The Here and Now Author: Ann Brashares | Language: English | ISBN:
B00ERTDJKS | Format: PDF
The Here and Now Description
An unforgettable epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to.
Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love.
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.
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.
But everything changes when Prenna falls for Ethan Jarves.
From Ann Brashares, the #1
New York Times bestselling author of
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series,
The Here and Now is thrilling, exhilarating, haunting, and heartbreaking--and a must-read novel of the year.
"This gripping story is set in a world unlike any other and inhabited by beautifully imagined characters that stay with you long after the last page. As always, Brashares expertly captures the wonder of love’s enduring power.” – Sara Shepard, the #1
New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars
From the Hardcover edition.- Print Length: 256 pages
- Publisher: Delacorte Press (April 8, 2014)
- Sold by: Random House LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00ERTDJKS
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,312 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #78
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Teen & Young Adult > Romance > Science Fiction & Dystopian
- #78
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Teen & Young Adult > Romance > Science Fiction & Dystopian
In this story, Prenna and her mother travel back in time with a group from the late 2000s. They are escaping very difficult times, including disease and economic and social unrest, and they hope to travel to the past so that the tragedies of their time can be averted. Once they arrive in 2010, they work hard to avoid detection as time travelers; they try to blend in and avoid close relationships with people indigenous to 2010. The rules that they follow are strict and cause Prenna and others a lot of anxiety. There is a significant amount of tension within the time traveling group.
As the years go by, teenaged Prenna becomes infatuated with Ethan, a boy who is not a time traveler. Romantic relationships outside of the time traveling group are forbidden, so this potential relationship sets up a conflict. I found the romantic plot a little tiresome, especially given that there was a much more interesting story line to explore.
The more interesting plot is how the time travelers will avert the future that they know is coming. While I do not want to give away spoilers, Prenna finds out about a possible strategy that might result in a better future, though she cannot be sure. Most of the plot of the book is about Prenna's efforts to change history for the better.
The book is set up so that there could be sequels to it, but there are no genuine cliffhangers. In other words, this novel stands on its own.
The story was well-written. The state of the future world was clearly described, but the author focused primarily on the "here and now." I liked the main characters: Prenna and Ethan, as well as the secondary characters: Prenna's mother, the homeless man, Katherine, and others (I don't want to give away spoilers.).
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