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Future Lost
It’s been a year since Elena and Adam were first recruited by Aether Corporation and six months since they destroyed the accelerator, finally putting an end to Project Chronos and their involvement with Aether. Now they’re trying to move on with their lives. Elena’s in college and Adam is working on making genicote, his cure for cancer, safe for the public.
But genicote has become a dangerous fixation for Adam. He’ll do anything to figure it out, and when he goes missing, Elena realizes that he’s done the unthinkable: he went to Aether for help with the cure. To Elena’s horror, she discovers that Aether has created a new accelerator. Adam betrayed her trust and has traveled into the future to find the fix for his cure, but he didn’t come back when he was supposed to. Desperate to find him, Elena decides to risk future shock and time travels once more.
This future is nothing like they’ve seen before. Someone has weaponized Adam’s cure and created a dangerous pandemic, leading to the destruction of civilization. If Elena can’t find Adam and stop this, everyone is at risk. And someone will do anything to keep her from succeeding.
But genicote has become a dangerous fixation for Adam. He’ll do anything to figure it out, and when he goes missing, Elena realizes that he’s done the unthinkable: he went to Aether for help with the cure. To Elena’s horror, she discovers that Aether has created a new accelerator. Adam betrayed her trust and has traveled into the future to find the fix for his cure, but he didn’t come back when he was supposed to. Desperate to find him, Elena decides to risk future shock and time travels once more.
This future is nothing like they’ve seen before. Someone has weaponized Adam’s cure and created a dangerous pandemic, leading to the destruction of civilization. If Elena can’t find Adam and stop this, everyone is at risk. And someone will do anything to keep her from succeeding.
256 pages, Paperback
First published April 3, 2018
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Elizabeth Briggs
46 books2,900 followersElizabeth Briggs is a New York Times and Top 5 Amazon bestselling author of paranormal and fantasy romance featuring twisty plots, plenty of spice, and a guaranteed happy ending. She's a Stage IV cancer warrior who has worked with teens in foster care and volunteered with animal rescue organizations. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, their daughter, and a pack of fluffy dogs. Find her online at http://www.elizabethbriggs.com
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March 28, 2019
Rating: 3.75/5
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February 23, 2018
This is just my opinion.
I was stoked when I got this book and I think that my expectations were just too high. I don’t really know what to say about this book.
The plot is solid with the Black Friday virus but see my mini rant below. It is well written but there was too much time travel going on. Less in this case would have been more. But the author does a great job of portraying an awful future with dire consequences.
The main characters were difficult to stomach because they did such idiotic things. I really didn’t like Elena in this book and Adam with his obsession wasn’t much better. It was fast paced and when I’d thought we’d finally be getting somewhere the pace would slow down to a crawl.
After all the time travelling that they did a epilogue would have rounded the book off completely for me at least.
Mini rant here.
In this day and age, I am fed up of Nazi’s being a reoccurring trope as the bad guys. I mean for Christ sakes do you really know the meaning of the word and how much pain, sorry and hatred is connected to this word. These types of organizations in America cannot be considered as Nazi’s they are white supremist. Consider the culprits in the book to be something else I mean I don’t know how about inland terrorism.
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April 5, 2018
Third and final(I think) book of this trilogy, Future Lost brought the series to an end with an exciting and edge of your seat at times adventure. But then, I could say the say the same thing about each of these books. Just a heads up, spoilers concerning book one are coming up.
I think I described both of the previous books as fascinating and that certainly is true of this one as well. It’s described as science fiction and young adult, but I would also add older young adult to that as the series progressed. I would also add that it’s a romance. The main characters, Elena and Adam, are still front and center and involved in the evil dealings of the Aether Corporation once again. Never a good thing.
The action all started in the first book, Future Shock, when a talented group of older foster teens(and one young genius)are given the opportunity to make a huge amount of money by the Aether Corporation. Each had to agree to what the company asked them to do without really knowing what’s at stake. They are sent thirty years to the future as a sort of pioneer experiment for research purposes. They are only there for a day, but manage to end up in all sorts of predicaments. And ultimately in life and death situations. Not everyone survived. Yes, the future is very different, but the teens also find out things about their future selves, things one should never know beforehand. There’s something to be said for never knowing your own future. The second book, Future Threat, continued with other trips to the future and lots more scary situations. If I thought that was bad, this third book took the prize and ramped up the story into another realm of possibilities and not a good one in the bunch.
You might notice that I am not telling anything about this third book. That’s because nothing can really be told due to spoilers. Future Lost was surprising and the author took the story in a direction I never saw coming, so it kept the story fresh and new. Pretty great in a third and final book of a series, I must say. All of the books kept me thinking about paradoxes and about what would happen if you were to run into yourself in another time. Or if it was even possible without messing up everything. What would happen if you changed something in the future? Would it change everything else that happens? One thing about this whole series, it makes you think about, what if?
I enjoyed my time with this young couple and all the conundrums they face. All the other side characters and what happens to each of them was also well told, as each character was as fleshed out by the author as the two main characters were. Even the villains. Briggs has written a series that I won’t soon forget. In fact, while getting ready to write this, I started reading it again and had read 42% before I knew it.
A page turner, this series(and book)is one that I highly recommend to older young adults to adult. They must be read in order. There’s violence and some alluding to sexual situations, but all of it is closed door-and after they turn 18. Amazing series! (Originally posted on Rabid Reads)
I think I described both of the previous books as fascinating and that certainly is true of this one as well. It’s described as science fiction and young adult, but I would also add older young adult to that as the series progressed. I would also add that it’s a romance. The main characters, Elena and Adam, are still front and center and involved in the evil dealings of the Aether Corporation once again. Never a good thing.
The action all started in the first book, Future Shock, when a talented group of older foster teens(and one young genius)are given the opportunity to make a huge amount of money by the Aether Corporation. Each had to agree to what the company asked them to do without really knowing what’s at stake. They are sent thirty years to the future as a sort of pioneer experiment for research purposes. They are only there for a day, but manage to end up in all sorts of predicaments. And ultimately in life and death situations. Not everyone survived. Yes, the future is very different, but the teens also find out things about their future selves, things one should never know beforehand. There’s something to be said for never knowing your own future. The second book, Future Threat, continued with other trips to the future and lots more scary situations. If I thought that was bad, this third book took the prize and ramped up the story into another realm of possibilities and not a good one in the bunch.
You might notice that I am not telling anything about this third book. That’s because nothing can really be told due to spoilers. Future Lost was surprising and the author took the story in a direction I never saw coming, so it kept the story fresh and new. Pretty great in a third and final book of a series, I must say. All of the books kept me thinking about paradoxes and about what would happen if you were to run into yourself in another time. Or if it was even possible without messing up everything. What would happen if you changed something in the future? Would it change everything else that happens? One thing about this whole series, it makes you think about, what if?
I enjoyed my time with this young couple and all the conundrums they face. All the other side characters and what happens to each of them was also well told, as each character was as fleshed out by the author as the two main characters were. Even the villains. Briggs has written a series that I won’t soon forget. In fact, while getting ready to write this, I started reading it again and had read 42% before I knew it.
A page turner, this series(and book)is one that I highly recommend to older young adults to adult. They must be read in order. There’s violence and some alluding to sexual situations, but all of it is closed door-and after they turn 18. Amazing series! (Originally posted on Rabid Reads)
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October 23, 2017Hay sinopsis y no puedo aceptarla, no, no.
No tolero que Adam actúe como un idiota. Él es un bebu, brillante y lo amo. No un Gary Stu de turno, ¡qué es esto Elizabeth! *esto no cambia que voy a leer y amar el libro* *tengo la esperanza de que todavía se pueda salvar a Trent y Zoe* *aunque el libro no trate de eso* *Creí que Vincent ahora era buena gente* *¿Usted no aprende, verdad?* *Leí cuatro veces Future Threat y I Regret Nothing*
No tolero que Adam actúe como un idiota. Él es un bebu, brillante y lo amo. No un Gary Stu de turno, ¡qué es esto Elizabeth! *esto no cambia que voy a leer y amar el libro* *tengo la esperanza de que todavía se pueda salvar a Trent y Zoe* *aunque el libro no trate de eso* *Creí que Vincent ahora era buena gente* *¿Usted no aprende, verdad?* *Leí cuatro veces Future Threat y I Regret Nothing*
April 15, 2018
I have not read the first two books in this series. But I didn't feel too bad, because I didn't feel too lost. I think I would've benefited from reading the first two books first, though. I don't usually like a lot of time travel and Sci-fi but this book not bad. Elena and Adam were characters I liked so I think that helped. *This book was given to me for free at my request from Netgalley and I provided this voluntary review.*
July 12, 2019
This was a nice wrap up to a marvelous time travel trilogy. This series deserves more love.
February 17, 2019
This is the final book in the Future Shock trilogy and I really enjoyed all of them!
It is a year since Elena's first trip into the future and six months since she rescued the people who are now her friends.They are vigilant in case Aether is still following them but CEO Vincent appears to be keeping to his world. Elena is taking no chances and is making sure that she, Zahra and Paige are getting training at a gun range so they are ready for anything. It is Adam who is creating the most worry for Elena by dropping out of his studies to obsessively seek to perfect the cure, causing fractures in their relationship. When she confronts Vincent about secret meetings with Adam, he is forced to admit that Adam insisted on a solo mission into the future-but he never came back. Elena now has to confront her fears and go into the future again to find him.
The future that Elena finds is unlike anything that she has ever seen before and she realises that Adam has been changing the future due to his poor decision making in their present. Now she has to rely on help from Future Selfs to not only rescue Adam to fix things back in the present, but to see how she can stop this horrific future from ever becoming a reality.I wasn't sure if the idea of constant time travel would get old as the books continued but I was pleased to note that every single visit to the future is different because of little changes in the present that don't look important. It seems strange to think that something simple like trying to get to a cure quicker than you originally did so you can save people, can end up killing billions around the world. I loved seeing all these different timelines and changed futures through the books.
I enjoyed seeing a lot of the same characters again. I liked the new people that were introduced during the second book and was pleased to see that they were back in surprising ways in this one. It was nice to see Wombat again! I find that character so interesting! The character that I'm really enjoying is Vincent. He is a lot more complex than I expected him to be and it was fun to see several different versions of him through the plot. I must admit that I really could shake Adam at times. He has obviously learned nothing from trying to rush the timeline in book two and this time his mistakes lead to catastrophe.
This time, the future ahead is as grim as Elena could imagine and the story touches on a future apocalypse with mutated infected people, and survivors banding together and trying to survive. When Elena discovers how the apocalypse begins, she knows she has to do whatever it takes to prevent the terrorist attack from happening to ensure that everyone she loves will have a future. I liked the change in direction from the saving themselves in book one, rescue missions in book two to the trying to save the world issue in book three. It added new layers of interest to the series and I very much enjoyed each adventure.
I like that there is no complicated science to bog down the story. I don't need to know how the time travel works, just that it does, so it was good not to have pages of tech to plough through. This is a story about how every little decision we make can change the future in so many ways, as well as being about relationships and doing what it takes to keep loved ones safe. I'll check out wht else the author writes to see if it would suit me as her storytelling in this trilogy was very enjoyable.
It is a year since Elena's first trip into the future and six months since she rescued the people who are now her friends.They are vigilant in case Aether is still following them but CEO Vincent appears to be keeping to his world. Elena is taking no chances and is making sure that she, Zahra and Paige are getting training at a gun range so they are ready for anything. It is Adam who is creating the most worry for Elena by dropping out of his studies to obsessively seek to perfect the cure, causing fractures in their relationship. When she confronts Vincent about secret meetings with Adam, he is forced to admit that Adam insisted on a solo mission into the future-but he never came back. Elena now has to confront her fears and go into the future again to find him.
The future that Elena finds is unlike anything that she has ever seen before and she realises that Adam has been changing the future due to his poor decision making in their present. Now she has to rely on help from Future Selfs to not only rescue Adam to fix things back in the present, but to see how she can stop this horrific future from ever becoming a reality.I wasn't sure if the idea of constant time travel would get old as the books continued but I was pleased to note that every single visit to the future is different because of little changes in the present that don't look important. It seems strange to think that something simple like trying to get to a cure quicker than you originally did so you can save people, can end up killing billions around the world. I loved seeing all these different timelines and changed futures through the books.
I enjoyed seeing a lot of the same characters again. I liked the new people that were introduced during the second book and was pleased to see that they were back in surprising ways in this one. It was nice to see Wombat again! I find that character so interesting! The character that I'm really enjoying is Vincent. He is a lot more complex than I expected him to be and it was fun to see several different versions of him through the plot. I must admit that I really could shake Adam at times. He has obviously learned nothing from trying to rush the timeline in book two and this time his mistakes lead to catastrophe.
This time, the future ahead is as grim as Elena could imagine and the story touches on a future apocalypse with mutated infected people, and survivors banding together and trying to survive. When Elena discovers how the apocalypse begins, she knows she has to do whatever it takes to prevent the terrorist attack from happening to ensure that everyone she loves will have a future. I liked the change in direction from the saving themselves in book one, rescue missions in book two to the trying to save the world issue in book three. It added new layers of interest to the series and I very much enjoyed each adventure.
I like that there is no complicated science to bog down the story. I don't need to know how the time travel works, just that it does, so it was good not to have pages of tech to plough through. This is a story about how every little decision we make can change the future in so many ways, as well as being about relationships and doing what it takes to keep loved ones safe. I'll check out wht else the author writes to see if it would suit me as her storytelling in this trilogy was very enjoyable.
April 5, 2018
Future Lost had my emotions all over the place. I was switching between excitement and frustration. One minute I'm annoyed with Adam for still keeping secrets from Elena and acting foolishly when he's not even good at taking care of himself or helping anyone else for that matter. The next minute I'm upset with Elena for always being so tough and throwing blame around. It's also the third book and she's still struggling to trust others. Then again, Adam never made it easy for her. Whatever the case, this has been a thrill ride for me, this time-traveling trilogy, and while I did enjoy it, I'm happy that it has come to an end for the characters sake. They can finally move on from Vincent and everything to do with Aether and can find some speck of normalcy.
That being said, I must say I do love where Elizabeth went with this book. Developing a darker future with a pandemic the travelers hadn't experienced before, and unraveling their somewhat peaceful lives in the present. It was evident things were going to start falling apart in the current time from the moment Adam did what he did at the beginning of the story. There was just too much information going back to Vincent and Aether, so it was a matter of time before someone decided to go ahead and abuse those futuristic developments without waiting that many years to do it.
As for the identity of the person who hopped a ride back to the present and added to the chaos, I had guessed it right away, but that aspect of the story was still interesting in itself because Elena and Adam were kept busy in between trying to figure out how to prevent the horrible events of the future and keeping themselves and their friends safe. Although, it was easy to blame Adam for causing all that tragedy with the way he'd been obsessing over developing genicote. Perhaps if he'd taken his time instead of rushing the process, a lot of things wouldn't have transpired. But then again, if they hadn't taken that first trip in book one, maybe everything that happened afterward could have been avoided. Still, towards the end of the story, I understood Adam's intentions and looked at things from his perspective. He wholeheartedly wanted to help people and rid the world of this horrible disease. It wasn't his fault that evil people took something meant to heal and turned it into something so devastating.
Overall, a great ending to this exciting trilogy. Once again, the writing is fluid with no lagging, keeping you interested from start to finish. I couldn't wait to see how things would work out and if all the travelers would be saved. And while their relationship had its complications, I still rooted for the love between Elena and Adam and I'm satisfied with how the author left things. If you haven't started this trilogy I recommend picking it up, especially if you're into sci-fi and time travel. You won't be disappointed.
That being said, I must say I do love where Elizabeth went with this book. Developing a darker future with a pandemic the travelers hadn't experienced before, and unraveling their somewhat peaceful lives in the present. It was evident things were going to start falling apart in the current time from the moment Adam did what he did at the beginning of the story. There was just too much information going back to Vincent and Aether, so it was a matter of time before someone decided to go ahead and abuse those futuristic developments without waiting that many years to do it.
As for the identity of the person who hopped a ride back to the present and added to the chaos, I had guessed it right away, but that aspect of the story was still interesting in itself because Elena and Adam were kept busy in between trying to figure out how to prevent the horrible events of the future and keeping themselves and their friends safe. Although, it was easy to blame Adam for causing all that tragedy with the way he'd been obsessing over developing genicote. Perhaps if he'd taken his time instead of rushing the process, a lot of things wouldn't have transpired. But then again, if they hadn't taken that first trip in book one, maybe everything that happened afterward could have been avoided. Still, towards the end of the story, I understood Adam's intentions and looked at things from his perspective. He wholeheartedly wanted to help people and rid the world of this horrible disease. It wasn't his fault that evil people took something meant to heal and turned it into something so devastating.
Overall, a great ending to this exciting trilogy. Once again, the writing is fluid with no lagging, keeping you interested from start to finish. I couldn't wait to see how things would work out and if all the travelers would be saved. And while their relationship had its complications, I still rooted for the love between Elena and Adam and I'm satisfied with how the author left things. If you haven't started this trilogy I recommend picking it up, especially if you're into sci-fi and time travel. You won't be disappointed.
March 31, 2018
When I learned there would be FUTURE LOST, I was ecstatic! And to my utter astonishment, while it is book 3 in the Future Shock trilogy, Elizabeth Briggs does such a outstanding job at recapping what happened previously in such a concise and crystal-clear manner, that a newcomer to the series will not be entirely lost with FUTURE LOST, although without all the excitement and thrills of the previous instalments. As for you who have been awaiting this book with trepidation, it was totally worth the wait!
I will not be giving away any spoilers or summarise what happens, but Elena and Adam are still together, but Adam is behaving oddly, and yet another trip to the future is warranted. While writing this review, it dawned on me how the title was a stroke of genius! Yet again, the future is a different one, and Ms. Briggs’ descriptions shine even brighter. I feared for a moment that the author had jumped on a popular bandwagon, but of course, I was wrong. FUTURE LOST is a fast-paced, as brilliantly written as the other books, the dialogues as realistic, and I loved that we saw more mature versions of Elena and Adam – in the present I mean! As previously, FUTURE LOST is narrated in the first person, from Elena’s point of view, and even during the course of this book, we witness her growth.
FUTURE LOST has so many twists and turns, my head was spinning, but it also raises along the way significant ethical and philosophical questions which have the reader thinking about the impact some of our choices may have on destiny. While FUTURE LOST is gripping from the first pages, the last pages are mind-boggling! Parts VI and VII are absolutely brilliant, and had me reading in a frenzy … When the future becomes the past … Genius! FUTURE LOST is a fantastic conclusion to an amazing series, and I encourage everyone who thinks the blurbs look interesting to read it, because it will be everything you hope for!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I will not be giving away any spoilers or summarise what happens, but Elena and Adam are still together, but Adam is behaving oddly, and yet another trip to the future is warranted. While writing this review, it dawned on me how the title was a stroke of genius! Yet again, the future is a different one, and Ms. Briggs’ descriptions shine even brighter. I feared for a moment that the author had jumped on a popular bandwagon, but of course, I was wrong. FUTURE LOST is a fast-paced, as brilliantly written as the other books, the dialogues as realistic, and I loved that we saw more mature versions of Elena and Adam – in the present I mean! As previously, FUTURE LOST is narrated in the first person, from Elena’s point of view, and even during the course of this book, we witness her growth.
FUTURE LOST has so many twists and turns, my head was spinning, but it also raises along the way significant ethical and philosophical questions which have the reader thinking about the impact some of our choices may have on destiny. While FUTURE LOST is gripping from the first pages, the last pages are mind-boggling! Parts VI and VII are absolutely brilliant, and had me reading in a frenzy … When the future becomes the past … Genius! FUTURE LOST is a fantastic conclusion to an amazing series, and I encourage everyone who thinks the blurbs look interesting to read it, because it will be everything you hope for!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
May 14, 2018
Arggg, I wanted to scream for so much of this book. I hated how no one talked to each other, which then caused them to keep going back to change things, but each time they fucked up things worse than before. By the end it was a cluster!! I was surprised that things were fixed so easily, yet glad that it happened and everyone got to live out their lives trying to achieve the first future they saw, might even happen now.
March 29, 2018
I loved the first two books in this trilogy, so pre-ordered this book so I could get my trotters on it as soon as it released.
And this is a really cool conclusion to the trilogy.
The time travelling is again not perfect. The way they travel through time is only possible if they're not only time traveling, but also traveling between different dimensions, but they never act or say anything that confirms this. And yes: I know, I'm a complete nerd when it comes to time travel. I want it to fit. Maybe it's a good thing though, that the characters in this story don't realize they're dimensional time travelers. Especially Elena with her perfect recall would probably go insane if she knew.
That aside I loved this story.
This time when Elena travels to the future she ends up in a post apocalyptic world. If I have one complaint it's that her time there was much too short in my opinion. She has to hunt down Adam and get back to her present to save the future.
I was gripped from the start and read this book in one sitting. It was just too cool to put down, even with the dimensional time travel not being acknowledged. As the story unfolded I began to get my suspicions as to what was going on, and couldn't wait to find out if I was right, and how Elena was going to fix things.
I will confess I would have liked to see a different ending than I got, but even so I was satisfied enough. All in all this is a really great trilogy, and i will most certainly reread it.
And this is a really cool conclusion to the trilogy.
The time travelling is again not perfect. The way they travel through time is only possible if they're not only time traveling, but also traveling between different dimensions, but they never act or say anything that confirms this. And yes: I know, I'm a complete nerd when it comes to time travel. I want it to fit. Maybe it's a good thing though, that the characters in this story don't realize they're dimensional time travelers. Especially Elena with her perfect recall would probably go insane if she knew.
That aside I loved this story.
This time when Elena travels to the future she ends up in a post apocalyptic world. If I have one complaint it's that her time there was much too short in my opinion. She has to hunt down Adam and get back to her present to save the future.
I was gripped from the start and read this book in one sitting. It was just too cool to put down, even with the dimensional time travel not being acknowledged. As the story unfolded I began to get my suspicions as to what was going on, and couldn't wait to find out if I was right, and how Elena was going to fix things.
I will confess I would have liked to see a different ending than I got, but even so I was satisfied enough. All in all this is a really great trilogy, and i will most certainly reread it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 24, 2024
Man, this was so great, loved how things were resolved, it was so entertaining to read!
November 18, 2017
Thanks to the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review, This doesn't in any way influence my opinion on it.
Future Lost is the last book in this thrilling and exciting series. It's really amazing reading Future Lost as it's so clear that they are not the same they used to be from the beginning. Their experiences have changed them fundamentally and the journey it took them to get to the point they are was a long and hard one.
They've all been trying to move one with their lives and focus on making their future the best version it could be, going to school, taking care of family, working on cures and being there for each other. But Elena unfortunately gets roped back in when Adam is once more entangled with Aether. He persuades them to send him to the future so he can figure out how to make his genicote safe, Elena finds out after he's gone and doesn't return at the right time. She angrily stormed Aether and made Vincent Sharp send her after Adam to get him back.
But the future is worse than any version they could every imagine, Because it's literally become a post apocalyptic dystopia riddled with zombies (or as they call them, Infected), deserted cities and Militias. Everything has changed and Elena is going to have to fight now more than ever to save Adam and the world from this horrible future.
Future Lost is as exhilarating and fast paced as ever ass Elena and Adam breezed through different timeliness trying to stop a devastating future. Elizabeth Briggs knows how to make the thrill intense, the twists and turns during their journeys kept me on the edge of my seat. Time Travel has always been a big aspect of this series and I'm glad to see it hasn't lost that.
Elena and Adam's relationship is strained in Future Lost but that's life, no relationship is perfect and without hurdles. The process of them finding their way back to each other and repairing their connection was so worth all the pain and angst, I believe it will make their love all the more powerful as it has withstood so much.
The revelations, twists and turns before the ending of Future Lost were so much and hit so hard it made me dizzy, the author certainly knows how to turn up the dial. Surprising developments, unexpected villains, vivid and lush descriptions and return of some interesting characters made the road to the end so amazing.
The ending itself left me speechless and amazed as it was not only ingenious but a perfect way to end the cycle, It was not what I expected yet everything. Lovers of the series are going to be very satisfied by the end.
With it's usual thrilling fast pace, dizzying action, crazy twists and turns, top notch writing, time travel, romance, adventure, SciFie tidbits and a breathtaking coved, Future Lost is a must read for everyone.
Future Lost is the last book in this thrilling and exciting series. It's really amazing reading Future Lost as it's so clear that they are not the same they used to be from the beginning. Their experiences have changed them fundamentally and the journey it took them to get to the point they are was a long and hard one.
They've all been trying to move one with their lives and focus on making their future the best version it could be, going to school, taking care of family, working on cures and being there for each other. But Elena unfortunately gets roped back in when Adam is once more entangled with Aether. He persuades them to send him to the future so he can figure out how to make his genicote safe, Elena finds out after he's gone and doesn't return at the right time. She angrily stormed Aether and made Vincent Sharp send her after Adam to get him back.
But the future is worse than any version they could every imagine, Because it's literally become a post apocalyptic dystopia riddled with zombies (or as they call them, Infected), deserted cities and Militias. Everything has changed and Elena is going to have to fight now more than ever to save Adam and the world from this horrible future.
Future Lost is as exhilarating and fast paced as ever ass Elena and Adam breezed through different timeliness trying to stop a devastating future. Elizabeth Briggs knows how to make the thrill intense, the twists and turns during their journeys kept me on the edge of my seat. Time Travel has always been a big aspect of this series and I'm glad to see it hasn't lost that.
Elena and Adam's relationship is strained in Future Lost but that's life, no relationship is perfect and without hurdles. The process of them finding their way back to each other and repairing their connection was so worth all the pain and angst, I believe it will make their love all the more powerful as it has withstood so much.
The revelations, twists and turns before the ending of Future Lost were so much and hit so hard it made me dizzy, the author certainly knows how to turn up the dial. Surprising developments, unexpected villains, vivid and lush descriptions and return of some interesting characters made the road to the end so amazing.
The ending itself left me speechless and amazed as it was not only ingenious but a perfect way to end the cycle, It was not what I expected yet everything. Lovers of the series are going to be very satisfied by the end.
With it's usual thrilling fast pace, dizzying action, crazy twists and turns, top notch writing, time travel, romance, adventure, SciFie tidbits and a breathtaking coved, Future Lost is a must read for everyone.
March 26, 2018
*Source* NetGalley
*Genre* YA / Science Fiction / Time Travel / Dystopian
*Rating* 3.5
*Thoughts*
Future Lost, by author Elizabeth Briggs, is the third and final installment in the author's Future Shock trilogy. Elena Martinez thought she was done with time traveling, Aether Corp., and Project Chronos. She thought she and Adam could finally settle down and live an ordinary life. Well, not so ordinary when Adam is supposed to be the one whose Genicote will eventually cure cancer if it doesn't kill people who don't have the dreaded disease first.
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*Genre* YA / Science Fiction / Time Travel / Dystopian
*Rating* 3.5
*Thoughts*
Future Lost, by author Elizabeth Briggs, is the third and final installment in the author's Future Shock trilogy. Elena Martinez thought she was done with time traveling, Aether Corp., and Project Chronos. She thought she and Adam could finally settle down and live an ordinary life. Well, not so ordinary when Adam is supposed to be the one whose Genicote will eventually cure cancer if it doesn't kill people who don't have the dreaded disease first.
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May 5, 2018
I never thought one of my favourite sci-fi series would get a deus-ex machina sort of ending, or such an untwisty villain or unravelling of plots! It's sad, really. I would've loved getting this sort of ending in the first book, maybe even in the second book, but this third and final book? It needed a perfect but mixed ending, staying true to the core of the other two books' endings. Instead, it delivered a perfectly happy ending, which kept it from becoming a great book!
I don't know, I guess. I should be happy with this ending. I know I would've cried if it didn't all work out in the end, but still.
Nah, I'm grateful I got to live and read and finish this trilogy, since I've been sick for awhile now.
I don't know, I guess. I should be happy with this ending. I know I would've cried if it didn't all work out in the end, but still.
Nah, I'm grateful I got to live and read and finish this trilogy, since I've been sick for awhile now.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 3, 2018
Originally posted at Vampire Book Club
Note:This review assumes you've read the two previous books in the trilogy. Read at your own risk if you haven't.
It’s been a full year since Elena first got involved with the Aether Corporation and agreed to go into the future under the guise of bringing back useful technology. It’s been six months since Elena and the survivors from the first trip were sent again into the future to bring back another time traveling team and barely escaped with their lives…again.
Now, Elena and her boyfriend Adam, along with the other travelers, just want to move on and lead normal lives. Which is easier said than done with Elena looking over her shoulder waiting for the Aether Corporation to make another appearance. It doesn’t help matters that Adam is acting increasingly guarded and strange. Ever since bringing back Genicote—his future cure for cancer—Adam has become increasingly withdrawn into his research trying, and failing, at making the cure viable. When Adam goes missing one day, Elena knows who to point the finger at: Aether.
Elena will once again be sent into the future, this time to save Adam, but once she gets there she discovers a world ravaged by a deadly virus. A virus most likely originating from Genicote. They’ll have just one last chance to save the future, and they better make it count because there’s someone in the present who doesn’t want them to live to see the future.
Here we are at the end of the trilogy, and I feel like we’ve been here before. I don’t really know if that’s fair considering this is a book about time travel. Maybe it’s better to say that I feel as though the reasons the characters keep going back again and again were getting a bit taxing. I kinda wanted to scream at them: STOP GOING TO THE FUTURE!!! Because every time they do something bad happens, and it becomes a rinse-repeat scenario of them either trying to fix it in the present, or go back to a different future and fix the problems there. Part of me wonders if this was a conscious decision on Elizabeth Briggs’s part. There’s definitely a feeling of finality in everything that transpires in Future Lost.
I do give Elizabeth Briggs major props for keeping each travel sequence unique, showcasing all the varied ways the future can come to fruition. They all seemed plausible and most had both their good and bad parts (except maybe this last iteration). I like how the future sequences are always quick and pulse-pounding whereas the present is more evenly paced, and oftentimes drawn out, that is, until we get to the ending where all bets are off.
Elena is still at the center of our story of course, and she leads us out the same way. I like how much she’s grown from impulsivity to actually taking the time to consider her actions, and when they’re not necessarily the best, taking full responsibility.
Elizabeth Briggs brings a satisfying end to the trilogy with Future Lost. I liked the clever way she ties everything back to the first book where all the action started. Despite the feelings of repetition, overall, this is an entertaining trilogy that does a great job with all the twists and turns that are encased within time travel.
Note:This review assumes you've read the two previous books in the trilogy. Read at your own risk if you haven't.
It’s been a full year since Elena first got involved with the Aether Corporation and agreed to go into the future under the guise of bringing back useful technology. It’s been six months since Elena and the survivors from the first trip were sent again into the future to bring back another time traveling team and barely escaped with their lives…again.
Now, Elena and her boyfriend Adam, along with the other travelers, just want to move on and lead normal lives. Which is easier said than done with Elena looking over her shoulder waiting for the Aether Corporation to make another appearance. It doesn’t help matters that Adam is acting increasingly guarded and strange. Ever since bringing back Genicote—his future cure for cancer—Adam has become increasingly withdrawn into his research trying, and failing, at making the cure viable. When Adam goes missing one day, Elena knows who to point the finger at: Aether.
Elena will once again be sent into the future, this time to save Adam, but once she gets there she discovers a world ravaged by a deadly virus. A virus most likely originating from Genicote. They’ll have just one last chance to save the future, and they better make it count because there’s someone in the present who doesn’t want them to live to see the future.
Here we are at the end of the trilogy, and I feel like we’ve been here before. I don’t really know if that’s fair considering this is a book about time travel. Maybe it’s better to say that I feel as though the reasons the characters keep going back again and again were getting a bit taxing. I kinda wanted to scream at them: STOP GOING TO THE FUTURE!!! Because every time they do something bad happens, and it becomes a rinse-repeat scenario of them either trying to fix it in the present, or go back to a different future and fix the problems there. Part of me wonders if this was a conscious decision on Elizabeth Briggs’s part. There’s definitely a feeling of finality in everything that transpires in Future Lost.
I do give Elizabeth Briggs major props for keeping each travel sequence unique, showcasing all the varied ways the future can come to fruition. They all seemed plausible and most had both their good and bad parts (except maybe this last iteration). I like how the future sequences are always quick and pulse-pounding whereas the present is more evenly paced, and oftentimes drawn out, that is, until we get to the ending where all bets are off.
Elena is still at the center of our story of course, and she leads us out the same way. I like how much she’s grown from impulsivity to actually taking the time to consider her actions, and when they’re not necessarily the best, taking full responsibility.
Elizabeth Briggs brings a satisfying end to the trilogy with Future Lost. I liked the clever way she ties everything back to the first book where all the action started. Despite the feelings of repetition, overall, this is an entertaining trilogy that does a great job with all the twists and turns that are encased within time travel.
April 7, 2018
Elena and Adam have traveled to the future several times, initially as part of a team hired by a tech firm, Aether Corporation. Each time they have traveled, they have seen different visions of what their future would be like, and those future’s keep getting more and more grim. After things went wrong in the previous novel, Future Threat, Elena and Adam and their friends are determined to never make that trip to the future again, but Adams search for the cure to cancer becomes and obsession. When he disappears one day, Elena finds out that he took a trip back to the future again, alone.
Future Lost does a great job of subtly recapping the previous two novels into the plot, so I could quickly become engrossed in the plot and root for Elena to finally find security and happiness in her life. When Adam goes missing I knew where he went and eagerly looked forward to seeing what their future world looked like now. Without getting into the intricacies of the plot, I’ll just say “Apocalyptic” would be a good description.
Elena is an easy character to root for. She’s led a tough life and has found happiness with Adam and seen a future that she is willing to fight towards. Hope is one of Elena’s greatest characteristics, but unfortunately she has to set it aside and go back to a darker place using some of her darker skills to fight the Aether Corporation and save her future. Adam starts off this novel in a darker place than Elena and it’s interesting to see how her initial hopefulness and his desperation to find the cure for cancer seem to run on a parallel path to each other, only meeting when her hope turns to desperation and his desperation to hope.
Future Lost was the darkest of the three novels but that glimmer of hope ran through the story like a grain of gold waiting to be mined. The plot took me on a journey of feelings, despair, desperation, sadness, love and most importantly that hope. On any other novel I may have felt the conclusion was a little too perfectly wrapped, but I think the feeling of calmness I felt was a kind of conviction that the characters finally found themselves in the right place, at the right time. Their happily ever after stretching out in front of them. ❤❤❤❤
Future Lost does a great job of subtly recapping the previous two novels into the plot, so I could quickly become engrossed in the plot and root for Elena to finally find security and happiness in her life. When Adam goes missing I knew where he went and eagerly looked forward to seeing what their future world looked like now. Without getting into the intricacies of the plot, I’ll just say “Apocalyptic” would be a good description.
Elena is an easy character to root for. She’s led a tough life and has found happiness with Adam and seen a future that she is willing to fight towards. Hope is one of Elena’s greatest characteristics, but unfortunately she has to set it aside and go back to a darker place using some of her darker skills to fight the Aether Corporation and save her future. Adam starts off this novel in a darker place than Elena and it’s interesting to see how her initial hopefulness and his desperation to find the cure for cancer seem to run on a parallel path to each other, only meeting when her hope turns to desperation and his desperation to hope.
Future Lost was the darkest of the three novels but that glimmer of hope ran through the story like a grain of gold waiting to be mined. The plot took me on a journey of feelings, despair, desperation, sadness, love and most importantly that hope. On any other novel I may have felt the conclusion was a little too perfectly wrapped, but I think the feeling of calmness I felt was a kind of conviction that the characters finally found themselves in the right place, at the right time. Their happily ever after stretching out in front of them. ❤❤❤❤
August 2, 2019
So the main character in this series has an eidetic memory, which in this world means she remembers everything, always. I'll accept that since this is science fiction. You know who doesn't have an eidetic memory? Elizabeth Briggs.
I read this series over the span of a couple of weeks. Overall it was engaging but by the last book I couldn't shake the feeling that things had changed. Ever willing to doubt myself, I assumed that I had just missed the part of the story where time travel had changed something. It does happen a lot over the series so it wasn't an unreasonable assumption. Then I came across something that I could easily verify without having to read through the books again. It's not much of a spoiler since by this book you should know about Elena's backstory, but there's your warning: In the first book her mother is killed with a golf club and in the third it is a baseball bat. I went back to check. My memory is not eidetic but I clearly remembered it being a golf club and needed to know if it was time for a dementia screening. I'm happy to report there is nothing wrong with my memory. I'm less happy to report that the author apparently didn't remember how she killed off a character. At this point I'm assuming all the other little things I noticed were mistakes of hers, not my faulty reading.
It's still a fun little romp. I bought into the world she created and, given the boundless stupidity shown by many young adults in interpersonal relationships, I didn't come across any behavior that was unrealistic. Although I doubt I would ever reread them I don't feel like I was robbed of the time I spent on them.
I read this series over the span of a couple of weeks. Overall it was engaging but by the last book I couldn't shake the feeling that things had changed. Ever willing to doubt myself, I assumed that I had just missed the part of the story where time travel had changed something. It does happen a lot over the series so it wasn't an unreasonable assumption. Then I came across something that I could easily verify without having to read through the books again. It's not much of a spoiler since by this book you should know about Elena's backstory, but there's your warning: In the first book her mother is killed with a golf club and in the third it is a baseball bat. I went back to check. My memory is not eidetic but I clearly remembered it being a golf club and needed to know if it was time for a dementia screening. I'm happy to report there is nothing wrong with my memory. I'm less happy to report that the author apparently didn't remember how she killed off a character. At this point I'm assuming all the other little things I noticed were mistakes of hers, not my faulty reading.
It's still a fun little romp. I bought into the world she created and, given the boundless stupidity shown by many young adults in interpersonal relationships, I didn't come across any behavior that was unrealistic. Although I doubt I would ever reread them I don't feel like I was robbed of the time I spent on them.
May 30, 2018
AW Teen and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of Future Lost. I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion was freely given.
Readers of the first two books of the trilogy, Future Shock and Future Threat, will have few surprises regarding the plot of Future Lost. With the exception of one little plot twist that some may not have seen coming, the story is basically a repeat of the previous novels. Elena and Adam, along with the rest of the time travelers, have no choice but to put their future lives on the line to save humanity. Complete with paradoxes and shifting realities, Future Lost does not deliver any revelations worthy of a conclusion to a trilogy. This short read does tie the story into a nice, neat package, but it was hardly worth the effort. Having liked the characters from the previous novels, I wanted to see more development and new possibilities. As science fiction is a rich environment for speculation, I wanted the author to branch out more and surprise the reader with far reaching possibilities. For these reasons, I would be hesitant to recommend Future Lost. I would recommend Future Shock to readers new to the series, however, as the book was much more interesting than this conclusion.
Readers of the first two books of the trilogy, Future Shock and Future Threat, will have few surprises regarding the plot of Future Lost. With the exception of one little plot twist that some may not have seen coming, the story is basically a repeat of the previous novels. Elena and Adam, along with the rest of the time travelers, have no choice but to put their future lives on the line to save humanity. Complete with paradoxes and shifting realities, Future Lost does not deliver any revelations worthy of a conclusion to a trilogy. This short read does tie the story into a nice, neat package, but it was hardly worth the effort. Having liked the characters from the previous novels, I wanted to see more development and new possibilities. As science fiction is a rich environment for speculation, I wanted the author to branch out more and surprise the reader with far reaching possibilities. For these reasons, I would be hesitant to recommend Future Lost. I would recommend Future Shock to readers new to the series, however, as the book was much more interesting than this conclusion.
January 7, 2024
This is a good ending to the series. Apparently, the teens' previous trips to the future have made some horrendous changes. Most people have died from a pandemic, which has also caused an infestation of zombies. Elena takes more trips to closer futures to try to fix it, but nothing works. Plus someone has returned with her from the future and is trying to kill her and the other time travelers. The situation seems non-redeemable. But Elena pulls a rabbit out of the hat, so to speak. The ending is surprising and works well as a conclusion to the trilogy.
This is very much a young adult book. Like many other YA books, teens behave impulsively, and there are incongruities that wouldn't pass muster in an adult book. I am more likely to forgive these things in YA, but they could have been reduced in this series. One example is the cure for cancer, which is one drug. There are many types of cancer, and they are treated with different types of drugs. This incongruity could probably be fixed with a paragraph, but isn't (unless I missed it). A couple of paragraphs do handle time travel paradoxes; nobody in the books knows whether they're changing the one and only timeline or whether other timelines are branching out from each change they make.
This is very much a young adult book. Like many other YA books, teens behave impulsively, and there are incongruities that wouldn't pass muster in an adult book. I am more likely to forgive these things in YA, but they could have been reduced in this series. One example is the cure for cancer, which is one drug. There are many types of cancer, and they are treated with different types of drugs. This incongruity could probably be fixed with a paragraph, but isn't (unless I missed it). A couple of paragraphs do handle time travel paradoxes; nobody in the books knows whether they're changing the one and only timeline or whether other timelines are branching out from each change they make.
August 28, 2018
If you are going to read Future Lost, you really need to read the first two books in the series (Future Shock and Future Threat) or you will truly be lost. Future Lost joins Elena and Adam as she is going to college and Adam is trying to develop the cure for cancer. Another time machine is involved which causes all kinds of trouble and multiple trips to the future. There is an interesting and bleak future timeline in which a zombie-like pandemic occurs. Future Lost is fast-paced with a lot of action. The author cleverly manages to come up with a mechanism to resolve all the present/future confusion. The take away message is that if humans ever invent a time machine, they will not be able to leave it alone and will not focus on living their lives in the present.
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May 30, 2020Urban Fantasy, first published 2018
Überflüssige, ärgerliche und peinliche Fortsetzung der Teenie-Drama-Romanze... mit einer Viruspandemie und Zombie-artigen Infizierten!?!??? Es ist ein seltsames Phänomen, dass so viele YA-Fantasy-Serien den Weg von leichtem Narzissmus über pathologischen Narzissmus bis hin zum Größenwahn gehen. Offenbar hängt jetzt das Schicksal der ganzen Welt an den Entscheidung und von Elena und Adam. Seufz.
Schon die Prämisse ist höchstens für 12jährige glaubwürdig, und die Beschreibung naturwissenschaftlicher Arbeit passt eher ins 18. als ins 21. Jahrhundert. Als die "Zombies" auftauchen und einfach so abgeschossen werden, weil sie "alle Menschlichkeit verloren" haben, hatte ich genug. DNF.
Überflüssige, ärgerliche und peinliche Fortsetzung der Teenie-Drama-Romanze... mit einer Viruspandemie und Zombie-artigen Infizierten!?!??? Es ist ein seltsames Phänomen, dass so viele YA-Fantasy-Serien den Weg von leichtem Narzissmus über pathologischen Narzissmus bis hin zum Größenwahn gehen. Offenbar hängt jetzt das Schicksal der ganzen Welt an den Entscheidung und von Elena und Adam. Seufz.
Schon die Prämisse ist höchstens für 12jährige glaubwürdig, und die Beschreibung naturwissenschaftlicher Arbeit passt eher ins 18. als ins 21. Jahrhundert. Als die "Zombies" auftauchen und einfach so abgeschossen werden, weil sie "alle Menschlichkeit verloren" haben, hatte ich genug. DNF.
December 2, 2017
I received this as a digital ARC from Edelweiss for an honest review.
This was a satisfying conclusion to the Future Shock series. I flew through all three of these very recently. This series, as a whole, has a little bit of everything. There's love, friendship, time travel, science fiction...and even another element that I will omit so as not to spoil you. It's a super fun series.
I have to admit, that the bad guy lacked motivation and the constant time travel, as it does, got to be terribly confusing in the end. But overall, I definitely enjoyed this series.
This was a satisfying conclusion to the Future Shock series. I flew through all three of these very recently. This series, as a whole, has a little bit of everything. There's love, friendship, time travel, science fiction...and even another element that I will omit so as not to spoil you. It's a super fun series.
I have to admit, that the bad guy lacked motivation and the constant time travel, as it does, got to be terribly confusing in the end. But overall, I definitely enjoyed this series.
July 9, 2019
That was not the ending i saw coming. But it was a good one. It felt a bit of "magic ending". But it wasn't one I expected while still tying up loose ends. There was a lot of time travel and discussion about implications. And the characters are great.
The story arc tied well to the time travel ones. The pattern of making the future better/worse and the implications.
Did I mention the implications? It's really hard to write a review without giving away the story. And that would spoil the enjoyment even with a spoiler warning!
The story arc tied well to the time travel ones. The pattern of making the future better/worse and the implications.
Did I mention the implications? It's really hard to write a review without giving away the story. And that would spoil the enjoyment even with a spoiler warning!
August 27, 2019
Miss Lori tore through all three in this time travel trilogy! I admit I was nervous about the ending, as I knew how I wanted it to end and was afraid it might turn out differently than I hoped! You will have to read them to see if they end how YOU would hope!
Great read for Junior High readers who like a bit of a futuristic but not overly sci-fi. I myself am a fan of time travel but don't like too much science fiction. This hit the nail on the head.
Great read for Junior High readers who like a bit of a futuristic but not overly sci-fi. I myself am a fan of time travel but don't like too much science fiction. This hit the nail on the head.
September 4, 2018
I usually can't figure out endings but by p. 166 I knew pretty much how this one was going to end. "The woman in black..." It still was a wonderful trilogy and has me looking for other "YA time travel murder mysteries" for my next reads. Couldn't put this one down.
September 26, 2018
I waited so long for this book, but when i finished it i was a little disappointed.
The previous books were excellent, they even made ti to my favorites shelf, this was very underwhelming:
The action was flat, there was a big lack of emotion and it was all very cliche.
The previous books were excellent, they even made ti to my favorites shelf, this was very underwhelming:
The action was flat, there was a big lack of emotion and it was all very cliche.
June 12, 2018
3.5 stars
Pretty solid if somewhat predictable finale (bonus points for not going quite where most of these time travel romances seem to go) to a pretty solid series.
Pretty solid if somewhat predictable finale (bonus points for not going quite where most of these time travel romances seem to go) to a pretty solid series.
July 5, 2018
Fun future traveling trilogy
I liked the twists and turns. See the future and the dilemma characters face. I recommend this fun read and enjoyed the characters.
I liked the twists and turns. See the future and the dilemma characters face. I recommend this fun read and enjoyed the characters.
July 24, 2018
The plot was entertaining and I enjoyed this idea of the apocalypse, but characters were melodramatic and thinly developed. It felt like there needed more depth and details to process several events.
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