The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

I think he may have thought that anything I did was good. It’s like breathing-something that happens over which I have no control. Later I heard Lily whisper to Mother in the kitchen that my cries frightened her. A twelfth planet has been named in the solar system. A second woman has been elected president. I can’t cry out because I have no breath. Read moreĪ place where I have no eyes, no mouth.

I'm excited for the next book, The Fox Inheritance, because I think that one might have just as interesting ideas. And it turned out to be fascinating enough despite being a riff on an old concept. I'm actually okay with not being surprised by this book. It's hard to get that in third person so I was glad for the perspective. It was good that this was written in first person so I got to feel how Jenna felt and understand her thought process.

I like the exploration of the two main questions this book raises: 'How far would a parent go to save their child?' and 'What makes us human?' Interesting questions that are often raised in dystopian novels. But despite my disappointment in the lack of surprise, I actually enjoyed this book. The first half found me yelling what I though she really was (I was sort of right because I've read a book before). And I really wanted this book to surprise me. I wasn't surprised by what I found frankly. But as she begins to explore her new life, she starts to remember her old one and it is very plain that her parents are keeping secrets from her.I finally got around to Jenna Fox. She's in a new house in a new town and she can't remember most of her life. When she wakes she finds everything is different. The Little BookwormJenna Fox spent 18 months in a coma.

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson