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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