Middle Ground is the sequel to Awaken. Maddie, our heroine, has had her one last chance to conform. So when she brings attention to herself in L.A. by speaking out against virtual school, she ends up in a detention center; her sentence is for six months. Most of the novel focuses on the detention center, and on how corrupt the system is. Will Maddie survive the torturous rehabilitation process?! Can she hold onto who she is and what she believes in most?
I really have enjoyed this series of books. I liked Kacvinsky's focus on the dangers of technology and addiction. It isn't that technology is bad if used responsibly, but, it can be so addictive. In this future world, technology is used to keep the populace content and conformable--to keep them from thinking, questioning, and possibly rebelling.
There is a romance, but, to me this is a secondary story almost.
© 2013 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
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I see you like post-apocalyptic fiction. I hope you will try my ebook After the Predays. It is set in Los Angeles where there are only three survivors after a deadly virus has wiped out most of humankind.
Thanks
Gil Roscoe
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