Bumped by Megan Mccafferty will hit the shelves on April 26, 2011.
Bumped is a dystopian tale, that takes place far in the future in which a virus has made adults sterile and the future of mankind lays in the hands on teens.
The premise is great but it falls flat somewhere between all the fabricated "teen talk" and the lack of realism among characters. The teen talk seems forced and unfortunately takes away from the storyline since you're trying to figure out what they are attempting to say.
The book starts off slow and then buildd up and as it built up, I got sucked into this world and was interested until it fell flat again.
I have enjoyed Mccafferty's work in the past and was excited to get my hands on this Advanced Readers Copy. I expected the wittiness and strong character development of her previous books but I was sorely disappointed, however I believe that if you put aside expectations you can find enjoyment in this particular book.
The end of the book, leaves many questions unanswered which makes me think a sequel is in the works and since I was fairly entertained and got a degree of enjoyment from it, I would read it.
Grade: C+
Synopsis [B&N]
When a virus makes everyone over the age of eighteen infertile, would-be parents pay teen girls to conceive and give birth to their children, making teens the most prized members of society. Girls sport fake baby bumps and the school cafeteria stocks folic-acid-infused food.
Sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony were separated at birth and have never met until the day Harmony shows up on Melody’s doorstep. Up to now, the twins have followed completely opposite paths. Melody has scored an enviable conception contract with a couple called the Jaydens. While they are searching for the perfect partner for Melody to bump with, she is fighting her attraction to her best friend, Zen, who is way too short for the job.
Harmony has spent her whole life in Goodside, a religious community, preparing to be a wife and mother. She believes her calling is to convince Melody that pregging for profit is a sin. But Harmony has secrets of her own that she is running from.
When Melody is finally matched with the world-famous, genetically flawless Jondoe, both girls’ lives are changed forever. A case of mistaken identity takes them on a journey neither could have ever imagined, one that makes Melody and Harmony realize they have so much more than just DNA in common.
Bumped is a dystopian tale, that takes place far in the future in which a virus has made adults sterile and the future of mankind lays in the hands on teens.
The premise is great but it falls flat somewhere between all the fabricated "teen talk" and the lack of realism among characters. The teen talk seems forced and unfortunately takes away from the storyline since you're trying to figure out what they are attempting to say.
The book starts off slow and then buildd up and as it built up, I got sucked into this world and was interested until it fell flat again.
I have enjoyed Mccafferty's work in the past and was excited to get my hands on this Advanced Readers Copy. I expected the wittiness and strong character development of her previous books but I was sorely disappointed, however I believe that if you put aside expectations you can find enjoyment in this particular book.
The end of the book, leaves many questions unanswered which makes me think a sequel is in the works and since I was fairly entertained and got a degree of enjoyment from it, I would read it.
Grade: C+
Synopsis [B&N]
When a virus makes everyone over the age of eighteen infertile, would-be parents pay teen girls to conceive and give birth to their children, making teens the most prized members of society. Girls sport fake baby bumps and the school cafeteria stocks folic-acid-infused food.
Sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony were separated at birth and have never met until the day Harmony shows up on Melody’s doorstep. Up to now, the twins have followed completely opposite paths. Melody has scored an enviable conception contract with a couple called the Jaydens. While they are searching for the perfect partner for Melody to bump with, she is fighting her attraction to her best friend, Zen, who is way too short for the job.
Harmony has spent her whole life in Goodside, a religious community, preparing to be a wife and mother. She believes her calling is to convince Melody that pregging for profit is a sin. But Harmony has secrets of her own that she is running from.
When Melody is finally matched with the world-famous, genetically flawless Jondoe, both girls’ lives are changed forever. A case of mistaken identity takes them on a journey neither could have ever imagined, one that makes Melody and Harmony realize they have so much more than just DNA in common.
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