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Fractured by Teri Terry
Dec. 11th, 2013 10:32 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
”With what I did yesterday, I should be dead: zapped by the chip they put in my brain when I was Slated.”
Kyla shouldn’t remember anything from before she was Slated, but dark secrets of her past will not stay buried. Caught in a tug of war between Lorder oppression and the fight for freedom, her past and present race towards a collision she may not survive. While her desperate search for Ben continues, who can she trust in this world of secrets and lies?
A charismatic but dangerous figure from her past forces Kyla to choose her own path in this tense and gripping sequel to the highly praised SLATED.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The second in Teri Terry’s YA dystopian trilogy is another interesting character study that explores the shades of grey separating those who oppose a dystopian regime from those who uphold it. The book’s main strength lies in Kyla’s attempts to work out what happened to her before she was Slated and how that affects the person she is and wants to become. This does come at the expense of the plot, but I welcomed the depth and thought that it brought to a genre that trends towards action. It’s not a perfect book – some of the conversations veer close to “as you know” territory and the dialogue is quite formal at times with few characters ever using contractions – but it is still well worth a read and I look forward to the conclusion.
Kyla shouldn’t remember anything from before she was Slated, but dark secrets of her past will not stay buried. Caught in a tug of war between Lorder oppression and the fight for freedom, her past and present race towards a collision she may not survive. While her desperate search for Ben continues, who can she trust in this world of secrets and lies?
A charismatic but dangerous figure from her past forces Kyla to choose her own path in this tense and gripping sequel to the highly praised SLATED.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The second in Teri Terry’s YA dystopian trilogy is another interesting character study that explores the shades of grey separating those who oppose a dystopian regime from those who uphold it. The book’s main strength lies in Kyla’s attempts to work out what happened to her before she was Slated and how that affects the person she is and wants to become. This does come at the expense of the plot, but I welcomed the depth and thought that it brought to a genre that trends towards action. It’s not a perfect book – some of the conversations veer close to “as you know” territory and the dialogue is quite formal at times with few characters ever using contractions – but it is still well worth a read and I look forward to the conclusion.
