I was in the mood for something light and entertaining – maybe with a bit of romance and adventure. So, I checked out Goodreads for recommendations and stumbled upon this book. I'd never read anything by Elizabeth Briggs before, but the synopsis of "Future Shock" sounded exactly like what I was looking for, so I decided to give it a shot. I listened to the audiobook version, and I have to say, it was SO GOOD! Thoroughly fun and entertaining!"Future Shock" is about Elena, who has an eidetic memor...

Review originally published on my bookstagram acc: https://www.instagram.com/p/BheRq7qgtcq/[review in english below]Gracias a @somosbestya por el ejemplar..Elena ha sido criada en hogares de acogida durante toda su vida. A los dieciocho años tendrá que dejar su actual hogar y por eso se encuentra en la desesperada búsqueda por un empleo. Pero Elena no es la típica chica mexicana/estadounidense, tiene una memoria prodigiosa. Y cuando una compañía le ofrece ganar una exorbitante suma de dinero, no...

Current situation: 4 a.m., cramped and numb on the sofa, a bundle of emotions thanks to this book I WAS JUST GOING TO GLANCE AT, NOT READ, MUCH LESS FINISH. But it was 100% worth it.

Really, really, REALLY good. Once I started Future Shock by Elizabeth Briggs, I couldn't put it down.

At times it's predictable, but it's original, full of surprises, pure action, and genuinely moving. If you're looking for exciting young adult book reviews, check this one out!

“No one wants to hire an underage, inexperienced, tatted-up Mexican girl. Even McDonald’s turned me down.” About : Elena Martinez has slipped through the cracks of California’s foster care system. Desperate for money and a future, she signs a contract with the corporate tech giant Aether in exchange for money and a college scholarship: time-travel to the future for 24 hours and bring back info about future technology.The only catch? She can’t look into her own future. It might mess with her mi...

Future Shock was a lot of fun with a twist at the end that I did not see coming. And I'm usually not easily surprised by twists, most are too obvious. Not this one. No. I would never have guessed it is was that person.This book sucked me easily in, because the writing was so easy and - for the loss of a better word - alive.Another thing that sucked me in was Elena's POV. I loved Elena's POV. She was a good person, trying to help everyone. Don't think she didn't had her flaws. She did. But they m...

Elena Martinez is 17 and about to age out of the foster system with no prospects until one day she is offered the chance to participate in a research project with a tech company called the Aether Corporation. A group of five teenagers is recruited to be sent forward in time ten years to collect information on new technology and bring it back to the present. Of course, nothing happens the way it is supposed to, and instead of spending their time completing their specified task, Elena and the rest...

(I received a digital copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Albert Whitman & Company and NetGalley.) “I have to know why I’m not in the system. Even if it damages my brain, I need to know my fate.” This was a YA sci-fi story about a group of teenagers who get sent to the future.I totally got Elena's feelings of helplessness at the start of **Future Shock**. Being almost 18 and about to age out of foster care with nowhere to go must be terrifying. An...

Elena Martinez has to find a job before she turns eighteen or she will be homeless and on the streets when she ages out of the foster care system. She's determined, street smart, and has an eidetic memory, but she's having a difficult time finding work. Maybe it's because she's a tatted up Mexican girl with a record, and her father's legacy hanging over head to boot. When she suddenly receives a job offer from the Aether Corporation, an L.A. tech giant, for more money for a day's work than she's...

Future Shock was a very original time travel, young adult novel.Elena, a teen with extraordinary skills, is hired by a technological corporation to be sent into the future with a team of other young adults. They are each picked for their unique skills. But the corporation is keeping secrets that has Elena extremely concerned but the money is too good to turn down.They are told not to check into their future or ask questions about this experiment but the travelers soon discover only one of their ...

I received an ecopy of this book in exchange for a honest review MY THOUGHTS I admit that I have a soft spot for books with time travel. Sure, they're a bit confusing at times, but they are so fascinating. This one wasn't, thankfully, as confusing as previous time travel books I've read and I enjoyed reading it!Elena Martinez has bounced from foster home to foster home and as she is approaching the age of 18, she'll be kicked out and left on her own. When she's offered an opportunity by a powe...