The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love.
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This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins.Â
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Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with history, and never, ever be intimate with anyone outside their community. Prenna does as she’s told, believing she can help prevent the plague that will one day ravage the earth.Â
But everything changes when Prenna falls for Ethan Jarves.Â
I got first dibs on the advance at work, due to the face that I was there when the boxes were opened. And the more I heard about it the more I wanted to read it. I adored Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants when it first became a thing, and I liked the fact that the author was branching out into something more sic-fi like time travel.
who would I give this book to?
Anyone who loves to her other books, anyone looking for a good sci-fi
where did I read this the most?
I read this a bit of everywhere. I simply could not read this as a linear story, I kept skipping major chunks of story and reading it almost randomly. I read the first third, the last third, and then the middle third. I’ve been really bad about this recently...
when will/did I get this signed?
I almost went to get this signed, but it was the day my best friend was packing up to leave for CO, so I was a bit busy helping him load the moving truck.
what did this book make me feel?
Actually the closeness of the two main characters reminded me of me and my best friend a lot. It made me miss him a ton, I’m totally sending him a copy as soon as he finishes all the other books I left with him, lol. Anyways apparently I can’t stand any sort of suspense recently, cause I just keep reading the last parts of books before I even finish them. Though you have to wait till everyone has been introduced, sometimes that takes like half the book or more, otherwise you are just confused because you have no idea who anyone is.
how many dragons was this book?
There were no dragons in this book. Though it was interesting to read about Prenna trying to assimilate to our culture. So 2 dragons for this one :D