Unraveling
Unraveling Series, Book 1
فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2012
Lexile Score
840
Reading Level
4-5
ATOS
5.4
Interest Level
9-12(UG)
نویسنده
Katie Schorrناشر
Balzer + Brayشابک
9780062132642
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- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
Katie Schorr's nubile voice and steely delivery are perfect for Janelle, who is a high school junior, lifeguard, and daughter of an FBI agent. Schorr portrays Janelle as calm, even placid, as she's hit by a truck. She should be dead but mysterious Ben somehow mends her severed spine and restarts her heart. Schorr's laid-back pacing contrasts well with the wild plot, an impossible tangle of ominous circumstances. She voices Janelle with steadfast levelheadedness even as the world is about to end. Chapters are titled with a time signature on the countdown to destruction; read aloud, it gets tedious. But overall, the blend of murder mystery, girl-power sci-fi, and romance sweeps the listener into another universe. A.M.P. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
June 11, 2012
In this complex SF mystery, debut writer Norris conceives of parallel universes that can inadvertently collide and destruct when portals between them are opened, a predicament facing Earth if 17-year-old Janelle Tenner's theory is correct. Janelle's father is a workaholic FBI agent, her bipolar mother is hardly functioning, and Janelle herself was just killed by an out-of-control car and brought back to life by classmate Ben Michaels. Janelle had always dismissed Ben as a stoner, but after he saves her, she is powerfully drawn to him. She also suspects that there might be a connection between recent deaths that her father has been investigating and her accident. When Norris's story works, it's a satisfying puzzle full of novel twists and provocative clues. A protective older sister and defiant FBI agent-in-training, Janelle is a courageous, layered heroine. But the chemistry between Janelle and Ben is faint, relying on familiar paranormal romance devices, and some plot elements are convoluted. A planned sequel will surely offer more challenges for Janelle, Ben, and planet Earth. Ages 13âup. Agent: Janet Reid, FinePrint Literary Management.
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