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Summary:
Addie's parents are getting a divorce. This is an unfortunate event that happens often in a child's life, but Addie's situation is a little different. She lives in the Compound. The Compound is a special place where paranormals live. Addie's mother is going to stay on the Compound and continue with the paranormal lifestyle, whereas Addie's father is going to move out of the Compound and live a normal life. Addie has to make a decision on which parent to live with and which lifestyle she would want to adopt. For a normal child, this would be a difficult decision that would be made with only the current information. For Addie, she has the ability to look through each possible future and make a decision based upon which future seems to fit her best. The majority of the book is based upon looking out into that future and what decisions would be made in each area.
My thoughts:
I actually was worried about this book when I picked it up. Based upon the premise, I was wondering how we would keep track of the present reality with the projected future realities. It was not nearly as difficult as I expected. The paranormal aspect of life is a minimal part of this book. It's like the sprinkle on top of a genuine YA novel cupcake. In each situation, Addie lives a teenage life complete with friends, love interests, and angst. She makes decisions that may or may not change overall outcomes. She has men in her life that do really great things for her. The YA romance in both scenarios is a key component of each story line/life; however, I think that may be true for most of the teenage girls within my classes. Eventually, Addie does have to make a decision. It provides a satisfying conclusion even though you know everything that may happen. I'm curious how book 2 is going to go.
Addie's parents are getting a divorce. This is an unfortunate event that happens often in a child's life, but Addie's situation is a little different. She lives in the Compound. The Compound is a special place where paranormals live. Addie's mother is going to stay on the Compound and continue with the paranormal lifestyle, whereas Addie's father is going to move out of the Compound and live a normal life. Addie has to make a decision on which parent to live with and which lifestyle she would want to adopt. For a normal child, this would be a difficult decision that would be made with only the current information. For Addie, she has the ability to look through each possible future and make a decision based upon which future seems to fit her best. The majority of the book is based upon looking out into that future and what decisions would be made in each area.
My thoughts:
I actually was worried about this book when I picked it up. Based upon the premise, I was wondering how we would keep track of the present reality with the projected future realities. It was not nearly as difficult as I expected. The paranormal aspect of life is a minimal part of this book. It's like the sprinkle on top of a genuine YA novel cupcake. In each situation, Addie lives a teenage life complete with friends, love interests, and angst. She makes decisions that may or may not change overall outcomes. She has men in her life that do really great things for her. The YA romance in both scenarios is a key component of each story line/life; however, I think that may be true for most of the teenage girls within my classes. Eventually, Addie does have to make a decision. It provides a satisfying conclusion even though you know everything that may happen. I'm curious how book 2 is going to go.
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