Two days before the start of her junior year,
seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed—as
in blinding light, scenes of her life flashing before her, and then
nothing. Except the next thing she knows, she's opening her eyes to find
Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school whom Janelle has never
talked to, leaning over her. And even though it isn't possible, she
knows—with every fiber of her being—that Ben has somehow brought her
back to life.
But her revival, and Ben's possible role in it, is only the first of the puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI agent father's files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seems to be counting down to something—but to what? And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what's right in front of her: Everything that's happened—the accident, the murder, the countdown clock, Ben's sudden appearance in her life—points to the end of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she realizes that if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she's going to need to uncover Ben's secrets—and keep from falling in love with him in the process.
From debut author Elizabeth Norris comes this shattering novel of one girl's fight to save herself, her world, and the boy she never saw coming. (Description from http://www.amazon.com)
My thoughts:
Unraveling was published in April and it took me until December to get this book from interlibrary loan. Most libraries in our system do not lend "New" books and it will take them 6 months to a year to take it off "New" status. So I was happy that I finally received it and happy that C-Car (CT's book transport service) was not removed from the State budget, as it has been threatened to be in the past few years. It is a great service!
Generally I am not a sci-fi fan. I was not a Star Trek Fan and went to see Star Wars because everyone else did. I did enjoy The Host by Stephenie Meyer and can't wait for the third book in the Sky Chasers series by Amy Kathleen Ryan. That being said, when I read that Unraveling had a sci-fi twist, I thought I would give it a try. Unraveling can best be described as an adventure-mystery-sci-fi-love story. It was a real page turner. Difficult to put down. But not too difficult to understand. Maybe that is why I shy away from this genre. If I need to do read and re-read to understand the plot line, I am likely to put it down. I also enjoyed Unraveling because it was different from a lot of the other YA books that I have read lately, not dystopian!
If you were a fan of the X-Files or a fan of Fringe which is on Fox currently, you may be a fan of this book. It had a lot of X-Files references, but more than that, it had an X-Files feel. Janelle was involved in a freakish accident, her father is an FBI agent and he is investigating a case where they are finding burned, melted people in random places. Sounds like something Mulder and Scully would investigate, right?
I really liked Janelle as a character. She started off as a typical high school student, but one with a lot of responsibility (her father is always working and her mother is bipolar) so she is responsible for her younger brother and will do just about anything for him. She is strong, smart and fearless. You don't want to change anything about her.
The writing was wonderful and the pacing was perfect. There were a lot of twists and turns and just when you thought you had it figured out, the author added another surprising element. Although the book does not end with a total cliffhanger that begs for a sequel, there are still some plot elements that I would like to find out more about and I am hoping that the story is not finished.
Just googled it and yes a sequel will be published in 2013 and it will be called Unbreakable. Can't wait!
Highly recommended!
But her revival, and Ben's possible role in it, is only the first of the puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI agent father's files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seems to be counting down to something—but to what? And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what's right in front of her: Everything that's happened—the accident, the murder, the countdown clock, Ben's sudden appearance in her life—points to the end of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she realizes that if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she's going to need to uncover Ben's secrets—and keep from falling in love with him in the process.
From debut author Elizabeth Norris comes this shattering novel of one girl's fight to save herself, her world, and the boy she never saw coming. (Description from http://www.amazon.com)
My thoughts:
Unraveling was published in April and it took me until December to get this book from interlibrary loan. Most libraries in our system do not lend "New" books and it will take them 6 months to a year to take it off "New" status. So I was happy that I finally received it and happy that C-Car (CT's book transport service) was not removed from the State budget, as it has been threatened to be in the past few years. It is a great service!
Generally I am not a sci-fi fan. I was not a Star Trek Fan and went to see Star Wars because everyone else did. I did enjoy The Host by Stephenie Meyer and can't wait for the third book in the Sky Chasers series by Amy Kathleen Ryan. That being said, when I read that Unraveling had a sci-fi twist, I thought I would give it a try. Unraveling can best be described as an adventure-mystery-sci-fi-love story. It was a real page turner. Difficult to put down. But not too difficult to understand. Maybe that is why I shy away from this genre. If I need to do read and re-read to understand the plot line, I am likely to put it down. I also enjoyed Unraveling because it was different from a lot of the other YA books that I have read lately, not dystopian!
If you were a fan of the X-Files or a fan of Fringe which is on Fox currently, you may be a fan of this book. It had a lot of X-Files references, but more than that, it had an X-Files feel. Janelle was involved in a freakish accident, her father is an FBI agent and he is investigating a case where they are finding burned, melted people in random places. Sounds like something Mulder and Scully would investigate, right?
I really liked Janelle as a character. She started off as a typical high school student, but one with a lot of responsibility (her father is always working and her mother is bipolar) so she is responsible for her younger brother and will do just about anything for him. She is strong, smart and fearless. You don't want to change anything about her.
The writing was wonderful and the pacing was perfect. There were a lot of twists and turns and just when you thought you had it figured out, the author added another surprising element. Although the book does not end with a total cliffhanger that begs for a sequel, there are still some plot elements that I would like to find out more about and I am hoping that the story is not finished.
Just googled it and yes a sequel will be published in 2013 and it will be called Unbreakable. Can't wait!
Highly recommended!
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