Monday, 6 August 2012

The future of us / Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler

Watch the book trailer!

What a great concept! Emma and Josh are next-door-neighbours back in 1996. Josh gives Emma a CD-ROM to download America Online so she can get an email account. But something goes badly(?) wrong and she ends up being able to see her Facebook account 10 years in the future - remember that Facebook wasn't even invented in 1996! Emma and Josh can see what their lives will be like and Emma particularly sets about changing things to give herself a better life. I thought having two different characters (and two different authors in real-life) write from their point of view made the story especially interesting as I got to see how girls think more than I usually would. How would you change your future if you knew what was coming? I'm still thinking about what I would do!

Who would enjoy this? If you like a book that makes you think and is a great read at the same time, you'll enjoy this.

Reviewed by Charlotte

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