The Here and Now Book Review

Book: The Here and Now

 

Author: Ann Brashares

 

Given by: Random House

 

Rating: 3/5 Won-derfuls (I liked it)

 

 The Blurb:

An unforgettable epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to.

Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love.

This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins.

Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with history, and never, ever be intimate with anyone outside their community. Prenna does as she’s told, believing she can help prevent the plague that will one day ravage the earth.

But everything changes when Prenna falls for Ethan Jarves.

From Ann Brashares, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, The Here and Now is thrilling, exhilarating, haunting, and heartbreaking—and a must-read novel of the year.

My Review: 

This was a story about young love trying to survive against all odds. The disease that wiped out future populations seemed believable but there were some parts of the time travel that didn't make much sense when I thought about it too much. This might be my brain and not the book...

I really enjoyed the twists, turns, and surprises in this book. It was over before I knew it because I was cheering so much for our heroine that I couldn't put the book down.  The bad guys are easily hated and the good guys are easily loved. The problem is that sometimes it is hard to tell who is who!

I would recommend this book, especially to teens. I would have loved this book when I was in high school!

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