Publication
Date: April 8, 2014
Series: Standalone
Genera(s): Sci-fi/ Romance
Subjects: time
travel, love, thriller, viruses
Setting: New
York City and New Jersey, April-May 2014
POV/Tense: 1st person POV, present tense:
Prenna James
Age/Grade
Level: Teen
Length: 242 pgs.
HC/PB:
Hardcover
List Price:
$18.99
Publisher: Random
House: Delacorte Press
Summary/
product 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.”
My Review: The Here and Now is a very fast paced read.
It’s thrilling and romantic and better than I expected. If you’ve read
Unremembered by Jessica Brody, its a little bit like that book, and maybe also
Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris. I only heard about this book through the Shelf
Awareness newsletter, in which I entered a giveaway for a fee ARC. I won a copy
and enjoyed reading it.
This book has a
plot that’s so intricately woven that it became exciting, as it was unraveled.
It’s filled with sci-fi stuff and talks about time travel, virus and
technology. The book is set in our time, spring 2014. Prenna came for 2095 to
2010 and has lived in our time for 4 years. She had to assimilate and learn the
current ways of life. In her time there’s a blood born virus transmitted by
mosquitos. It’s very deadly and her and many others who survived the virus are
sent back in time to stop it before it ever happens.
Prenna’s not allowed
to fall in love with time natives, but she has a crush on this guy named Ethan.
Ethan like her, clearly, but she’s not supposed to get intimate. They become
friends and he teaches her card games. It turns out that he knows that she’s
from the future because he was there the day she came through the time-bridge.
I like Ethan. He’s very smart, sweet and adorable. He likes to tease Prenna by
making up nicknames like Henny. He helps her out. They must stop a murder of a
scientist before it happens. Prenna is a good narrator. She’s no the most
exciting heroine, but she’s not boring.
The Here and
Now is a standalone. Everything wraps up at the end and you just know that the
futures it going to be better. I really enjoyed this book because it was so
fast and easy to read. The story may be complicated, but not at all confusing.
It’s the kind of book that high schoolers who don’t necessarily like reading will
enjoy. I recommend this book to fans of the Unremembered series by Jessica
Brody, Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris, Tempest by Julie Cross, and Time Between
Us by Tamara Ireland Stone.
Cover Art
Review: I love the cover. It has a velvet texture and triangles. Lots of blue
and images. Look like the Mind Games series covers. It makes me think of the
Erudite faction in Divergent.
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