On her last day of high school, Cassandra Devlin walked out of exams and into a forest. Surrounded by the wrong sort of trees, and animals never featured in any nature documentary, Cass is only sure of one thing: alone, she will be lucky to survive.
The sprawl of abandoned blockish buildings Cass discovers offers her only more puzzles. Where are the people? What is the intoxicating mist which … mist which drifts off the buildings in the moonlight? And why does she feel like she’s being watched?
Increasingly unnerved, Cass is overjoyed at the arrival of the formidable Setari. Whisked to a world as technologically advanced as the first was primitive, where nanotech computers are grown inside people’s skulls, and few have any interest in venturing outside the enormous whitestone cities, Cass finds herself processed as a “stray,” a refugee displaced by the gates torn between worlds. Struggling with an unfamiliar language and culture, she must adapt to virtual classrooms, friends who can teleport, and the ingrained attitude that strays are backward and slow.
Can Cass ever find her way home? And after the people of her new world discover her unexpected value, will they be willing to let her leave?
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Good story and characters but did not care a great deal for the diary format. Still planning to read next one to continue the storyline which was very good.
Overall, I liked this book. The author starts to build another world but sometimes it’s a little unclear. The characters start to develop as the story progresses, but it progresses very slowly.
Boring! The precept was good but it was such a bore I had a hard time finishing it. I usually can finish a book in a few days, but this took me weeks to finish. Too many characters, and too much description. Hardly any story. I always look at the reviews and this one was rated highly. My advice is, don’t waste your time on this one.
It was interesting enough to keep you reading but seem to drag on with similar situations.
loved this book. Kept me on my toes. Being a lab rat , tough. Surprises she gave them that being a lab rat they couldn’t detect. I was spell bound.
When an opening line includes the f word I decide the rest of the book is not worth my time. Just wish someone had warned me.
Viewing a different world as an outsider- fascinating!
The writing style was a little hard to read but, the book was a good read. The storyline was good.
It was a wonderful read, I haven’t finished it as of yet. I am looking forward to finishing the series.
A little slow in places, one sided view limiting, but interesting. I would read the series.
Loved, Loved, Love this book. Definitely a page-turner. I didn’t put it down, read it straight through. Gonna be reading the whole series now.
Great story. Unusual plot line and good character. Sometimes moves a little slowly but still good enough to keep you interested.
Read them all and loved them