Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com
AMAZING! Thats what went through my mind as I turned the final page of AWAKEN. AWAKEN is one of a slew of dystopian novels that are flooding the market, but this one definitely stands out in front of the pack.
Maddie has grown up in a society where there is little need to leave the house. Shopping can be done online and delivered. School is done from the computer, as well. Maddie has many friends, but they are all on line. So shes hesitant when one of her online friends invites her to a study group one night. Not only is she not used to being around people, she has to ask permission to leave the house.
Maddie meets Justin at the group. Justin has done his research and knows Maddies father is behind the founding of Digitial School. And he has learned that someone had previously hacked into the system in an attempt to sabotage it. Justin is actually surprised to find out that Maddie is a girl.
Justin introduces Maddie to a world that involves actual face-to-face social interaction. Its a world Maddie is unfamiliar with, but now that shes had a taste of it, she wants more. But her father doesnt want her to see Justin again.
As the story unfolds, Maddies history comes out, and the reader learns about her being on house arrest for her computer hacking attempt. Its just that ability and her close connection to her father that Justin and his group of rebels want access to.
All of the characters in AWAKEN were wonderful and easy to relate to. Even Maddies father, though the villain in the story (or so you are led to believe), has his reasons and beliefs for what he does. Outside of Maddie and Justin, I have to say that my favorite character was Maddies mom. Though she is a quiet person and supportive of her husband, she does little rebellious things all the way through that make you want to go, Yeah, mom! It culminates when she hands Maddie her sneakers. (Read the story, youll know what Im talking about!)
There is so much action in AWAKEN that I found my heart racing at different points in the story. The tension between Maddie and Justin is palpable, but just enough out of reach to keep the reader hungering for more. I dont know that a sequel is planned, but the story ends leaving you wanting that continuation.
AMAZING! Thats what went through my mind as I turned the final page of AWAKEN. AWAKEN is one of a slew of dystopian novels that are flooding the market, but this one definitely stands out in front of the pack.
Maddie has grown up in a society where there is little need to leave the house. Shopping can be done online and delivered. School is done from the computer, as well. Maddie has many friends, but they are all on line. So shes hesitant when one of her online friends invites her to a study group one night. Not only is she not used to being around people, she has to ask permission to leave the house.
Maddie meets Justin at the group. Justin has done his research and knows Maddies father is behind the founding of Digitial School. And he has learned that someone had previously hacked into the system in an attempt to sabotage it. Justin is actually surprised to find out that Maddie is a girl.
Justin introduces Maddie to a world that involves actual face-to-face social interaction. Its a world Maddie is unfamiliar with, but now that shes had a taste of it, she wants more. But her father doesnt want her to see Justin again.
As the story unfolds, Maddies history comes out, and the reader learns about her being on house arrest for her computer hacking attempt. Its just that ability and her close connection to her father that Justin and his group of rebels want access to.
All of the characters in AWAKEN were wonderful and easy to relate to. Even Maddies father, though the villain in the story (or so you are led to believe), has his reasons and beliefs for what he does. Outside of Maddie and Justin, I have to say that my favorite character was Maddies mom. Though she is a quiet person and supportive of her husband, she does little rebellious things all the way through that make you want to go, Yeah, mom! It culminates when she hands Maddie her sneakers. (Read the story, youll know what Im talking about!)
There is so much action in AWAKEN that I found my heart racing at different points in the story. The tension between Maddie and Justin is palpable, but just enough out of reach to keep the reader hungering for more. I dont know that a sequel is planned, but the story ends leaving you wanting that continuation.
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