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Sadly, her parents aren't so enthused by her plans, and it isn't until she meets Seth that she begins to feel conflicted with her decision to claim a new chapter for herself and move away. The view count had tripled.
First and foremost, I loved the idea behind The Foreseeable Future. The premise beckoned me to read it and devour it instantaneously. I loved that Audrey, a character who had been denied the choice to influence her own life, was finally grabbing life by the reins and forcing it to go down the path she desired most.
However, with that said, I found myself having a very difficult time getting to know Audrey. I was left with an overwhelming feeling that there could have been far more to Audrey than this desire to be free. And although I understand that it's the core to Audrey's journey of self growth and exploring what the world has to offer, I still felt that it was impossible for me to get a true sense of who she was.
There was no depth to her. Additionally, my overall feelings towards Seth went hand in hand with how I felt for Audrey. I didn't find him quite as likable as I had hoped, but was relieved to have found that Seth was a well-written and interesting character. The Foreseeable Future by Emily Adrian, as a whole, was a refreshing book. It posed a tale that I felt many younger readers have encountered or will someday encounter themselves, and gave new perspective on tackling that desperate question of whether or not to make that one big change that could change your life forever.
And although I hadn't quite felt like Audrey and Seth were identifiable characters, I did love their dialogue and journey together. The core story behind Emily Adrian's latest, in regards to coming to grips with reality, discovering what we want for ourselves in the future, and even living in the "now" is what truly won me over with The Foreseeable Future. Oct 28, Kate rated it liked it Shelves: Audrey Nelson is a confused high school senior living in a small rural town on the coast of California.
Much to the shock of her professeur parents, she is not going to college at all. She has dreams of saving enough money to move to Seattle. They really start to hit it off, and Audrey starts to love her job and new boyfriend when Seattle comes knocking. Things get complicated when A Summary: So does she escape her hometown life and take the job of her dreams? Or does she stay in town and live with the love of her life? What I thought of the book: It is a pretty average book, no writing elements that really wowed me.
I like the way the author described the feelings and emotions Audrey felt because it made me feel like I felt those emotions with her. This might be used to further separate her from the family? I thought that was a bit unusual. Not to mention, her family is very against Audrey being a nurse and I never really understood why. On another note, it is interesting seeing a different side of the spectrum for a viral video.
Audrey always changes her mind and is spontaneous in her decisions and Emily Adrian does a good job at letting the reader feel the emotions with Audrey as she continues through the the few months depicted in the book. Why I rated it the way I did: I recommend this book to others because it explains the roller-coaster that becoming an adult is. From falling in love to getting a job to learning how to live on your own.
In the beginning I thought this would be like any other sappy cliche teen romance novels, but I was wrong.
Apart from being a little bit uneventful, I think Emily Adrian did an amazing job at bringing the reader with the characters through the plot. All in all, I recommend this book. Apr 30, Ryley Ryley Reads rated it liked it Shelves: I wasn't really sure what to expect going into this book but it seemed like a fun summer read so I was excited to see where it would go - and I am quite pleased with it!
As always, all opinions are my own. The story follows Audrey, a teen who is struggling to find her path after high school. Her parents want her to go to the college where they are professors but she is looking for something a little les I wasn't really sure what to expect going into this book but it seemed like a fun summer read so I was excited to see where it would go - and I am quite pleased with it! Her parents want her to go to the college where they are professors but she is looking for something a little less academic.
When she enrols in night school to become a Certified Nurse Assistant at the local nursing home, Audrey doesn't realize she could be changing her whole future. At a beach party, one of her mutual friends, Cameron has a heart attack and Audrey performs CPR, saving her life. She becomes a viral sensation and soon sets her sights on a career in nursing, much to her parents' dismay.
But when she gets the chance to move to her dream city of Seattle, the only thing holding her back is Seth, the boy she's fallen in love with. This was the second book I've read by Adrian and I think I definitely liked this one better. I had an easier time connecting with Audrey than I did the characters of the other book and genuinely think that Adrian has grown as an author since her debut novel. The book was well written, I found that I was reading it quite quickly and finished it in two sittings.
The storyline itself was quite original and I really liked the introduction of some new elements to the novel, not just the usual tropes of YA. I found Audrey's dilemma really intriguing and the reasoning behind it was also interesting. Much of this book focuses on Audrey's need to get out of the small town she is trapped in and when she gets the opportunity to leave, she wavers. I understand that she doesn't want to leave Seth, but she also doesn't want to stay where she is.
I'm sure this is a regular issue that many people have but I don't know that I've seen it like this at a YA level before. In the end, they end up going with the obvious decision, but there were many instances along the way where this caused friction between the couple. There is also some family drama to add to the story which helped ground the story and relate the reader to the characters, especially Audrey. For the most part, I enjoyed this aspect, but there were times when the family dynamic was a bit excessive.
Overall, I think there were some other parts of the book that didn't wow me as much as I wanted to, but for the most part, I enjoyed the uniqueness of the story. Jul 27, Charmaine rated it really liked it. I can't imagine wanting that small-scale, townie life that gets kinda glorified in this book, but I think that's the point of reading. We aren't all international globetrotters or cosmopolitan urbanites.
I got a window into different world, but also got to contrast that with something familiar to me Whedon, sprung free in Italy! You can see Audrey crash, burn, and flounder for a long time.
It makes me pity her, and I struggle to That was gooooood. It makes me pity her, and I struggle to understand her decisions for far too long. My faith in her was restored. Good, or else I would've screamed and probably regretted her choices 10x more than she did herself. Also, it was amazing to see her mom's story as such a strong foil to her own.
I appreciated the book, and have nothing to complain about Jul 12, Mikayla Tewksbury rated it really liked it. I really enjoyed this story! The Foreseeable Future focuses on Audrey, a recent high school grad who's spending the summer following her senior year attempting to determine her future path. A spontaneous decision leads her to the night shift at an assisted living facility, working alongside swoon-worthy Seth.
Will she be swayed by the boy who's caught her eye, or will she take the risk and follow her dreams--whatever those may be?
I thought this book was a great summer read. It was super light, re I really enjoyed this story! It was super light, refreshing, and I really enjoyed the ending. The characters were fun, though admittedly I wish we got a little bit more of Sara and Elliot as the story was a little too romance-reliant.
Overall, though, it was a quick read that's definitely worth a try. Mar 12, Teresa rated it liked it. Her parents are less than thrilled, both are professors, and throw in an unexpected romance with easy going, charming boy and pretty soon Audrey isn't sure what she wants. This book wasn't what I was expecting I felt that some of the book dragged on in certain spots but overall it was a good story of exploring what you want from life when it doesn't line up with other people's thoughts.
Nov 04, Lauren Rochford rated it it was amazing. I picked up The Foreseeable Future after putting down a different book that was such a snooze-fest I couldn't deal no I will not name names! This is a fun coming-of-age story with a bit of romance, and it's an unusual story, too. It was refreshing to meet a protagonist who isn't crazy about books, who isn't sure about college, who frankly seems like an actual teenager. Of course I loved the romance a dreamy beach cowboy, are you kidding me but even more so, I loooved I picked up The Foreseeable Future after putting down a different book that was such a snooze-fest I couldn't deal no I will not name names!
Of course I loved the romance a dreamy beach cowboy, are you kidding me but even more so, I loooved all the family conflict. I'm looking forward to reading more Emily Adrian books. Jun 24, Kristen rated it liked it Shelves: A young woman takes matters into her own hands for the first time in her life, and while doing so, she saves the life of a classmate. This act - while a matter of instinct - causes ripples that shake up her whole world in a way she couldn't have anticipated. Meanwhile, her relationships with a young man who has never been someone she has noticed before has her re-thinking what she wants and deserves out of life.
Audrey is both an utterly likable character and at times hard to stomach - as is her A young woman takes matters into her own hands for the first time in her life, and while doing so, she saves the life of a classmate. Audrey is both an utterly likable character and at times hard to stomach - as is her family.
This was a solid YA book, but not amazing. Jun 10, Rachelle rated it liked it. A high school senior, Audrey, attempts to determine what to do with her future, continue working as a CNA at the local Senior Living Facility, and continue education to be a RN, or follow her professor parents' dream for her at the local prestigious college, tuition free.
A boyfriend and advice from seasoned residents complicates the issue. Jun 18, michele rated it liked it Shelves: Great for any upper level high school students wondering what comes next. I loved how the main girl was indecisive about continuing her education and it showed that even though that was a gray area for her, she didn't let it stop her from progressing. She wasn't my favourite character, but I did enjoy the story enough to give it my average rating of 3 stars.
Jul 31, Robin rated it it was ok. Entertainingly written with a great concept: Sets out to carve her own niche. Awful teen relationship tale that seems to encourage young people to make long-term life decisions together simply because they're in the same place. Oct 21, Ruthy rated it liked it. This is a good book for those in the first summer past high school. Aug 04, Michelle rated it it was amazing. Super cute contemporary read for a Saturday afternoon. This was the perfect thing to bring me out of a month-long reading slump! Y uval Noah Harari began his academic career as a researcher of medieval warfare.
Then, the story goes, having won tenure at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he embarked on a crusade of his own. He was invited to teach a course that no one else in the faculty fancied — a broad-brush introduction to the whole of human activity on the planet. That course became a widely celebrated book, Sapiens , championed by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Barack Obama, and translated into 40 languages.
It satisfied perfectly an urgent desire for grand narrative in our fragmenting Buzz-fed world. The rest is macro-history. First, you never admit that the order is imagined. Humanity, Harari predicted, would engineer one more epochal event to rival the agricultural and scientific revolutions. Having evolved to exercise a measure of mastery over our environment, having begun to shape not only our planet, for better and worse, but also our biology, we stand, he argued, at the point of creating networked intelligences with a far greater capacity for reason than our own.
The result was likely to be a lose-lose scenario for the species. Sapiens would disappear in the foreseeable future either because they had appropriated such mind-making powers as to become unrecognisable or because they had destroyed themselves through environmental catastrophe. Either way, judgment day was approaching. Like all great epics, Sapiens demanded a sequel. Homo Deus , in which that likely apocalyptic future is imagined in spooling detail, is that book. It is a highly seductive scenario planner for the numerous ways in which we might overreach ourselves.