Rave New World

SparkNotes Smart Novels

by Lynne Hansen, SparkNotes

It's the year 2157, and every pleasure that doesn't turn people into dutiful consumers has been classified as an addiction and outlawed. Jaden Emory's job is to find out people's hidden addictions--and root them out. But when rebellious raver Ally Fayre enters the picture, it's Jaden who becomes addicted...to her.

Smart Novels are compelling, full-length novels with edgy and mature themes that will appeal to teens. Each book showcases more than 1,000 vocabulary words frequently included on the SAT. Brief definitions appear on the same page so that readers can quickly access and digest the meanings as they read along.

190 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Lynne Hansen is the author of seven dark novels for teens. You can read more about her at her website at www.LynneHansen.com."

Reviews

[Isabelle | Nine Tale Vixen · Rating 3 out of 5]

See, my parents thought that since I liked reading already, why not try and make it even more educational by getting me SAT-vocabulary focused books? The jury is still out on whether or not it worked, but this novel is so ... unique that it left quite an impression. And I barely noticed the vocabulary, so there's that too, I guess.

[book queen · Rating 1 out of 5]

That was bad. Like the plot was everywhere and so confusing. It kept me 'interested' to say the least. It was just crazy.

The ending was so unsatisfying. Like they removed her addiction and then she became a splitter and removed Jayden’s addiction. And then it ends. That’s it. Like what?

[Jake Creighton · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot is weird at best and I don’t know that there’s an actual climax