His journey is very much entwined with Emery’s loops.ĭrawn together they must unravel their complicated connection before it’s too late. Ash’s life is governed by his single-minded pursuit of performing good Samaritan acts to atone for the death of a loved one. It appears that she’s tapping into parts of the brain typically left untouched by normal human beings.Įscaping from the hospital, Emery travels to Esperanza, the town from her loops on the upper peninsula of Michigan, where she meets Asher Clarke. They’re extremely interested in the data they collect when Emery seizes. So she practically lives in the hospital where her scientist father and an ever-growing team of doctors monitor her every move. The loops are taking their toll on her physically. To Emery they’re much more than seizures, she calls them loops-moments when she travels through wormholes back and forth in time and to a mysterious town. And in recent years they’ve consumed her life.

But for as long as she can remember, she’s suffered from seizures. Though readers will most likely guess the ending, they will enjoy the ride.-Saleena L.All Emery Land wants is to be like any other 17-year-old-to go to school, hang out with her friends, and just be normal. There is enough suspense to keep readers going through the slow spots, and though the story can shift abruptly due to the time jumps, the plot progresses nicely and combines suspense, family drama, science fiction, and romance. What are her visions trying to tell her? Who is chasing her? Is all of this real or a product of her seizures? Flutter is an interesting read, and the characters are well-rounded.

While hospitalized, she runs away and meets Ash, a boy whom she sees in her visions but who turns out to be a real person, and she is suddenly caught up in a whirlwind adventure. No one believes her, of course, but then, suddenly, enough weirdness happens during an episode to get the attention of her father, who is a muckety-muck research doctor. Gr 8 Up-Emery is a 17-year-old epileptic who claims to time travel while she is having seizures.

Flutter by gina linko