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It's time to leave Earth and cross over to the other side... it's not as far away as you think!!
by Megan Thomason
Paperback, 324 pages
Published November 26th 2012 by Creatspace
Meet The Second Chance Institute (SCI): Earth’s benevolent non-profit by day, Thera’s totalitarian regime by night. Their motto: Because Everyone Deserves a Second Chance™. Reality: the SCI subjects Second Chancers to strict controls and politically motivated science experiments like Cleaving—forced lifetime union between two people who have sex. Punishment for disobeying SCI edicts? Immediate Exile or death.
Meet Kira Donovan. Fiercely loyal, overly optimistic, and ensnared by the promise of a full-ride college scholarship, Kira signs the SCI Recruit contract to escape memories of a tragedy that left her boyfriend and friends dead.
Meet Blake Sundry. Bitter about being raised in Exile and his mother’s death, Blake’s been trained to infiltrate and destroy the SCI. Current barrier to success? His Recruit partner—Miss Goody Two Shoes Kira Donovan.
Meet Ethan Darcton. Born with a defective heart and resulting inferiority complex, Ethan’s forced to do his SCI elite family’s bidding. Cleave-worthy Kira Donovan catches his eye, but the presiding powers give defect-free Blake Sundry first dibs.
Wow!! I'm really not sure where to start with this one. This book is full of twists and turns and turns and more turns. There's LOTS of secrets, deceit, betrayal, friendship, love, lust, power hungry adults, creepy rules, etc. You name it, this has it (aside from swearing and detailed sex--a plus).
It starts with a party with underage drinking. It's Kira's point of view and she doesn't participate but the party does have a tragic end. After that, the story really takes off. I thought the partying would be done but there are more parties later in the book and they are wild (but again, we aren't privy to graphic details, thank goodness).
The story is told from three points of view: Kira, Blake and Ethan. Each of them have their reasons for keeping secrets from each other and you can definitely see why there are major trust issues going on. Just when I would start to think I had someone figured out, I would learn about a new secret they needed to keep. Yes, they are highly dysfunctional.
Kira is likeable and seems to have a good head on her shoulders. She asks lots of questions. I liked her interaction with both guys, but definitely have a favorite. I was glad we got a glimpse into Blake's mind as he is the hardest for me to figure out. There's still much to learn about him. Ethan is probably in the hardest position because of who his parents are. He's drop-dead gorgeous and Kira meets him at the first party where they hit it off but he disappears and she doesn't find out what happened to him until later.
Megan Thomason has created a very unique world. I can't think of another dystopian book that I've read where the main characters deal so closely with the powers that be on a regular basis and it makes this book more frightening. Each of them are forced to do things they don't want to so they can protect those they love and if they step out of line, the result is tragic. There are some horrific things going on by those who claim to have their best interests at heart, when what they are really after is more power and control while limiting freedom and choice for others.
I started to think it would wrap up somewhat at the end but there's still lots of craziness to come. I really like both Blake and Ethan and I was glad to see that she ends up with my favorite guy...or does she? And I absolutely hate where we left off with the other guy. Still so many questions.
My overall opinion is that it's a great read and will make you think. I'm really looking forward to book 2!
My Rating: 4.5 stars
Wow!! I'm really not sure where to start with this one. This book is full of twists and turns and turns and more turns. There's LOTS of secrets, deceit, betrayal, friendship, love, lust, power hungry adults, creepy rules, etc. You name it, this has it (aside from swearing and detailed sex--a plus).
It starts with a party with underage drinking. It's Kira's point of view and she doesn't participate but the party does have a tragic end. After that, the story really takes off. I thought the partying would be done but there are more parties later in the book and they are wild (but again, we aren't privy to graphic details, thank goodness).
The story is told from three points of view: Kira, Blake and Ethan. Each of them have their reasons for keeping secrets from each other and you can definitely see why there are major trust issues going on. Just when I would start to think I had someone figured out, I would learn about a new secret they needed to keep. Yes, they are highly dysfunctional.
Kira is likeable and seems to have a good head on her shoulders. She asks lots of questions. I liked her interaction with both guys, but definitely have a favorite. I was glad we got a glimpse into Blake's mind as he is the hardest for me to figure out. There's still much to learn about him. Ethan is probably in the hardest position because of who his parents are. He's drop-dead gorgeous and Kira meets him at the first party where they hit it off but he disappears and she doesn't find out what happened to him until later.
Megan Thomason has created a very unique world. I can't think of another dystopian book that I've read where the main characters deal so closely with the powers that be on a regular basis and it makes this book more frightening. Each of them are forced to do things they don't want to so they can protect those they love and if they step out of line, the result is tragic. There are some horrific things going on by those who claim to have their best interests at heart, when what they are really after is more power and control while limiting freedom and choice for others.
I started to think it would wrap up somewhat at the end but there's still lots of craziness to come. I really like both Blake and Ethan and I was glad to see that she ends up with my favorite guy...or does she? And I absolutely hate where we left off with the other guy. Still so many questions.
My overall opinion is that it's a great read and will make you think. I'm really looking forward to book 2!
My Rating: 4.5 stars
Introducing... the new Novella: FREE for the Tour!
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clean slate complex
by Megan Thomason
Meet The Second Chance Institute (SCI): Worldwide non-profit and do-gooder organization. Their motto: Because Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Life(TM). Reality: hidden behind every kind act is a dark agenda designed to gain control and force societal and moral extremes. Currently, the SCI’s pushing Project Liberate, a program to woo the poor and downtrodden into their Clean Slate Complexes—where “everything is provided” from jobs to food, shelter, clothing, and education. Unfortunately, as with all things that sound too good to be true, there’s a catch…
Meet Alexa Knight. Feisty, tough and currently homeless in Los Angeles, Alexa agrees to help the SCI in return for medical care for her sick mother. When she starts to suspect there’s more to the SCI than meets the eye will she believe Adam—the boy who saved her life and the SCI’s biggest champion, or Joshua—the attractive enigma who sings about conspiracy theories and pretends to be someone he’s not?
Full of action, humor, romance, twists and turns, clean slate complex is a companion story to the highly-praised dystopian novel, daynight. It can be enjoyed before or after readingdaynight.
I actually read this book first and I wish I had waited. There are new characters introduced but some of the characters in daynight play a small role and I didn't understand at the time how they related to the overall story. When I finished daynight, I went back and reread the parts where they appeared in clean slate complex so I could try to figure out what was currently going on with them.
As in daynight, Alexa is forced to do things to protect her loved ones. She becomes the poster child for the SCI to show everyone how wonderful they are. I like her and am looking forward to read how she fits in with the rest of the daynight characters and what happens with the two guys she's involved with, Adam and Joshua. I loved this novella so be sure to pick it up while it's free!
My Rating: 5 stars
As in daynight, Alexa is forced to do things to protect her loved ones. She becomes the poster child for the SCI to show everyone how wonderful they are. I like her and am looking forward to read how she fits in with the rest of the daynight characters and what happens with the two guys she's involved with, Adam and Joshua. I loved this novella so be sure to pick it up while it's free!
My Rating: 5 stars
Megan Thomason lives in paradise aka San Diego, CA with her husband and five children. A former software manager, Megan vastly prefers writing twisted tales to business, product, and marketing plans. When she isn't typing away on her laptop, she's reading books on her phone—over 600 in the last year—or attending to the needs of her family. Megan’s fluent in sarcasm, could potentially benefit from a 12-step program for road rage, struggles with a Hot Tamales addiction, loves world travel & fast cars and hates paperwork & being an insomniac. Daynight is Megan's first published novel, but fourth written one.
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Become an SCI Recruit
The Second Chance Institute (daynight's Dystopia)
April 22 - Launch!
- My Seryniti - Review
- Buckeye Girl Reads - Teaser
- Marked by Books - Review
Welcome to Thera!
Building Thera
24 - Coffee Books and Me
Snuggling on the Sofa - Review
25 - Christy's Cozy Corner - Teaser
- All Fantasy Words - Review
Kira * Blake * Ethan
Character Backgrounds & Posters
26 - Susie Q-Pons and Giveaways - Review
- My Passion for Books - Review; Ethan
- Paranormal opinion - Blake
- The Cozy Reading Corner - Kira
- Book, Books, the Magical Fruit - Teaser
- Bookaroo-Ju - Teaser
27 - Bookworm Lisa - The Characters
- Getting Your Read On - Review
Cleaving
daynight's Controversy of "Cleaving"
28 - Fantastical World of Wonders - Review
29 - I Am a Reader, Not a Writer - Teaser
- Books Mystify - Review
- Mel's Shelves - Review
Vacation on Earth!
Escapism
30 - The Broke Book Bank - Review
- Letters to the Cosmos - Review
May 1 - Life of a YA Girl - Review
- Fuonlyknew - Teaser
- Jack's Junk Drawer - Review
Risking Exile
Dystopian Survival 101
2 - A Tiffyfit's Reading Corner - Review
- Lovin' Los Libros - Review
3 - Backing Books - Teaser
- Book Snob - Review
- Living a Goddess Life - Review; Recipe
Clean Slate Complex
5 - Mortality Bites
- Deco My Heart - Review
6 - Passion and Life - Teaser
- The Reading Diaries - Review
7 - Grand Finale Blast!!
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