Unwind

//Unwind//  by Neal Shusterman

Rating 4.5 Stars

Summary

In this sickly twisted dystopia, society has turned on children from 13 to 18, and has given parents the power to sign any wayward children they no longer care for over to the government's Harvest Camps to become "unwound". This chilling process involves taking the teenager apart, organ by organ, and putting those parts to medical use. Since they use every single part, and each part continues living in another person, they technically are not killing the Unwind. This is the story of several AWOL Unwinds who ran from their destiny, and they discover the horrible mistakes and consequences that really come out of being unwound and having an unwound apart of you. The line between alive and dead becomes muddled and these kids have to fight to stay on their side of it.

Review

This book was one where the idea grabbed me more than the actual plot. Even though I found the plot very well written, it was a little scattered and random at times, but no worries, it all tied together in the end. The character development was a little weak but they were all lovable in some way... Even the jerks. It had it's fair share of spine-chilling moments, most of which were the most memorable parts in the book, but it also had times of heart warming moments that made you glad to be human. That's what most of the book did for me; made me appreciate being human (as opposed to being many). I encourage this book for all crowds, as it has elements of a thriller, an action, a romance, a sci fi, and a mystery. All together, it is full of edge-of-your-seat action quickly followed by heart-stopping plot twists and I recommend you get hold of it as soon as possible.