A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan

Epic Wins:

• Rose- Complex heroine. She is butt-kick in her own way. Doubt be her downfall but that makes her easy to relate to.
• Otto- Intreging. He is just as complex as rose. He genuinely cares for Rose in a sweet way. They are friends but could become more with time. He is my favortie!!
• Zavior- Her adorable dog named after her old boyfriend.
• Xavior- The old boyfriend. As Rose unburys her past you see just how much he ment to her. They just know eachother so well.
• It's a futuristic Sleeping Beauty. Take one part original sleeping beauty fairy tale and add crazy cool technology. Mix well.
• Words- You know how we say words like epic and our parents said things like groovy? In this future they have there own words which include but are not limited to: Coit, Sky, Burn (ing, er). I thought this was a cool thing because in the future I expect the next generation will come up with their own words.
• The Gadgets: Stass tubes (sleeping machine/ Human Freezer), Limoskins (hover limos), Notescreans (like a computer or laptop), and cells (holographic cell phone). These are just a few but I liked the idea of one day getting to use something like that.
• Bren- He is really nice to her but I think of them as just friends.
• I just love the concept its so original and refreshing. . I can't believe how smooth the transition from fairy tale to science fiction was.
• The writing was [incert word that means epic]. I was hooked by the characters and setting and oh just everything!
• There were some twists I saw comming but others sort of walked up to me and waved there arms for hours and finally smacked my forehead. I got the messeage.
• Rosie has this amazing passion for art.

Epic Fails:

• The shiny plastic guy bent on killing Rose.
• Rose's 'care takers', they were sort of creepy. She always felt like she wasn't safe when around them. Awkward.
• Her parents REALLY messed her up, basically it was abuse.  I can't say I liked them too much.

Quotes:

"My name is Rosealina Samantha Fitzroy. I am 100 years old. I am free, but I am haunted. But if nothing else I am wide awake."

"..the unfathomable abyss inside your soul..."

Overall:

So Stacey from Flippin Fabulous mentioned that she totally loved the book so I decided to check it out. Oh man, I am so glad I did. A tale of struggles, finding who you are, and that you have a voice.

just sayin,
-Kare