The story opens with the main character, Juliette, imprisoned in an asylum. In this dystopian society, there is no touchy feely treatment of sick people or prisoners. Instead, Juliette has been locked away in a very solitary solitary confinement without sufficient food or comfort of any kind. When we first meet her, she seems to be teetering on the edge of insanity as a result of the isolation. She also struggles with the knowledge of what she is and what she can do: a person who can kill someone simply by touching him/her.
Just when Juliette seems ready to lose it completely, she gets a roommate, Adam. Young, good-looking, and curious enough about Juliette that he actually wants to talk to her, he is your basic hot guy character. But maybe Adam isn't everything he appears to be (except the hot part; that seems accurate). Is he there to help Juliette or to hurt her?
When she is suddenly dragged out of her cell and brought to the young commanding officer, Warner, things take an unexpected change. Warner, it appears, believes that Juliette would make the perfect tool in his army. He also has a massive - and a little bit inexplicable - instantaneous attraction to Juliette. Oh - and Adam seems to work for him.
So is Adam a traitor? What's Warner's deal? Is Juliette going to fall for him or maybe for Adam after all? You'll just have to read it and find out.
LAME FACTOR: I loved it so a definite 0/5.
YOUR PARENTS WILL FREAK FACTOR: In spite of Juliette's supposed inability to touch anyone without killing him, there is lots of touching, but nothing too explicit.
BRAIN POWER: The story is well-written but easy enough for the average reader.
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