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A review by bookishmadness
When We Wake by Karen Healey
4.0
What it's about: Tegan dies at the tender age of sixteen, yet wakes up from a frozen state one hundred years later. The world seems to have made a lot of changes for the better, yet she still isn't convinced about it all. She shows us her journey in a sequence of memories.
What I thought: The surreal thing about When We Wake, is that by 2127 our world could be exactly as described in the book. This dystopian-type world is not completely unimaginable and that knowledge will rock you to your very core. Tegan manages to not only survive and accept what she left behind but to adapt to this new world she is brought in to. Her trio of friends give the story an extra boost, making the whole ride even more exciting. Healey has managed to write this story so well, that you can go from feeling like you're part of the story, to simply being an outside viewer without causing any confusion or distraction.
For all the lovers of all things sci-fi and dystopian, you will thoroughly enjoy When We Wake!
The Good: A dystopian book that gives us a very realistic view of the future, makes reading this book something different.
The Bad: While I loved this story, I wished more could have been explained, and the story gone on longer. It felt slightly incomplete.
Rating: 4 Bookstacks
What I thought: The surreal thing about When We Wake, is that by 2127 our world could be exactly as described in the book. This dystopian-type world is not completely unimaginable and that knowledge will rock you to your very core. Tegan manages to not only survive and accept what she left behind but to adapt to this new world she is brought in to. Her trio of friends give the story an extra boost, making the whole ride even more exciting. Healey has managed to write this story so well, that you can go from feeling like you're part of the story, to simply being an outside viewer without causing any confusion or distraction.
For all the lovers of all things sci-fi and dystopian, you will thoroughly enjoy When We Wake!
The Good: A dystopian book that gives us a very realistic view of the future, makes reading this book something different.
The Bad: While I loved this story, I wished more could have been explained, and the story gone on longer. It felt slightly incomplete.
Rating: 4 Bookstacks