![]() ![]() ![]() The holograms, claiming to be humans from the future, bring the promise of safety. They bring an ultimatum: heed the warning and step through a portal-like vertex to safety, or stay and be destroyed by a comet that is on a collision course with Earth. Consider is my first time reading a science fiction young adult novel.Īs if 17-year-old Alexandra Lucas’ anxiety disorder isn’t enough, mysterious holograms suddenly appear, heralding the end of the world. I started giving young adult books a second chance a few years ago and there have been quite a few misses but also some definite hits. When I was actually a young adult in the nineties, I found the teen books were terribly written and after-school special preachy, with lessons like “Don’t have unsafe sex” and “Don’t do drugs.” I stayed out of that section of the library once I turned twelve. I have been trying to read more outside my comfort zone and Consider falls into two genres that I don’t read very often - young adult and science fiction. Dick Award, I choose Kristy Acevedo’s Consider. Why I Chose It: When Speculative Chic put out the call for people willing to read and review the books nominated for the 2017 Philip K. ![]()
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