Publication date: February 11th 2014
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult
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Alexandra Parker might
be the most powerful Variant the world has ever seen—but even that won’t
get her out of finishing her junior year of high school.
The challenge of keeping her abilities under wraps during class is daunting enough, but throw one surly, sandy-haired Jumper into the mix, and things can get downright complicated.
Declan’s new job? Watch over Alex while she’s at school and do everything in his power to keep her from losing control. But as sparks of every kind begin flying between Alex and her new bodyguard, she's left feeling more unstable than ever.
When avoiding her abilities results in a surprise visit from her parents’ killer, Alex’s worlds collide with a bang that nearly levels Bay View High.
With her freedom now squarely in the Agency’s crosshairs, Alex will be faced with the fight of her life... and a decision that could forever alter the course of her destiny.
The challenge of keeping her abilities under wraps during class is daunting enough, but throw one surly, sandy-haired Jumper into the mix, and things can get downright complicated.
Declan’s new job? Watch over Alex while she’s at school and do everything in his power to keep her from losing control. But as sparks of every kind begin flying between Alex and her new bodyguard, she's left feeling more unstable than ever.
When avoiding her abilities results in a surprise visit from her parents’ killer, Alex’s worlds collide with a bang that nearly levels Bay View High.
With her freedom now squarely in the Agency’s crosshairs, Alex will be faced with the fight of her life... and a decision that could forever alter the course of her destiny.
Kenzie drummed
her fingers idly on the top of her desk. Slouched in her seat, she stared
unblinking at the black hands of the clock mounted to the wall above the
whiteboard. All around the room, students waited in small groups for the bell
to release them and their weekend to begin.
Three minutes
until the final bell.
Three minutes,
and she’d be free.
Three minutes,
thought Kenzie, and I’ll be on my way toward my next coffee fix.
That bell
really needed to hurry itself up.
She had places
to be.
Kenzie sighed.
The longer she went without a fix, the harder it was to silence the thoughts
emanating from the sea of humanity around her.
Caffeine meant
focus.
Focus meant an
easier time of keeping the walls up and the voices out.
She wondered,
briefly, what telepaths did before the discovery of caffeinated
beverages. The thought made her shudder. Control without stimulants in the
bloodstream was possible, of course. But it was far from a pleasant way to go.
Especially in populated areas.
Wham!
Kenzie jolted
upright, the sudden movement causing her desk to bang into the back of the seat
in front of her.
Something had
just slammed into her mental walls with enough force to send a stab of pain
through her temple.
What the crap
was that?
Around the
room, the steady flow of conversation dried up.
It wasn’t just
Kenzie. That pulse had hit everyone.
Even the norms.
Kenzie got
slowly to her feet.
A funny thing
happens when norms experience Variant abilities firsthand. Instead of seeing
the supernatural for what it is, nine times out of ten, they will translate
their experience into something that better fits the rules of their reality.
The brilliant
light of a jumper’s teleport becomes a camera flash, the telekinetic movement
of objects through the air gets blamed on a strong gust of wind, and mental
assaults are automatically translated into something external.
“Did you hear
that?” asked a freckle-faced blonde from across the aisle. “Sounded like a
sonic boom, or something.”
“Yeah! I heard
it, too!” said another. “Wonder what it was?”
She supposed
the better question was not what was it, but who was it?
The wave came
again, this time with twice the strength behind it. Kenzie grabbed for the back
of her seat to keep from losing her balance.
Fear.
The wave wasn’t
a thought, it was a distilled emotion. Someone, somewhere, was absolutely
terrified.
Judging from
the nervous expressions on the faces of the students around her, that fear was
not only being broadcast to the rest of the school, it was also creeping its
way into their subconscious.
Kenzie sifted
through the residue of the psychic onslaught in an attempt to identify the
source.
The second she
caught a glimpse of that all too familiar thought signature, she cursed—loudly,
to the surprise of the students standing stock-still beside her—before
sprinting toward the door.
Halfway down
the locker-lined hall the ground began to shudder, the floor practically
roiling beneath her feet.
Earthquake? she
wondered.
But this was
Florida. Florida didn’t have earthquakes.
Declan appeared
at the other end of the hall, running in her direction.
“Where is she?”
called Kenzie.
Her brother
ducked through a swinging door just ahead of her.
The girl’s
bathroom?
Kenzie followed
him in.
“Oh my god.”
Alex was on her
knees in a shallow sea of water, dripping wet, her hands clutching the sides of
her head.
Water flooded
the room. The porcelain sinks lining the wall lay shattered and in pieces on
the ground. A large, spherical indentation was blasted into the wall behind
Alex and what could only be burn marks scorched onto the ceiling above.
As Kenzie
watched in amazement, strands of water began swirling around her friend,
encasing her in a glittering sphere of liquid before losing form and crashing
back down around her.
A shimmer of
light rippled across Alex’s body, distorting her appearance like a mirage on
desert sand.
“I can’t…” Alex
was sobbing. “There are too many, Declan. I can’t make them stop!”
Declan edged as
close to Alex as he dared, his expression grim.
Alex finally
lifted her head to look at them.
Kenzie took an
involuntary step backward. She had seen the way a jumper’s eyes changed color,
the brilliant violet light causing their eyes to glow brightly in the moments
before and after they teleported, but Alex’s normally gray eyes were now shifting
colors with every beat of her heart.
Violet.
Ruby.
Azure.
Black.
Alex collapsed.
The rumbling in
the floor intensified, sending Declan into action. He sloshed through the
water, reaching down to grip Alex under her arms.
“Get the door,”
he called over his shoulder.
Kenzie held the
door for Declan as he dragged Alex into the deserted hallway.
“Take my arm,”
he ordered, maintaining his hold on Alex. “Let’s go, Kenzie.”
Terrified of
being this close to Alex during a meltdown, but knowing her brother would leave
her behind if she didn’t act fast, Kenzie lurched forward and grabbed Declan’s
upper arm.
They jumped
with the sound of the final bell ringing in their ears.
Jena Leigh is the
author of the Variant Series novels REVIVAL and RESISTANCE. Born and
raised in Tampa, Florida, she spent ten years in the mountains of North
Carolina before returning home to the lightning capital of North America.
A shameless geek, she loves coffee, loud music, bad sci-fi movies, Skittles,
and shenanigan-filled road trips to faraway concerts
Author Links:
Book ONE "Revival" reviewed on GoodReads HERE
Book TWO review
This leaves Chloe terrified at school, in case she bumps into another Variant without knowing.
Declan and Kenzie have enrolled as students and Declan appointed Chloes "Bodyguard" at the school.
Declan and Chloe's relationship is steadily moving but before anything physical can happen they are always interrupted.
They got information there was just 2 more variants at the school - a guy who is a few grades higher and someone else she wont come into contact with.
With this knowledge she starts to relax a bit....but shes still seen as Alex, and the bullies from before are still at large and still taking pot shots at her whenever Declan leaves her side.
Walking in the grounds she bumps into someone and the coldness climbed her arms and she looks up to see a guy a couple of grades above her. Cute enough and apologises and heads off, Chloe doesn't give it another thought.....until another power shows through.....
Shes still being tracked by the man who experimented on her and wants her to himself....
Shes trying to not touch anyone so she can't use her powers, but shes getting into situations where if shed HAD the power she could have got out of them....this leaves her to at last thin she can touch and handle the power she siphons from the other variant.
Saying no more, but it is a good follow up to "Revival" and the cliffhanger wants you to have the next one at your fingertips!!
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