On top of that, she soon becomes her father’s assistant when it comes to treating the boys. This a high security facility, complete with an access code required for access, and not to mention all the equipment necessary to run blood tests and a battery physical and psychological exams. Now I don’t know about you but if I were to discover four boys living in cells beneath my house, I’d have screamed bloody murder. But when I finished the novel and returned to the real world, I realized so many things do not make sense.įor example, Anna first encounters the boys at the age of thirteen when she wandered into the basement beneath the family farmhouse. Because of the fast pace, it’s easy to get swept up in the story and fall into step with the narrative’s internal logic. The plot moves at a fast clip and I found myself unable to stop turning the pages. It’s flawed in so many ways but I enjoyed reading it. But as they uncover secret after secret, it becomes apparent that Anna is connected to their past and may not be who she thought she was at all. You see, none of the boys have any recollection of their time before living in Anna’s basement. On the run from the agency, Anna and the boys piece together the memories of their past. And because her father urges her to accompany them for her own safety, Anna goes with them. But when the agency in charge of the project comes to retrieve the boys, they escape. They’ve been genetically engineered and Anna’s father monitors their vitals and runs test to examine their progress. What’s his work, you ask? Four boys living in their basement. Homeschooled, she spends much of her time helping her father with his work. Your debut novel, Altered, scratches that itch but still left me wanting for more.Īnna lives a secretive life. To be honest, I’ve been yearning for more action-based thrillers.
After all, there can be only so many books about oppressive future societies whose citizens don’t necessarily recognize as oppressive and the teens who fight the system. I’m glad young adult novels have started to move on from the dystopian craze.
Jia B- Reviews Action/Adventure / amnesia / Little Brown / Science Fiction / Soldier / Young-Adult 4 Comments
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