And just like that, Janelle awakens, her severed spinal cord and massive internal injuries somehow magically fixed. To make matters worse, on the walk home, she’s hit by an out of control truck and dies.ĭeath isn’t at all like Janelle pictured, though – instead of seeing her life flash before her eyes, she sees memories of herself through someone else’s vision, and feels someone’s hands willing her broken body to heal. When sixteen year old Janelle Tenner finishes a day of lifeguard duty at the beach and is asked out by the guy she’s been crushing on, life seems pretty great – that is, it does until she discovers that her car has been trashed by a jealous ex, and she has to walk home. Why did I read this book: I’ve been in the mood for a good science fiction thriller, and after Strangelets fell short of hitting that sweet spot, I had hopes that Unraveling could help quench my thirst for multi-universe-spanning SFF action. How did I get this book: Review Copy from the Publisher Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Unraveling Series When she discovers a strange clock that seems to be counting down to the earth’s destruction, Janelle learns she has twenty-four days to figure out how to stop the clock and save the planet. Janelle’s mother is bipolar, and her dad is a workaholic FBI agent, which means Janelle also has to look out for her younger brother, Jared.Īnd that was before she died…and is brought back to life by Ben Michaels, a mysterious, alluring loner from her high school. She balances working as a lifeguard in San Diego with an intense academic schedule.

Sixteen-year-old Janelle Tenner is used to having a lot of responsibility. Publication Date: April 2012 (US) / June 2012 (UK) Publisher: Balzer + Bray (US) / HarperCollins Children’s Books (UK)

Genre: Apocalypse, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

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