Future Lost

Elizabeth Briggs

Apr 2018 · Albert Whitman & Company

About this ebook

It's been a year since Elena Martinez and her boyfriend Adam first got involved with Aether Corporation, and they're trying to move on with their lives. But when Adam goes missing, Elena realizes that he's done the unthinkable: he went to Aether for help developing his cure for cancer. Adam betrayed her trust and has traveled into the future, but he didn't come back when he was supposed to. Desperate to find him, Elena decides to risk future shock, and time travels one more time. But 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.

Ratings and reviews

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!

About the author

Elizabeth Briggs made her YA debut with Future Shock. She is also the author of the new adult series Chasing the Dream. Elizabeth mentors teens in writing and has a degree in sociology from UCLA. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband.