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301 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper
| May, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-235912-4$18.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-06-235914-8
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YA
Wylie (The Outliers) is forcibly hospitalized with a group of girls she suspects also have emotion-reading abilities. Her friend Jasper breaks her out and, with clues from a fellow patient, the two seek Wylie's missing scientist father and other Outliers. Conspiracies, lies, and double-crosses abound in the sci-fi-thriller series' second volume; more satisfying than the convoluted plot is Wylie's increasing control over her powers.
(4)
YA
Wylie's best friend Cassie disappears, then contacts her with a series of increasingly alarming messages. When Wylie follows with Cassie's boyfriend, the three get caught between rival factions wanting to weaponize the ESP-like emotional intelligence of "Outliers" (like Wylie). While somewhat overly complicated and frequently implausible, the thriller-movie plot is engrossing. Wylie's agoraphobia and extraordinary intuition make for an unusual narrative perspective.