Title: Unraveling
Series: Unraveling #1
Author: Elizabeth Norris
Publisher: Balzer+Bray (Harpercollins)
Published on: April 24, 2012
Source: Publisher, BEA (signed)
Two days before the start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed--as in blinding light, scenes of her life flashing before her, and then nothing. Except the next thing she knows, she's opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school whom Janelle has never talked to, leaning over her. And even though it isn't possible, she knows--with every fiber of her being--that Ben has somehow brought her back to life.
But her revival, and Ben's possible role in it, is only the first of the puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI agent father's files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seems to be counting down to something--but to what? And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what's right in front of her: Everything that's happened--the accident, the murder, the countdown clock, Ben's sudden appearance in her life--points to the end of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she realizes that if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she's going to need to uncover Ben's secrets--and keep from falling in love with him in the process.
From debut author Elizabeth Norris comes this shattering novel of one girl's fight to save herself, her world, and the boy she never saw coming. (goodreads)
My Thoughts:
Freaking brilliant! I would have used the curse word as Janelle would have said but it wouldn't be me. Anyway, I had no idea how awesome this book was before I read it, but I know many loved it. Just by looking at the cover, you can already predict it's also cool inside as it is outside. I know better not to judge a book by it's cover (literally) but I can't help it! I haven't considered myself a geek, but in the middle of reading Unraveling, I realized I was. Okay, so maybe I knew that already, but I just confirmed it. I admit I am not a total scifi fan, yeah I watched Star wars, etc, but there was still so much I didn't know about the scifi world, and I'm sad by my lack of knowledge..see how geeky that was? I'm being overruled by my OCness again. I didn't know firefly (the series), I don't know who Mulder & Scully is, I am just a failure at that dept. (I can't believe I admitted that!) but moving on, despite my being a dimwit at that part, I still LoVED the book. And I realized I love scifi on a diff level!
Unraveling seriously unraveled a part of me I did not know existed. The mystery and thrill of Janelle trying to figure out how she is alive, and at the same time trying to solve her father's new FBI case. Plus the undeniable cloud of possibility that this new case is related to her. And Ben, that guy who was always there, but she now sees in a different angle.
The story. The plot. The characters. They will essentially take you away.
The deaths. The truth. The lies. They will extract you from yourself for a while.
The lines. The quotations. The cursing. They honestly almost made me say the words too. Almost.
Gosh, and when I was figuring out if there was a possible book two ( because I don't try to find out if what I'm reading is a series or not before I read it, I'm like that, yeah--omg! I'm speaking like I'm Janelle! This is so wrong! Ha!), and then I finally convinced myself to check it out (after I was done reading the book). And there was- Unbreakable! I was honestly okay with the ending of Unraveling. Except for the devasation the deaths gave me. Then I figured I want more of Ben! Gosh, that character is more real to me than any other. He is just. Ah!
The fluidity of the writing was even awesome. There might be some faults in the book, but I just can't think of anything, my mind is governed by the part that loves the book so much. I cannot wait for june 2013! :)
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