Strangelets Book Review by Bri

Michelle Gagnon’s Strangelets is to say strange in the least, three teens die at the exact same moment in time thousands of miles apart, coincidence or a plan from a science experiment? The book has three narrators, Sophie from California, Declan from Ireland, and Anat from Israel, there is also three other teens Zain from New Delhi, Nico from Germany, and Tosh from Japan. And all of them wake up in a strange hospital with no nurses or doctors, no other patients, and no food; only to find out that they are trapped in the building with only the talents they have.

All of the teens are connected in someway or form and the only way that they can think of is the last day they remember August 31st, except for Nico which his last day was in April hiking with his father. After the unfortunate and unforeseen death of one teen out of six, the five split up in search of clues on how to get back home. The group separates and encounters things that should not exist like huge reptile dinosaurs that were suppose to be dead thousands of years ago, add teenage hormones and romance to the mix and you get a recipe for disaster. With the help of the scientist who started it all will the group back it to there correct universe and their correct time? Or will the push of a button kill the remaining life on Earth?

This book was fantastic! This book was quite different from what I usually read, but when I was engrossed within the story I didn’t care that it was my ‘usual’ type of book.  The plot was interesting on how the author laid the book out switching in between characters, and how she used the alternate universe was splendid. This book is great if you are looking for a Paranormal/Sci-Fi Romance kinda feel, there's humor and serious parts to the books as well and is very well round. Overall I give this book a 4 out of 6.