The ending falls flat as the plot devolves into comic-book territory. But Adam belongs to a resistance movement he helps Juliette escape to their stronghold, where she finds that she’s not the only one with superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, he’s a soldier under orders from Warner, a power-hungry 19-year-old. Adam, it turns out, is immune to her deadly touch. After months of isolation, her captors suddenly give her a cellmate-Adam, a drop-dead gorgeous guy. Juliette’s journal holds her tortured thoughts in an attempt to repress memories of the horrific act that landed her in a cell. Juliette was torn from her home and thrown into an asylum by The Reestablishment, a militaristic regime in control since an environmental catastrophe left society in ruins. Intriguing-readers will be on tenterhooks for the next one.Ī dystopic thriller joins the crowded shelves but doesn't distinguish itself. With no real resolution, it’s clear that more of Kyla’s story is to come. Not all details stand up to scrutiny, but the romance and politics keep suspense ratcheted up. Terry’s world is remarkably like today’s, with some changes computers and Internet use are totally state-controlled, for instance. Another Slated boy becomes her confidant as she delves deeper into the mystery of who she is. Gradually, Kyla realizes that she is unique in that while she has no memories of the time before she awoke, she is able to think more clearly and has a different reaction to stress than Slated people should. Kyla is the second Slated child in her family her new sister Amy is now a cheerful, happy person. Slating, as it’s called, is a technique whose use is limited to people under the age of 17.

It’s 2054, and since the ’20s, the United Kingdom has lived with the Lorders, the Law and Order movement. Kyla’s memory has been wiped clean, and she’s starting life with a new family. What would it be like to live in a world in which the fear of terrorists has resulted in the technology to wipe out memories or shut you down completely if you become deeply sad or angry?

Slated by Teri Terry