Sixteen-year-old Glenn Morgan has lived next to the Rift her entire life and has no idea of what might be on the other side of it. Glenn's only friend, Kevin, insists the fence holds back a world of monsters and witchcraft, but magic isn't for Glenn. She has enough problems with reality: Glenn's mother disappeared when she was six, and soon after, she lost her scientist father to his all-consuming work on the mysterious Project. Glenn buries herself in her studies and dreams about the day she can escape. But when her father's work leads to his arrest, he gives Glenn a simple metal bracelet that will send Glenn and Kevin on the run---with only one place to go.
Absolutely creative. I appreciate a novel with a colorful characters. The story-line needs work, but nobody's perfect. The heroine was strong, someone to respect. It makes it hard to read a story if you don't respect the characters. Even the villains need to be respected I think that is one of the reasons why I thought the story was good. The characters were all strong and even though they didn't all wan't the same thing, they all knew what they wanted and that is important The dystopian world was interesting. The background of the story was explained well, although it was a little messed up because the heroine didn't actually ever know what really happened. As the story progressed I liked it even more. There were a few scenes that were odd, at random and confusing. I'm OK with that, but I think Mr. Hirsch could have used those times to develop his characters more clearly. I don't think I would really recommend this book to anyone I know. It is probably geared towards normal people (I'm serious, I know no normal people... Well thee is a few...). Thank you! I know it sounds like I hate the book, I don't, it is just that there really are so many dystopian stories out there that it takes allot to write one that really sticks out.
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