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is not a typical read for me, It is not that I have not read the occasional YA novel that I thought was interesting, either in concept or an author who interested me, In this case I met the author Amy Nichols briefly at a comiccon party, I was impressed by her knowledge of Science Fiction and clear obvious attention to science in her work, When she explained what this novel was about I knew I would want to check it out,

Now That You're Here is not written with an audience like me in mind, This YA scifi novel has a subtitle 'When Worlds Collide Hearts Break, ' I think the target audience is nerdy hopeless romantic teenage women, I am a nerdy hopeless romantic so that was more than enough for me, Some of the romance was syrupy sweet, but I kept in mind

the target audience and was about to enjoy the story telling craft of the romantic elements,

So keep in mind these romantic moments are woven into a ultranerdy tale of multiverses, alternate realities, Chaos Theory and super sciencey science fiction, The story follows Danny Ogden who is fighting for survival in a dystopic Phoenix Arizona when suddenly he is thrust into a reality Maybe our reality, He wakes up in English class, and things are different, His parents are dead, he lives in a foster home, there is still a functioning democracy in america and the outsider artist he had a crush on Evee Solomon is a straight A student.
Evee becomes his one hope, she is the one who believes him,

Together two souls born in separate realities come to together to solve the mystery and seek a solution for Danny, Will he go home If he does can he ever see Evee again

None of this works without excellently written characters, Nichols does lots of things well, she weaves a story that handles, character plot and complex science very well, The most impressive trick is doing all these things in a story that manages to make it a appealing to a young reader, I was super entertained and flew through this book in three commutes, I am looking forward to reading book two! At a Glance:
Okay so I immediately thought of She's All That, I love that movie! Any story with the "IT" boy falling for the geeky girl, count me in! I am such a hopeless romantic, Let's not forget the touch of science, After reading A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray alternative worlds are my new addiction,

Cover:
Just take a look at the cover! Doesn't it screams fun With all the bright colors, Such an interesting and artistic cover,

Action:
I've come to learned that when it comes to alternative worlds, action is a requirement, The book starts with Danny running away from the cops and then BANG an explosion occurs, He is keeping a secret from his universe, The mystery and suspense makes one wish to be jumping from one universe to the other to learn more,

Just image the possibility of having parallel universe and the many version of one human being is quite intriguing,

Heroine/Hero:
This is not a superhero type of book, but I have to say Eevee Solomon is such a sweet and loving character, She is that geeky girl that always comes with a scientific answer, To her, math and science explains everything, The reason why the world is logic and absolute, Once she realizes Danny is from an alternative world, this makes her realize that not everything is predictable or explainable, It changes her life.

Romance:
The popular boy falls in love with the geeky girl, Now That You're Here leaves readers wanting more of this romance, It sucks to fall in love with someone that does not belong in your world,

Something I loved:
Eevee is selfless, She cares so much of Danny that she put everything aside to help him find his path, I really liked this. I also loved how two unlikely characters fall for one another,

Something I didnt like:
Though the book was fun, at times I felt the story drag here and there, Also, not a lot happens, I know this is an introduction to a series, which may be the reason why, Danny comes to Eevee for help and trying to find out how to get back to his universe, This is about how far the story goes, The biggest negative is the cliffhanger, UGH. Why do I always do this to myself Start a series and wait for the second book to come out a year after

Would I recommend it
I would recommend this book to lovers of parallel universe Now That You're Here will provide an introduction of a fun and exciting new adventure.
In a parallel universe, the classic bad boy falls for the class science geek,
 
One minute Danny was running from the cops, and the next, he jolted awake in an unfamiliar bodyhis own, but different, Somehow, hes crossed into a parallel universe, Now his friends are his enemies, his parents are long dead, and studious Eevee is not the mysterious femme fatale he once kissed back home, Then again, this Eeveea girl whod rather land an internship at NASA than a date to the prommay be his only hope of getting home,
 
Eevee tells herself shes only helping him in the name of quantum physics, but theres something undeniably fascinating about this boy from another dimension, . . a boy who makes her question who she is, and who she might be in another place and time,
 
And, coming soon, Duplexity, Part II: While You Were Gone flips this story on its head and tells the tale of the alternate Danny and the alternate Eevee, living in Dannys parallel world.


"The perfect blend of scifi and swoons, Now That You're Here is like no other book I've read, Riveting, romantic and utterly original, it kept me up late!"  Amie Kaufman, author of These Broken Stars


From the Hardcover edition, Thanks to the pubs and a Rockstar Book Tours for letting me read this awesome title, Look for me review tomorrow pleasefeedthebookwormcom, com Very Nice Book. Perfect Science Fiction.
I'm going to read the next book right away, Here I go Apparently Danny, a graffiti artist, has absorbed so much paint chemicals that he is like a neutron star and has traveled to a parallel universe, This was more science than I needed so it didn't appeal to me very much, I did like Warren but that was it, I will not be searching out the sequel, Not as good as I hoped it would be, "A boy shows up at my door and sets off a series of events that shatters everything I understand about the universe,

"And my place in it, "

Danny has spent his entire life pushing back against the totalitarian restrictions his government has put in place to monitor citizens in the name of law and order.
Sometimes that means putting up coded messages in graffiti on city walls, Danny knows that this kind of tagging is dangerous, but he's also positive that this will be the last time,

Then everything blows up,

When Danny wakes up he is still himself, But not quite. Longer hair, less muscle, and definitely not on the run, Things get even weirder when Danny realizes he recognizes the girl sitting next to him,

Eevee is calm, collected, and knows exactly what she has to do to get the best grades to get into the best college and then get the best job.
She doesn't know anything about Danny or why he seems to think he knows her as anything more than a classmate, She also doesn't know why this new version of Danny is making her question everything she thought she knew about her life,

Thrown together by the most unlikely of circumstances, Danny and Eevee will have to work together to get Danny back home to his own universe before time runs out in Now that You're Hereby Amy K.
Nichols.

Now That You're Here is Nichol's first novel, It is also the first Duplexity book, The second novel, While You Were Gone, will be a mirror image of Now That You're Here, It is slated for arelease,

Told in alternating chapters by Eevee and Danny, Now That You're Here is an interesting addition to the subgenre of alternate universe stories, With action, romance and lots of science, this story is a great introduction to the world of YA science fiction as well as a dramatic story for anyone looking for their next impossible romance.


Nichols populates the story with quirky characters including Eevee's parents and her best friend Warren, While Nichols makes several nods to diversity with a disabled parent not seen in this novel but perhaps they will feature more largely in book two as well as parents who were never marries.
Both points were unbelievably welcome and refreshing, Unfortunately an entirely different character is revealed to have no lower legs with no references made to any concessions needed for such a disability to the point that no one knew this character was disabled and they didn't even use a cane which lowered the entire effort to lip service more than actual mindful inclusion.


It's difficult to judge Now That You're Here on its own knowing that it is the first part of a duet, Ideally, many of the flaws in this novel will be smoothed over in the second volume, It seems likely that these stories are more a case of one book in two packages rather than two distinct stories, Nonetheless, readers only have one half of the story here which leaves many plot points to develop off page as Danny catches glimpses of his home universe and later explains what is happening to readers.


The development of Eevee and Danny's relationship is similarly jarring as it lacks a basic foundation and instead escalates to allout love very quickly, This abrupt shift in both characters' feelings also makes for some very murky character motivation as the story progresses,

Set in presentday Arizona, Now That You're Here offers tantalizing hints of an alternate history and what it's like for Danny to live in his own universe, The dualnarrative structure also offers readers a very faceted view of the story that will likely expand even more when the companion novel is punished, This book is an obvious choice for readers looking for a sweet romance with a lot of action in any genre,

Possible Pairings: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, A Crack in the Line by Michael Lawrence, Hourglass by Myra McEntire, Parallel by Lauren Miller, Fair Coin by E, C. Myers, The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski, Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone, All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill, Pivot Point by Kasie West

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