With the deadline of the holograms’ prophecy fast approaching, Alex feels as though she is living on a ticking time bomb, until she discovers it is much, much worse.ĭiscussion: There are some young adult books that are easy to relate to as an adult reader. But without the ability to verify their story, Alex is forced to consider what is best for her friends, her family, and herself. The holograms, claiming to be humans from the future, bring the promise of safety. They bring an ultimatum: heed the warning and step through a portal-like vertex to safety, or stay and be destroyed by a comet that is on a collision course with Earth. Consider is my first time reading a science fiction young adult novel.Īs if 17-year-old Alexandra Lucas’ anxiety disorder isn’t enough, mysterious holograms suddenly appear, heralding the end of the world. I started giving young adult books a second chance a few years ago and there have been quite a few misses but also some definite hits. When I was actually a young adult in the nineties, I found the teen books were terribly written and after-school special preachy, with lessons like “Don’t have unsafe sex” and “Don’t do drugs.” I stayed out of that section of the library once I turned twelve. I have been trying to read more outside my comfort zone and Consider falls into two genres that I don’t read very often - young adult and science fiction. Dick Award, I choose Kristy Acevedo’s Consider. Why I Chose It: When Speculative Chic put out the call for people willing to read and review the books nominated for the 2017 Philip K.
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