The Future of Us
Publication: 5th January 2012
Publisher: Simon And Schuster Australia
Pages: 356
Genre: Romance/Contemporary
Age Appropriate: Young Adult
Price: $16.99
It's 1996 and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet. Facebook will not be invented for several more years. Emma just got a computer and an America Online CD-ROM with 100 free hours. When she and her best friend Josh log on to AOL they discover themselves on Facebook... fifteen years in the future. Everybody wonders what life has in store for them.
Josh and Emma are about to find out.
Josh and Emma are about to find out.
My Thoughts.
Having never read anything by either author before starting this book I wasn't sure what to expect but I definately wasn't disappointed and will be seeking out other books by the authors.
The year is 1996 and Emma has been given a new computer from her Dad and it's while she's setting it up that her childhood best-friend and next door neighbour Josh comes over with a AOL cd with free internet usage, things are strained between the two after Josh admitted he liked Emma but she didn't feel the same.
It's when the cd is loaded that Facebook comes up on the screen and Emma and Josh discover that it's 15 years in the future and while Emma isn't happy with her life in the future, Josh discovers that he's married to the most popular girl in school.
Emma does whatever she can to change her future after discovering she's not happy in her marriage, it seems everyday one little action can and will change the future be it involving marriage, kids and jobs and the refresh button changes things as well.
It's while Josh is trying to start a relationship with his future wife that Emma realises she has stronger feelings for Josh than she realised, and she also tries to change her best friend Kellan's future too without telling her what's going on.
I loved the concept of this book and I also had to love at some of the status updates that Emma reads on Facebook , and the alternate chapters are great and becoming one of my favourite things in books lately.
I definately reccomend checking this out.
I give this 4/5
A big thanks to Caroline @ Simon And Schuster Australia,
I have a review copy of this book but I still haven't got a chance to read it. I love contemps and I think I might read this one soon. Glad you really liked it. Great review :)
ReplyDeleteMind checking out my review of Crossroads by Mary Ting
Jay @ We Fancy Books
Every time I see this cover of the book pop up, I want to read it! I really like the concept of the book too. I'm glad you weren't disappointed by the book!. I hope I get to read it soon, your review makes it sound fun!
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