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bookbitereviews's review
4.0
This is a really good book. It is on a very dark subject and i think that instead of tip-toeing around the subject that Alexandra Sokoloff did a great job with just putting it out there with all its gore-y details. I think she did an excellent job on Anna's character. I felt everything that she felt and was a little surprised by her character, because most of us are used to strong, brave characters and not the innocent, terrified character and Anna was. Her being this way wasn't bad though, it made it feel that much more real, because that is real emotion for this situation. It did get confusing at times though, which kind of had me lost for awhile, but in the end i was shocked by the ending and satisfied with the story. I did like this book, but its subject/genre is not the first thing i would turn to look at when looking for a new book. I do recommend you read it, because it is a very different YA novel and i think everyone should get a bit of dark reality in their minds sometimes.
Rating: 3.5/5
Rating: 3.5/5
novelgoddess's review
4.0
Anna Sullivan’s mom disappeared when she was five. Anna is being raised by her father who is suffering from Gulf War Syndrome and alcoholism. Anna is suddenly being plagued by very vivid dreams of violence taking place at her high school. The day after the first dream, the school has a fire just like the one she dreamed of the night before. More dreams, more violence, and in all of them Anna’s crush, Tyler dies. Anna is determined to figure out how to prevent the violence looming on the horizon.
This was a very dark read! I loved how Sokoloff incorporated Quantum Physics into the story in a way that was very easy for this layman to understand, which made the story richer. Multiple possibilities of many parallel universes reminded me of my favorite TV show, “Fringe”.
Sokoloff is able to suck the reader right into the story in a way that I could almost smell the smoke of the fire, and the fear of being discovered in my hiding spot. I felt Anna’s reluctance to get involved in all the weirdness, but her need to do the right thing and prevent tragedy.
The only reason I didn’t give this 5 stars is because there were too many loose ends and open ended questions. I’m not a fan of endings that are left open to my interpretation…I always wonder if maybe I missed something. I hate when I am left hanging like that. I would LOVE to see a sequel to this story where everything is resolved and all loose ends are tied up.
This was a very dark read! I loved how Sokoloff incorporated Quantum Physics into the story in a way that was very easy for this layman to understand, which made the story richer. Multiple possibilities of many parallel universes reminded me of my favorite TV show, “Fringe”.
Sokoloff is able to suck the reader right into the story in a way that I could almost smell the smoke of the fire, and the fear of being discovered in my hiding spot. I felt Anna’s reluctance to get involved in all the weirdness, but her need to do the right thing and prevent tragedy.
The only reason I didn’t give this 5 stars is because there were too many loose ends and open ended questions. I’m not a fan of endings that are left open to my interpretation…I always wonder if maybe I missed something. I hate when I am left hanging like that. I would LOVE to see a sequel to this story where everything is resolved and all loose ends are tied up.
sls0369's review
4.0
I got this book free from BookRooster.com.
This is the story of teenager Anna Sullivan, who begins have dreams of a something horrible happening at her school. When she begins interacting with school mates in her dreams, and discovers that they're having the same dreams, she tries to figure out if they can change the events of the dreams and, if they do, how/whether that will affect reality.
I enjoyed this book. The premise was quite interesting -- quantum physics, parallel universes -- and I think it was written at a level that those tricky ideas would be understandable to a teen audience. It was a bit repetitive, but that may have been the authors desire to make the principles clear.
I'm not entirely certain I understood the ending, but that's ok. I don't need to have everything spelled out for me. I like things being left open to interpretation.
This is the story of teenager Anna Sullivan, who begins have dreams of a something horrible happening at her school. When she begins interacting with school mates in her dreams, and discovers that they're having the same dreams, she tries to figure out if they can change the events of the dreams and, if they do, how/whether that will affect reality.
I enjoyed this book. The premise was quite interesting -- quantum physics, parallel universes -- and I think it was written at a level that those tricky ideas would be understandable to a teen audience. It was a bit repetitive, but that may have been the authors desire to make the principles clear.
I'm not entirely certain I understood the ending, but that's ok. I don't need to have everything spelled out for me. I like things being left open to interpretation.
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