From New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan, Uninvited is a chilling and suspenseful story about a girl whose DNA brands her a killer, perfect for fans of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer and Confessions of a Murder Suspect.
Davy had everything — a terrific boyfriend, the homecoming crown, a bright future at Juilliard — but when her genetic tests come back positive for Homicidal Tendency … come back positive for Homicidal Tendency Syndrome, she loses it all. Uninvited from her prestigious school, avoided by her friends and family, she is placed in a special class with other “carriers” who are treated like the murderers they someday might become.
Only Sean, a fellow HTS carrier, can relate to her new life and tells her that she alone controls her actions — not the code embedded into her DNA. But even if she can learn to trust him, can Davy trust herself?
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This was an interesting premise, delving into the perceptions of crime and violence. It seemed once a character was labeled with the “killer” gene, others began immediately treating that person differently. That makes logical sense; I’m sure that would happen in real life, which in turn would cause the person to think of him/herself as violent. It …
Original review (2014): This book is terrifyingly believable. Like, this very well could happen soon. I LOVED how terrifying it was. I started this book yesterday and had to force myself to stop at midnight last night. I had to start reading another book knowing I’d never fall asleep with this book still on my mind.
As it says in the blurb, the …
I loved Uninvited by Sophie Jordan! It’s Minority Report meets young adult fiction and is about an uptown girl whose DNA brands her as a killer. I read it in 2 days and couldn’t put it down. I thought the book was going to be one kind of book but then it became something totally different. And once I’d settled into the new phase, it became …