Who is Jenna Fox?
Seventeen-year-old Jenna Fox has been told that is her name.
She has just awoken from a year-long coma, and she’s still recovering from the
terrible accident that caused it. Her parents show her home movies of her life,
her memories, but she has no recollection. Is she really the same girl she sees
on the screen? Little by little, Jenna
begins to remember. Along with the memories come questions—questions no one
wants to answer for her. What really happened after the accident?
Okay, wow. It’s been a while since I’ve been so engrossed in
a story. The tone of this novel is mature and the questions of morality and
what makes us human is fantastic. Jenna is an amazing character, as her
memories return and she comes to understand what happened to her and the
mysteries begin to unfold, we see her progress and become increasingly invested
in her story and her future. This novel reminded me a lot of the sort of tone
and message of novels like “The House of the Scorpion” by Nancy Farmer, and “The
Giver” by Lois Lowry, both of which are incredible books. I was so impressed by
the quality of the writing and the depth of the story and message, I eagerly
await the next books and hope they are of the same caliber. I can’t recommend this
book enough for those who have enjoyed the above books and enjoy science
fiction books that focus on dystopian like futures with questionable morality.
It’s wonderful, and while it is the first in a series, it can easily stand
alone.
I give it a 4.25 out of 5
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