Earth, not so very long
from now: the silent, inscrutable alien visitors who bathed the planet
in transforming rains have moved on, leaving behind a world much
changed.
Penn Roma, age sixteen, is blessed—or cursed—with supernatural talents she has always concealed. Her sisters, likewise afflicted, are prisoners of the Commission, the government agency tasked with controlling these strange children. Penn’s determination to save them only gains urgency when she learns of the horrifying plans the twisted Warden Dodge has for the peculiar charges.
But Penn herself must remain hidden, navigating a series of fantastical havens with her embattled allies, similarly enhanced teens also in the Commission’s crosshairs. Worse, her vast, half-understood powers have become unpredictable, failing at critical moments and activating outside of her control.
Can Penn trust a rogue warden, supposedly opposed to Dodge’s schemes, to help free her family…or has the Commission set its most nefarious trap yet?
Penn Roma, age sixteen, is blessed—or cursed—with supernatural talents she has always concealed. Her sisters, likewise afflicted, are prisoners of the Commission, the government agency tasked with controlling these strange children. Penn’s determination to save them only gains urgency when she learns of the horrifying plans the twisted Warden Dodge has for the peculiar charges.
But Penn herself must remain hidden, navigating a series of fantastical havens with her embattled allies, similarly enhanced teens also in the Commission’s crosshairs. Worse, her vast, half-understood powers have become unpredictable, failing at critical moments and activating outside of her control.
Can Penn trust a rogue warden, supposedly opposed to Dodge’s schemes, to help free her family…or has the Commission set its most nefarious trap yet?
Paperback, 336 pages
Published
March 22nd 2016
by Skyscape
I
really enjoyed reading Sing Down the Stars (book 1) and excited to jump
into the next book to see where the story would go. This second book
did not bring as much excitement for me as the first one, and from the
cover I was actually hoping for more of it to take place underwater. I
was not completely disappointed as we do get some under water action,
exciting things to happen and even some surprises.
The
majority of this story is learning more about the characters in general
and their abilities. It takes place upon a floating city where the
group has hidden from the Wardens. What I have enjoyed most about these
books is the writing style of the author. She really has a talent for
visuals and exciting new creatures/robots that really brought out a
feeling of "wow, that is cool" The books have a carnival-like feel to
them, yet it's a powerful modified human / alien-adjacent like story.
The aliens are the ones that made the humans have certain powers, but we
never really meet the aliens in the books.
What
we follow is how the laws have had to change to safeguard humanity from
those that had been altered, and the loved idea of those that take
power for granted. I absolutely hate the villain in these books and I
cannot wait to see how Penn and her unusual family will make him pay. I
really enjoyed both books so far, perhaps only saddened by not getting
more than what was given, but it only heightens my excitement for the
next book to arrive.
A great teen magical fantasy story that is hugely imaginative and beautifully written.
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