifs to launch a story rather than build a world.
It did make a nice break from the YA dystopias I've been reading lately. And I will read more.
Wow.
Really, wow.
In some distant future, Jenna Fox wakes up. She remembers nothing. Not her name, not her parents, nothing. She's been in a coma for 18 months her parents say.
Slowly it all comes back to her and she is faced with yet MORE mysteries about herself. She's thrust into a world of new and strange medical ethics and the consequences for not abiding by those 'rules'. As she begins to unravel the truth she's faced with her own ethical dilemma.
I'm not generally into sci-fi books but this grabbed me. It was a page turner and made me really think about the what ifs...and the ethics of what we do NOW and how our choices NOW will have far reaching implications into the future. The book really rocked me. A++
Really, wow.
In some distant future, Jenna Fox wakes up. She remembers nothing. Not her name, not her parents, nothing. She's been in a coma for 18 months her parents say.
Slowly it all comes back to her and she is faced with yet MORE mysteries about herself. She's thrust into a world of new and strange medical ethics and the consequences for not abiding by those 'rules'. As she begins to unravel the truth she's faced with her own ethical dilemma.
I'm not generally into sci-fi books but this grabbed me. It was a page turner and made me really think about the what ifs...and the ethics of what we do NOW and how our choices NOW will have far reaching implications into the future. The book really rocked me. A++