The book sets in the year 2060, where almost everyone heavily depend on technology. The main character, Madeline (Maddie) Freeman, daughter of Mr. Freeman, creator of Digital School. Digital School is where students stay at home and study in front of their computers. Not just that, hardly anyone goes out of their houses anymore since all their work is done at home, food packages sent to their houses. In all, no one ever leaves their houses.
Maddie has always been okay with the solitary, digital life but subconsciously feels that her father is not entirely correct. However, things really started changing after she meets a boy, Justin. Justin was different. He likes being with people. He likes physical closeness and face-to-face conversations and not behind the computer. Maddie starts believing him and starts to think that perhaps there is a different, better way to live. Maddie starts socialising with people and realises what she has been missing all these years.
As the book comes to an end, expect a turn of events. This book is very relevant to a world not much different from ours and examines what it means to be human and a teenager in these changing times.
"We push buttons," he said. "That's it. We click and press buttons. And that's supposed to be satisfying? Aren't we designed for something a little more authentic than that?"
Author's Note: I will be doing book reviews to the books I read. I didn't actually plan on doing this but I think books are meant to be shared among readers and writers and I do enjoy sharing the books I like.
