"Unwind" by Neal Shusterman

Unwind the first book in the Unwind Dystology by Neal Shusterman was amazing to say the least. It wasn't first person or really even third person perspective. It was almost a combination of the both.  I really enjoyed Neal's writing style. The book has a touch of everything: suspense, mystery, love, survival. The story line itself gives me the chills, it's scary to think about what the future of the world could hold.


After a war between pro-life and pro-choice, the country agreed upon the bill of life.
Babies could no longer be aborted, however; they could now "abort" children between the ages of 13 -17.
It wasn't really killing the kids after all; they were just living in a divided state. They called it unwinding.
If parents could no longer handle the kids behavior they sign the papers, and off the kids go. Their bodies get taken apart piece by piece, and they become live organ donors. No piece of them goes to waste, every piece goes somewhere. Then there's storking. You don't want your baby to begin with? Not a problem after you give birth, as long as you don't get caught you can leave it on someone else's door step and make it their problem. It's entirely legal.


There's three main perspectives.

Connor Lassiter: A rebellious teen always getting into fights, so his parents want him gone.

Risa Ward: An orphan, a ward of the state, is being unwound due to cost-cutting.

Lev Calder: A tithe, It's been his parents plan to have him unwound since birth for religious purposes. 

For the better or for the worse their paths intertwine and leave all their lives hanging by a thread.


I LOVED this book so much! I'm already half way through it's sequel, Unwholly.  I had originally thought it was a trilogy, but have just come to the realization that he's writing a fourth book. I'm WAY excited. The excitement doesn't end there, not only is there fourth book, but from what I understand there's also a possible movie in the making. I'm thrilled! Unwind was really unique compared most dystopian novels I've read. It's all fiction obviously, but Neal based a lot of ideas for the book off of real events. I found myself seriously disturbed after looking up the news articles Neal referenced. I HIGHLY recommend this book!

                                                                                                                                                                                         Rating  5 out of 5.