Wednesday, March 5, 2014

When We Wake by Karen Healey - OPTIONAL

Healey, Karen  When We Wake, 296 pgs.  Little, Brown and Company, 2013.  Content: Language: R (21 swears; 7 “F” words); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG-13.  

Tegan is a sixteen year old girl who is in love with her brother’s best friend, and goes to a political rally with him.  While there she is accidentally shot during an assassination attempt on a political leader.  Teagan wakes up 100 years later to find out that she has outlived her boyfriend and family and is now part of a science experiment headed by the Australian army.  Politics and environmental conditions have changed over the years, as well as society and prejudices.  Tegan has to navigate her way around a world that the army is trying to use her for and uncover the secrets that explain why she was resurrected.  

This is an interesting concept along the lines of Fox Inheritance, with the character experiencing a time travel-like situation.  The main character and her new friends are easy to follow, but the author makes environmental statements that are so detailed it slows the storyline down.  The ending is a bit frustrating as well because it feels like the author set up the world and the conflict and gave no resolve, leaving the reader hanging in the end, anticipating the next book in the series.  

HS-OPTIONAL.  Reviewer, C. Peterson.

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