Future Vision

by Ellen Parry Lewis, S.F. Varney (Illustrator)

Samantha Bell is an ambitious high school student with a bright future until one fateful night at the local fair. She decides to go through the controversial Future Vision exhibit. This attraction allows viewers to see up to twenty seconds of their personal future. Because of the possible risks, viewers must ingest a dissolvable pill immediately afterward, causing them to forget what they had just witnessed. Samantha tries to take the future into her own hands, though, when she smuggles a pen inside the attraction. Although she was forced to forget what she had seen, she leaves the attraction with an ominous feeling and three mysterious words written on her Snow, fight, and ca. Samantha feels she must figure out what those three words mean before the event occurs and possibly ruins her life.About the AuthorEllen Parry Lewis has been a freelance writer for several newspapers, most notably The Philadelphia Inquirer. She now spends her time writing young adult fiction. Ellen lives in New Jersey with her husband, Al, and their two dachshunds, PB and Jay.

222 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 11, 2010

About the author

Ellen Parry Lewis is an author, primarily focusing on young adult fiction. Her novels include Avenging Her Father (Metal Lunchbox Publishing 2012), An Unremarkable Girl (Metal Lunchbox Publishing 2011), and Future Vision (Metal Lunchbox Publishing 2010). Though Ellen now spends the majority of her time writing novels, she has also spent time as a freelance reporter. Her articles could be found in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Curious Parents Magazine, Plain Dealer, News Report, and others. Ellen lives in New Jersey with her husband, Al, and their two dachshunds, PB and Jay.

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. What was the point of this?

I kept waiting and waiting and waiting for the point of the ENTIRE book. I suppose we DID eventually reach a conclusion, but this read like a high schooler’s attempt at a story. The premise was awesome, but right from the start, the writing was sub-par. It was drawn out, with so many things that were boring and didn’t further the plot. I just kept waiting for the action, the suspense, the mystery. And then ended up finishing the book just to know what the heck I was waiting for. Which I can tell you was just a major let-down.

Don’t believe any of the other reviewers - pass on this one and pick something else up. (Unless you’re like a 12 year old girl. Then maybe this would hold some appeal?)

[Brandi VonBartheld · Rating 5 out of 5]

Could not put it down!! :-)