The White Lilac
by Christina J. Adams
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This book was gifted to me from the
author for an honest review. Thank You!
The
year is 2734. “When the first Earth colonists landed on Beta Earth
they saw a fertile land waiting to be cultivated, but they weren’t
the first living creatures here. … For most of the year it was easy
to forget these fish were there, but once every eighty years, during
the jigger’s mating season, they released a toxic dust into the air
that is much stronger than all previous years.” 15 year-old Caryn
has been genetically altered to hold her breath longer than humanly
possible over 41 minutes and she has scales. The White Lilac will
swim and retrieve the Haydon cure. To retrieve the Haydon cure from
the anemone where it is found means death. Four years ago Caryn's
friend Heather drowned. Caryn is determined to be the one to find the
Haydon cure and sacrifice herself. Caryn will be the 16th
White Lilac.
The
T-Man tells 16-year-old street kid Kai to steal a ruby and in payment
he will tell him where Kai's mother is and why she left him. If Kai
doesn't deliver the ruby in four days, T-Man will have him killed.
Caryn
is allowed to leave the Compound and travel the city for three days.
Kai runs into the room where Caryn is by accident and she chooses him
for her companion.
This
book is really good. I really liked the writing and all the suspense
and tension. It confused me at first with the changes in point of
view each chapter. When it is Caryn's chapter, the point of view is
first person. When it is Kai's chapter, it is third person. But once
I got used to that I thought the story was just amazing and exciting.
5 stars.
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