Unsouled (Unwind Dystology, #3)

by Neal Shusterman

In the next part of Neal Shusterman's gripping and thought-provoking futuristic thriller, Connor, Lev and Risa continue to uncover shocking secrets about the process of 'Unwinding' and the company, Proactive Citizenry, which created Cam, a teen made completely from parts taken from 'unwound' teens. There are plans to mass produce rewound teens like Cam for military purposes, and below the surface of that potential horror lies a sinister layer of intrigue… Proactive Citizenry has been suppressing technology that could make unwinding completely unnecessary. Will Connor, Lev and Risa ever be able to break free from the fear of Unwinding?

• ISBN10: 147111810X
• ISBN13: 9781471118104
• Publish Date: 7 November 2013 (first published 15 October 2013)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Imprint: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 416
• Language: English

Reviews

[Amber]

The Unwind Dystology has turned out to be such a great series, although UnSouled definitely has that filler book vibe to it. Much of UnSouled is taken up by Shusterman building up to the grand finale in the fourth and final book. Nothing much happened, but since Shusterman is such a great author, I read this book fairly quickly and I wasn’t at all bored.

I actually have nothing new to say about the main trio. They’re all going through a lot, especially Connor, but they have been throughout the entire series so far. I’m very much looking forward to seeing how their stories turn out, and how they manage to come out of it completely sane – if they live through it at all.

We got another look at Cam in this one. I still don’t like him, but I don’t think he’s meant to be particularly likeable. At all. He occasionally provides good comic relief to my evil sense of humour, but otherwise I find myself wanting to strangle him. All the time.

I still love this whole dystopian world, and how it’s all eerily realistic in a lot of ways. People are horrible, and the people running the show in this series are some of the worst. We get to see a lot of the history of the world in UnSouled, which I absolutely loved. A lot of questions that I’ve had since the first book have been answered now. The backstory stuff really gives you a different view of what happened and how this whole thing came about. Particularly the people involved. And that’s all I’m going to say.

I’m really loving where this series is going, and I’m excited for the giant finale that I know is coming. I plan on reading the final book next year, which will be part of my quest to finish a bunch of series that I’ve started but not yet finished.