Fast forward to the distant future where cars fly, space travel to other planets is common, and you
can only have two children. You’ll find yourself living at the time sixteen-year-old Elissa lives. Elissa has a mysterious disease which gives her
crippling headaches, blinding pain, hallucinations, and bruises that come out
of nowhere, all of which make her go from one of the most popular girls at
school to one of the most outcast. Even her brother and his friend Cadan (the one
Elissa looked up to most of her life) believe she is faking. Through the
hallucinations, it becomes apparent to Elissa that she is not suffering from a
normal disease. She discovers that she has a telepathic link to a girl named
Lis, who was taken by the government, and who looks exactly as she does. She
finds this out just as she finds the girl on the verge of death, after escaping
the government facility. This meeting comes at the wrong time because just
hours before, Elissa was promised a cure to her illness; they would burn the
link right out of her. Risking her life to save a girl she just met, Elissa turns
down the opportunity to be normal again. She and Lis become fugitives and flee
their home planet by tricking Cadan into helping them. The government makes
several attempts to track them down, including threatening their deaths and
hijacking their spaceship. While on the run they learn that they are more alike than
Elissa would have ever imagined. With Cadan's help they are finally able to
arrive at the “safe” planet where they are unable to be touched by government
officials.
This book was slow getting into and a little hard to follow
at times. There was a lot of information being given, but overall a decent
story. It is a dystopian, sci-fi story which even contains some romance. I would recommend
to anyone who likes the “outer-worldly” type of reading.
Reviewed by H.G.
Reviewed by H.G.
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