Julia Phillips’ world is an alternate universe away. Trapped in a land where government leaders want her dead, Julia is forced to run for her life with Evan and Reece, the two boys who brought her here. They’re on their own in a hostile landscape ruled by scavengers and thieves. But Evan is battling a deadly infection, and Julia finds herself racing against time as she tries to find the medicine … medicine that will save his life. She and Reece find an unlikely ally—Jo, a girl they free after finding her captured by bandits. As the four travel across the country, Julia has something else to worry about—her memories are slowly being replaced by the Julia of Evan and Reece’s world. Will they find a way to send Julia home before it’s too late? Or will Julia’s body and mine be trapped THERE?
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While I enjoyed the first book in the series, the second was even better. The plot was in no way perdictible and kept me guessing all the way to the very last page. Just when I thought I had something or someone figured out, BOOM, Denise threw a curve ball! This is a great pick for a young adult book choice and in my late teens or early twenties, it would have definitely been one of my top favorite reads. Even now in my mid thirties, I still enjoyed it and I think that says a lot about the author’s ability to create a well written plot with complex characters.
I loved this continuation of the story from Here. I needed to figure out how they all dealt with their issues at the end of Here. There answers some questions, but the epilogue was my favorite. Some questions are still left unanswered, because the the epilogue. But I really enjoyed this series. It was outside my normal books that I read.
There is the second book in the On The Other Side series by Denise Grover Swank. As I mentioned in a previous review, I normally don’t read this genre or type of story, but since I’m a fan of this author’s other books, I thought I would give it a chance. I’m really glad I did! In this book, Julia and her friends are forced to run for their lives after being chased by government leaders who want to capture them. They are living in an alternate universe and go on a journey through the ruined country with a new “ally”, Jo. But can they really trust her, or is she there as a spy? Both books were excellent and readers of any age will enjoy them, not only young adults. I’m hoping for a third book in this series so I can see where the characters are now and what they have been up to!
This book is amazing! I literally couldn’t put it down all day. This book rips your heart apart until the end. Its target audience is for young adults but its a perfect book for just about everyone. I think this book ends in a beautiful way. I highly recommend it!
Such a great book and follow up to Here. Definitely read that one first but you can’t go wrong with this series. Denise is such a great author and gives us so much drama and angst.
I honestly don’t know why I’m surprised that Denise has done it yet again. I flew right through them because I could not put them down. The woman is a literary genius. Her technique crosses all genres so if YA ain’t your thing she’s got plenty to offer! You will not be disappointed with this series or anything else she writes!
There did not disappoint. Just like Here, I could not put There down! There were so many wonderful twists, turns, and growth of each character throughout the book. I love these characters so much. Denise Grover Swank has a way of writing characters that make them feel real and when I finished this book I felt a void. I was not ready for Julie, Evan, Reece, and Jo’s stories to be over. I want to know how each of them deal with all the changes brought from the book ending. I loved the infinite possibilities ending that was included with the epilogue. It added more thought form my imagination.