Entangled by Amy Rose Capetta

This review was originally a review I wrote for Miss Literati for an ARC they provided me called Entangled by Amy Rose Capetta. 

Alone was the note Cade knew best. It was the root of all her chords.


Seventeen-year-old Cade is a fierce survivor, solo in the universe with her cherry-red guitar. Or so she thought. Her world shakes apart when a hologram named Mr. Niven tells her she was created in a lab in the year 3112, then entangled at a subatomic level with a boy named Xan. Cade’s quest to locate Xan joins her with an array of outlaws—her first friends—on a galaxy-spanning adventure. And once Cade discovers the wild joy of real connection, there’s no turning back.

In a world where humans are scattered across different planets, we find Cade, a lonely human girl. It’s always been just Cade and her guitar; she was used to being alone with what she knew best: music. But when she’s caught off-guard by a hologram who identifies himself as Mr. Niven, her world drastically changes course.

According to Mr. Niven, when Cade was born she was part of an experiment known as Quantum Entanglement which means she’s connected to another, a boy named Xan. She finds out that she and Xan are the hope for humans everywhere reconnecting. Before, she thought she was alone in the world. But now that she knows it’s not true, she teams up with a group of outlaws in a search for Xan, who was kidnapped by creatures named the Unmakers. Along the way, Cade finds out what it means to have a real connection among friends. 

Cade is a strong character who has been fine on her own, but throughout the years she hasn’t developed any connections with anyone. She has no friends or family. When she finds out about Xan, she sees an opportunity in being lonely not much longer. The group she teams up with along the way: Lee, Rennick, Renna, and Ayumi, show her what it really means to have friends and not feel alone.

Entangled is a refreshing read that keeps you interested and wondering: What will happen next? Usually you have an idea where a book may be headed, but with Entangled you really are kept guessing on what could happen next. The characters are all likable and interesting in their own ways. Even the villains, which Cade pens as the Unmakers, are quite interesting to read about. 

Music is a strong component which Capetta constantly brings up which is probably one of my favorite parts about the book because it always brings a clear image. You really understand how Cade thinks which is musically since that’s all she’s had in her life and nothing or no one else. 

Some things that confused me were certain terms that Capetta created which are constantly mentioned throughout the book, such as Spacesickness. I had to reread some parts to really understand certain terms, otherwise I was fine. Entangled is definitely a book worth checking out for anyone who has ever felt alone in the world like Cade. This book keeps you interested and by the end you’ll be wanting more of these lovable characters Cade develops a connection with.

(You can read my original review on Miss Literati).