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Below the streets of New State, the Grounders fight to remain free of the technological control of the world above. When dusk falls, Wren risks her life by entering the capital city as a raider to secure resources for the rebellion. Each step further inside puts her life in jeopardy from New State\u2019s deadliest weapons \u2013 Phantoms. More machine than human, tortured until devoid of emotion and caring, Phantoms have only one objective. Kill. And they do it with exacting precision.<\/p>\n Wren is good at her job as a raider and committed to the cause until she meets Codex, a New State citizen who doesn\u2019t quite fit her preconceived expectations. After a couple of awkward encounters, he shows her the meaning of hooking up\u2014a computer simulation that allows people to live out their fantasies\u2014without the complication of emotional entanglements or physical reality. But what Wren feels for Codex is very real. And it\u2019s punishable by death.<\/p>\n As she and Codex grow closer, Wren convinces him to leave New State for the underground. But unrest between New State and the Grounders escalates, and Phantoms move in to destroy her world. Nothing goes as Wren planned. Families are arrested, loyalties are strained, and Wren\u2019s forced to choose between her people and her feelings. The wrong choice could mean the end of her people, and reality could slip away\u2014forever…<\/p>\n Thank you for your interest in our book. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed presenting it. – Digital Fiction<\/p>\n Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n Review by Brandy<\/p>\n I received this book for an honest review.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWhen technology fulfills every dream, reality is a nightmare. But where can one rebel hide when even her thoughts might not be her own?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe world building in this book is really good peeps. It may be a disturbing prediction of the future<\/div>\nthough. So many are dependent or addicted to their phones or other tech that even now there is a<\/div>\ngrowing concern over the disconnect between people, and kids having trouble dealing with how to<\/div>\ninteract with their peers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn this book people have become completely dependent on tech and barely come back to reality. They<\/div>\nare allowed to do anything they want while in cyberspace but must be almost perfect citizens when not<\/div>\nhooked up. Those in control make tech upgrades the most desirable things to have and people get<\/div>\nartificial limbs to be better at their jobs or for cosmetic purposes. Grounders refuse to live hooked up all<\/div>\nthe time and get chips implanted in their brains. This book really brings in to focus the question of how<\/div>\nmuch government control is too much? How do you trust the ones in control to make the right choices?<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWren forces Codex to face the reality of his world, and they both find that things are way worse than<\/div>\nthey thought. New state has been \u201cupgrading\u201d their defenses, and the truth of the programs they run is<\/div>\ntruly vile. While Wren tries to do what is right, she starts getting threats that escalate as things get<\/div>\nworse. The biggest question of course is, is Codex worth it? There is a large amount of violence, as<\/div>\nWren’s world is nowhere near safe, and there is no explicit adult content but a little nudity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n