These books are really fun. When I read these books they were the first ones for a long time that I freaked out about. These books explore teens with super powers and their lives.
Background: Book 1-Addie is faced with a huge choice. Lucky for her this is where her power comes into use. Addie's power is that she can explore each path that a choice will take her on. Both sides explore different challenges but when it is finally time to choose Addie must choose which challenges she can live with. Book 2-Addie made her choice and all it has seemed to bring her is heartache. As Addie leaves to try to escape these problems, her friend Lila has her own problems. Addie asked Lila to erase her memories of the paths she saw. Now Lila must restore these memories. The only problem is that Lila has no idea how.
Characters: Addie is super awesome. She is super kind and tends to look for the good in people. She is also incredibly selfless and loyal. I know I say that a lot but she seriously is like the definition of selfless. Addie chooses to endure tons of pain so others don't have to. It is no surprise that so many people fall for her.
I may have hated Lila slightly at the end of the first book. That did not last long though. Lila is the sassy and super feisty friend who we get to know better in the second book. Even though she is very different from Addie in many ways, both of the friends are super good to each other.
Duke... I seriously have so many things I wish that I could say but sadly they include spoilers so I cannot. Well Duke is a football player from inside the compound. He is pretty much your stereotypical football player just with super powers. In one of Addie's paths Duke pursues her.
Trevor I love sooooo much. He is slightly nerdy at times but is also incredibly sweet. Man this is one of the guys from books that I want to be real. Trevor is a normal boy who was injured in a freak football accident. Trevor can be very understanding in the books especially with Addie.
Conner is a guy Lila goes to for help in the second book. He is one of the only boys who seems to be immune to Lila's good looks, which I can respect a guy should not like a girl just for her looks. Conner at first seems stubborn but as we peel back the layers we see how kind he can be.
*I was tempted to do more characters but I thought it might be excessive and I would be more tempted to give something away.
Appropriateness: There is some intense kissing at a few points but nothing more. Addie is attacked in a point in the book that is pretty intense. Lila's dad takes suppressers to help him to deal with his powers. He at points acts like an addict. There are some intense scenes and a few scenes from the past that are mentioned. I would not suggest these books for really young readers. These books would be great for 8th grade and up. My best friend and I seriously loved these books and I hope you like them too.
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