*4.5/5 stars*

“Faith and science, I have learned, are two sides of the same coin, separated by an expanse so small, but wide enough that one side can't see the other. They don't know they are connected.”

Oh man, this was a strange one. How can a book be simple, yet complicated at the same time?

So strange that I don't even know how to rate it. I'm only sure that Pearson is a very talented author. Her Remnant Chronicles are among my all time favourite series and this one is so so different from it, in a good way. It shows that Pearson has many great, unique ideas.

I can't say too much about this book without comletely spoiling everything. The Adoration of Jenna Fox is a very quiet, thoughtful book. It's largely about family, unconditional love/adoration, identity and all the life's grey areas. It's a mystery that makes you think. An unusual book.

I really loved the first half of the book, the beginning grabbed me. Somewhere towards the last part of the book it dragged just a tiny bit for me, but then the ending and the epilogue caught me completely by surprise! I don't think I've ever read a book like this before. It's the kind of read that will either really work for you, or make you totally confused. I love these type of books. I'd really love to read such types of YA more often, there's just something so... quietly intelligent and atmospheric about it.

I really liked the characters, basically all of them. But especially Jenna and Lily, her grandmother. There's a bit of romance too, a very soft and kind one, but I was glad that it never overshadowed the themes of family and self identity.

A very thought provoking book for me. Recommended if you don't mind slow moving books and want to read something a little bit different.

“Where we are going, I don't know. It doesn't seem to be the place that is important but the steps in between.”