Awake

by Egan Yip

The whole world has mysteriously fallen into a deep coma...and the only hope for mankind's survival rests upon the fragile alliance between dogs, cats and a few really tired teens.

After staying up all night to finish his history paper, Kevin sees almost no one at school. He finds everyone sleeping peacefully—but no one is able to wake up! As if things weren’t crazy enough, he stumbles across a talking dog and cat on the way home. The two pets explain that they are searching for a way to save their masters from eternal sleep, and they need all the help they can get. Desperate to save his parents and friends, Kevin agrees to cooperate with them. But when they begin their investigation, they are warned of a great the forest animals are coming, and they intend to keep the humans asleep…for good. With the help of some drowsy classmates and a few furry pals, Kevin must fend off armies of wild animals and stay awake long enough to solve this mystery—or he too will fall asleep…and never awaken.

Genres: Fantasy

184 pages, Kindle Edition

Reviews

[Stuti Rai]

oh look! you can get it for free on smashwords. i looooooove smashwords! it's been serving me since long before i knew how to navigate around the various derivative potholes of the internet(i don't know myself what i mean. if you can figure it out, do help).

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where did i even get this book? it was long ago and bigsurprise(not) i never finished it. but uh yeah, it was an alright novel, i think. i might still have it; let's scrunge it up, maybe i'll finish it. i remember lots lots of details- the rat, cat and dog. and the alliance thingy- heh. and to think i can't even remember conversations i had in the morning. my memory is a terrible, erratic thing.

[SomeGuy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reads like a mediocre anime.. though i won't be too harsh, it was fun to read; a Goodread.

[C.M. Okonkwo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave one star for the effort (it's never easy), another for the plot (nice storyline and vivid details), and a third for the interesting characters. The last two stars were lost to the book cover/description and transition/flow of the story. The book started off great, but got way too confusing along the line. I put it down for a few months, then decided to complete it because I never leave anything undone. The ending was even more confusing.

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[Cordenne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book will undoubtedly keep you reading. Everyone is asleep. How long? Indefinitely. But their are a few lucky youngsters. Well let's rephrase that: There are a few youngsters. You might not want to describe them as lucky. The fate of the world is in their hands.

[Melanie Schweiger · Rating 2 out of 5]

At first, I enjoyed this, but then the plot got a little too far-fetched for me. What began as a mystery morphed into a sci-fi fantasy, complete with robots AND dragons AND talking animals. A bit weird for my tastes, but my students will probably like it.