Title: The Here and Now
By Ann Brashares
The Gist:
In the far future, our world is ravaged by horrible
illness spread by mosquitoes. As
people begin dying quickly, a group of citizens discover a way to travel
through time to our present time.
In order to avoid detection, the leaders of the time travelers set up a
set of very strict, and important rules that everyone must repeat often, and
obey always. At the top of the
list, do not become intimate with a time-native.
A hard rule to follow for 17-year-old travel Prenna
James, who has, for the past five years, had an undeniable connection with her
schoolmate Ethan Jarves. When the
two are thrown together in an attempt to change the future that Prenna knows is
coming, the two must decide if their connection is worth the risk that the
travelers warn of.
What I thought:
This story is very imaginative, and full of
suspense. The premise really makes
you think; it is always interesting to read about possibilities of a future
world, especially when the author is able to lead readers on the path from
present day to the future in their story while answering many questions about
how the changes occur.
I enjoyed the speed at which the story moved, and I
was truly interested to see how things would turn out. I’m not going to lie- there were a
couple of parts that I had to revisit to fully understand what was going on-
sometimes the lines between present and future were a little blurred. The organization of the time travelers,
and the lengths that the leaders felt they needed to go to to maintain their
cover was very well thought out and interesting.
I loved the characters that were introduced in this
story, but I wish that a little more time had been spent on the development of
the feelings between Ethan and Prenna, I’m just a love story kind of gal. I wanted to feel the spark and watch it
get stronger and stronger as the two worked together. That being said, the relationship did seem genuine enough to
make me want to know what happens next with these two characters.
All in all, if you are looking for a fast paced,
interesting read full of suspense, thought, and a touch of romance, pick up The
Here and Now.
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