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Retro

By: Sofía Lapuente, Jarrod Shusterman
Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
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What starts off as a lighthearted competition to live without modern technology for a year turns into a fight for survival in this unpauseable young adult thriller by New York Times bestselling author Jarrod Shusterman and debut author Sofía Lapuente.

It was never meant to happen this way.

Things were never supposed to get this out of hand.

After a cyberbullying incident at her school goes viral, Luna Iglesias finds herself at the heart of a brewing controversy. When the social media company Limbo—who are also implicated in the scandal—sweeps in with an offer that sounds like an opportunity to turn over a new leaf and receive a scholarship to the college of her dreams, she’s happy to jump on the new trend. It’s called the Retro Challenge, where contestants live without modern technology, wear vintage clothes, party as if the future weren’t already written, and fall in love as if they were living in a movie.

At first, the challenge is fun. But then things get dangerous. Kids start disappearing, including Luna’s friends. There are voices in the woods. Bloodred markings on the trees. And Luna increasingly begins to wonder if all these strange happenings are connected with the Retro Challenge.

Secrets. Lies. Betrayal. The weight of her family on her shoulders. There’s so much on the line for Luna, not to mention she’s falling in love with the last guy she expected. Unless she can figure out the truth behind who’s sabotaging the challenge, the next person to disappear may be Luna herself.

©2023 Sofía Lapuente and Jarrod Shusterman (P)2023 Simon & Schuster Audio
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An original concept and a wild ride!

This was definitely a wild ride!! When it started out, I liked it but didn’t love it. But trust me it gets better and better! All the twists and turns, the mystery, and I freaking loved the 80’s-90’s music mentioned as the title of each chapter! The idea of going RETRO was super awesome, not using ANYTHING (unless emergencies) that existed after the year 2000. There were so many references to 80’s and 90’s stuff, which was so cool!!

The characters are extremely relatable and fun!! Except for some, of course. The things that started going on! The whole be free of smart phones and social media is awesome! I love the idea of putting your phone on airplane mode for the weekend and going RETRO!! The suspense was intense, especially as more and more happens, and I always love trying to guess mysteries, but this one had me totally shocked overall. There were somethings I guessed, or wondered about, but the overall mystery shocked me!! There is romance too! Very important to have some romance in there!!

I loved the audiobook and the narration was excellent! I highly recommend this YA book!!

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I couldn't stop listening to it

I finished the book 3 days after I got it because It was entertaining and fun.

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solid teen book

story is good- narrator sounds like a friend who spent a semester in "barthelona"

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