Unplugged

Reviewed by: Jan Hamilton - Long Creek Detention Center, South Portland, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 6, 2016

Review

Unplugged is something different, it is a science fiction that readers might hope will never come to being. Two distinct worlds exist; a real world and a digital app controlled world when people live without bodies. Freitas presents Skye in a positive light, downplaying her separation from her real family while exposing deep physical longing. The emotional interaction and fast paced action within these pages makes this book stand out from other dystopian titles. Readers will cheer for Skye as she accomplishes her goal and grieve with her when the outcome is less than desired.

Add this to high school media centers and to public libraries everywhere. Unplugged is a well written, intense, and futuristic story that just might be in our future. Readers will anxiously wait for the future books in this new series.

Overall Book Score: very good