Erased (Altered Series #2)

by Jennifer Rush

Overview

They thought they had escaped. They were wrong.

After fleeing the Branch with Sam, Cas, and Nick, Anna is learning how to survive in hiding, following Sam's rules: Don't draw attention to yourself. Always carry a weapon. Know your surroundings. Watch your back.


When memories from Anna's old life begin to resurface—and a figure from her childhood reappears—Anna's loyalties are tested. Is it a Branch set-up, or could it be the reunion Anna has hoped for? Ultimately, the answers hinge on one question: What was the real reason her memories were erased in the first place?


Jennifer Rush delivers a thrilling sequel to Altered in a novel packed with mysteries, lies, and surprises that are sure to keep readers guessing until the last page is turned.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316197144
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	12/02/2014
Series:	Altered Series , #2
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	459,451
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Rush is the author of Devils & Thieves and the Altered Saga. She currently lives in Michigan with her family, where the winters make her grumpy and the summers make her forget the winters. When not writing, she can be found curled up with a good book or out wandering, either by foot or by car. She dreams of seeing the world someday (as long as it's not winter).

Editorial Reviews

"Within minutes, this medical-engineering thriller will have readers glued to their seats....Riveting."—Kirkus Reviews on Altered

"Action-packed...[Anna's] interactions with the boys...keep the story moving quickly, along with a steady unfolding of revelations and events."—Publishers Weekly on Altered

"A rapid-fire thriller....Fans of the Hunger Games and Maze Runner series seeking more dystopian titles would likely enjoy this new adventure."—Booklist on Altered

"Heart-racing action complete with identity twists, mystery, and romance born from the core of the story make this unputdownable."—Lissa Price, international bestselling author of Starters on Altered

"A thrill ride full of twists, secrets, and betrayals. I loved it. More, please!"—Kim Harrington, author of The Dead and Buried on Altered

From the Publisher

"A thrill ride full of twists, secrets, and betrayals. I loved it. More, please!"

Kim Harrington

"Heart-racing action complete with identity twists, mystery, and romance born from the core of the story make this unputdownable."

Lissa Price

"A rapid-fire thriller....Fans of the Hunger Games and Maze Runner series seeking more dystopian titles would likely enjoy this new adventure."

Booklist on Altered

2013-10-20
Anna and the boys are still on the run from the Branch, the mysterious organization that shaped them into human weapons of mass destruction (Altered, 2013). Grocery shopping and training for combat, they hide out in a cozy cabin like a heavily armed Snow White and three dwarves, their uneasy domesticity troubled by flashbacks of pre-Branch life. Anna's primary concern is with the family she'd forgotten: her sister, Dani, and their parents. Learning that Dani is alive and held by the Branch, Anna seeks help from Trev, the fourth boy, admitted Branch agent and questionable ally, to free her. As flashbacks proliferate, the dizzying plot twists and turns (or, like Anna and Nick's intense relationship, is left dangling). Key developments pivot on characters readers haven't met or are delivered in lumps of "while you were sleeping" exposition. Combat aside, Anna's fairly passive: experiencing flashbacks, reading files, listening to witnesses describe events that occurred long before the story's present timeline. The frantic pacing and underdeveloped characters are dizzying, distancing, occasionally boring--like hearing a detailed account of someone's dreams--so dramatic events (and an accumulating body count) that should move readers have little emotional resonance. Building suspense is Rush's strong suit, but, less earth-shattering than foreshadowed, the tidy resolution feels like false advertising. Lowering the stakes and piling on the violence makes for a disappointing sequel. (Science fiction. 12 & up)

Kirkus Reviews