Katie Kacvinsky - Awaken

Review : Awaken - Katie Kacvinsky

Released : 23rd May 2011  (UK and USA) 
Started : 22nd December 2010
Finished : 26th December 2010
Plot : 4/5
Cover : 4/5
Page Turner : 4/5
Characters : 4/5
Ending : 4.5/5
Over-all Rating - 

The Blurb : 
Maddie lives in a world where everything is done on the computer. Whether it’s to go to school or on a date, people don’t venture out of their home. There’s really no need. For the most part, Maddie’s okay with the solitary, digital life—until she meets Justin. Justin likes being with people. He enjoys the physical closeness of face-to-face interactions. People aren’t meant to be alone, he tells her.

Suddenly, Maddie feels something awakening inside her—a feeling that maybe there is a different, better way to live. But with society and her parents telling her otherwise, Maddie is going to have to learn to stand up for herself if she wants to change the path her life is taking.

In this not-so-brave new world, two young people struggle to carve out their own space.
My Review :

This isn’t a book l would usually pick up from looking at the cover but after seeing this around a few blogs and reading the blurb l was straight away drawn to this book. It sounds like an unique read but l did feel it could go wrong if it got too unrealistic.

I didn’t feel this book got too unrealistic in the way of how things are in the future but l did feel some interactions between the characters felt ‘fake’. For example l felt some relationships grew too quickly for how things really would, especially for people who are meant  to never have face to face conversations. 

That said, l did really enjoy this book. I wouldn’t say this is a fast paced book but the story line was very intriguing, never knowing what was going to happen next with the characters relationships with each other and also where the story line was going.   

This book introduces you to a whole new world which feels very real, the author has done a great job of putting in things which already exist in this world mixed which things that don’t. This makes it all much more believable and gives you the chance to make your own opinion on the things which the author seems to ‘discuss’ with the reader.

My over all opinion of this book is it’s a great read with a unique story line, l enjoyed reading about the different characters. I found Justin a very interesting character and wished his point of view could of been included.
Thanks Netgalley/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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