Review: The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson

Book: The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson

Pages: 304

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction

Source: Library

Book Summary from Amazon:

Once there were three. Three friends who loved each other—Jenna, Locke, and Kara. And after a terrible accident destroyed their bodies, their three minds were kept alive, spinning in a digital netherworld. Even in that disembodied nightmare, they were still together. At least at first. When Jenna disappeared, Locke and Kara had to go on without her. Decades passed, and then centuries.

Two-hundred-and-sixty years later, they have been released at last. Given new, perfect bodies, Locke and Kara awaken to a world they know nothing about, where everyone they once knew and loved is long dead.

Everyone except Jenna Fox.

My Thoughts:

What attracted me to this book: The cover was very interesting. It made me want to pick it up and find out more. I was also intrigued with the whole futuristic, psychological aspect of the novel. It was also really interesting to read about the trials that Locke and Kara had to go through in their condition, and what they were meant to do for the hospital that saved them.

What I didn't like about the book: The pace felt extremely slow to me, none of the characters were all that memorable, and all of the characters got on my nerves. Kara was the most annoying of them all, blaming her actions on Locke, running away, and acting as if she knew better than anyone else. Locke was annoying because he really didn't seem to stand up for himself, and automatically assumed that the Doctor was his friend. And though it was explained, I still didn't really understand why Dot the Bot would go to such great lengths to help these two runaways. It was also confusing how the reader thinks that the Doctor was killed by Kara, but he magically appears as soon as Kara and Locke are on the run again? I also didn't get the Jenna situation. Why wouldn't she help her supposed friends who were trapped in this situation, and after all these centuries, how was she still alive? I also didn't know that this was the sequel to the Adoration Of Jenna Fox, which I haven't read. But either way, there shouldn't have to be so many unanswered questions that the reader goes through, regardless if they've read the previous novel or not.

Conclusion: I really wanted to enjoy the plot, but after 100 or so pages into the novel with no real explanation of what really happened to Locke and Kara, and so many unanswered questions, and the fact that it felt like it was taking me days to get at least half way through the novel, was most unfortunate.

Would I recommend this book: No.

Rating: I give this book a DNF.