In Swipe's post-American, heavily
technological landscape, the world is sharply divided between Marked
citizens who can work, shop, and vote and the dispossessed, oppressed
Markless. At the dawn of a new school year, twelve year old Logan's
world begins to implode when his paranoid suspicions that he's being
stalked are terrifyingly confirmed. Meanwhile, thirteen year old Erin
discovers some startling truths about her father and wrestles with
challenges of her own. Together, the two unexpectedly find themselves
over their heads in a complex, high-stakes battle to save Logan's
life and keep Erin's family together.
This is one of the first real
page-turners I've read in a while. Once the story begins rolling it
picks up pace quickly and leaves you eager to test your theories and
spin around the plot's next twist. It was initially a little
disturbing that so much of the action was confined to characters who
are really little more than children, but ultimately it works. Their
motivations and logic are understandable and reasonable, and none of
their actions are out of place for their ages and situations.
Angler writes smoothly, carrying deeply
readers into the story. The hints, clues and quiet themes woven
throughout enrich the story and lay solid groundwork for the sequel
to come. I enjoyed this, and found it both clean enough and engaging
enough to confidently hand to anyone to read, pre-teen to adult.
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