Book Thoughts | Unwind (Unwind #1) by Neal Shusterman

Set in the near-future USA, 'Unwind' takes place in a dystopian society, where parents can legally order their children to be unwound, i.e dissect their body parts as organ donors, with or without their consent. The book starts when Conner - a troublesome teen, finds out that his parents are ordering him 'unwound' and runs away from home. On his way, he meets other unwinds like him - Risa and Lev, who have their own history and situation and rest is about their journey and whether or not they escape from the government.

⧭⧭ MY THOUGHTS ⧭⧭

After I got over my shock from the horrifying world and the social norms, I was completely engrossed and quickly finished the whole thing. First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge how unique and interesting the premise is. I have not read many dystopian books (not even 'Hunger Games') as it never attracted me, but this was surprisingly engaging and thought-provoking on so many levels. I felt bad for many characters, some I really liked and few really angered me but I 'felt' something for each of the characters and that is a very rare occurrence for me (especially in YA).

This is my first Neal Shusterman book and I especially liked his writing style and the subtle way he writes every horrifying detail. For Example, this book has a scene where we are finally seeing how unwinding actually happens in harvesting camp and that was so bleak and terrifying, but not 'In your face' kind of way, I really like that about the author.

Will definitely be continuing the series, as I want to know more about this world and what will happen next. I also have more of the author's other series to catch up, so I can see a lot of Shusterman in my future reads.

Overall - 4.75 Stars!