Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris

Unraveling (Unraveling, #1)

by Elizabeth Norris

Reminiscent of Before I Fall, Elizabeth Norris's Unraveling blends realistic coming-of-age issues and heart-stopping romance with something just a little bit more. In this case, a gripping science fiction world.

Unraveling's heroine, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner, is used to having a lot of responsibility. She balances working as a lifeguard in San Diego with an intense academic schedule. 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.

And that was before she died...and is brought back to life by Ben Michaels, a mysterious, alluring loner from her high school. The more Janelle tries to figure him out, the more she starts to believe he's connected to a case her father is working on. The one where people are dying of radiation poisoning and the body count is rising. The one that involves a strange clock that seems to be counting down to the earth's destruction. If Janelle wants to stop the clock and save the world, she has twenty-four days to uncover Ben's secrets--and keep from falling in love with him.

From debut author Elizabeth Norris, comes this shattering novel of one girl's fight to save herself, her world, and the boy she never saw coming.

Reviewed by jnikkir on

5 of 5 stars

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I only have one question after finishing this book (you know, other than "OMG WHAT HAPPENS NEXT???"). And that question is, Why the heck didn't I pick this book up sooner?! No seriously. I am legitimately disappointed in myself for not reading this when it came out. I loved it. LOVED IT.

Sorry for the caps, I just feel very strongly about this, having finished it literally 5 minutes ago.

One thing that surprised me is that it started out looking like it would be more of a murder-mystery thriller that's light on the sci-fi - and that made the pace in the beginning seem a little sluggish to me, especially after the book opened with a bang, with the main character getting hit by a truck and brought back to life. But once it was revealed how Ben got his abilities, and where he's from, there was no going back. I was meant to love this book.

I laughed, I cried, I was left short of breath - Unraveling has it all, and then some. Action, suspense, drama, a great romance, fantastic characters everywhere you turn, just... everything. If you think this book sounds even remotely like something you would be interested in, pick it up!!

...What are you waiting for?!



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