Synopsis: Lily Atwood lives in what used to be called Washington, D.C. Her father is one of the most powerful men in the world, having been a vital part of rebuilding and reuniting humanity after the war that killed over five billion people. Now he’s running to be one of its leaders.
But in the rediscovered peace on Earth, a new enemy has risen. They call themselves the Revealed – a powerful underground organization that has been kidnapping 18 year olds across the globe without reservation. No one knows why they are kidnapping these teens, but it’s clear something is different about these people. They can set fires with a snap of their fingers and create a wind strong enough to barrel over a tree with a flick of their wrist. No one has been able to stop them, and they have targeted Lily as their next victim.
But Lily has waited too long to break free from her father’s shadow to let some rebel organization just ruin everything. Not without a fight.
Review: I was immediately attracted by the cover of the book when I saw it. Oh yes, because it is simply beautiful and I was curious to see how the story would be.
Lily Atwood turned 18 recently, but since the war is over, the young persons of this age are kidnapped by The Revealed, an organization with paranormal powers that nobody really knows about. Unfortunately, no one has ever been seen since. However, the young woman is receiving warning letters since her birthday, threatening to come and take her very soon. This fact became very newsworthy, because Lily is the daughter of a man posing for the presidency, a man who hopes to change the world and to make it better. In an attempt to protect her daughter up, he assigns her to stay locked at home until the age of 19, trying to make her busy. But that does not change the arrival of letters and Lily wants therefore to run away. She makes every effort to escape, to forget the threats, this overprotection she does not support. But whatever she does she is always overtaken by many guards who keep an eye on her. Or at least this is the case until Kai, the son of the enemy of her father and a very old friend. He is back from his military mission and he seems very interested in the young woman. But boy has he really changed or is he just trying to coax her to save his father?
I loved the novel from the first pages, including the Lily’s desire for freedom, her desire to escape and to be more than the daughter of a future president. And all this will change when Kai arrives. I loved the young man, even if it is true that it is very difficult to understand if we can trust him or not. Oh yes, because he is very mysterious … But I was really curious to learn more about him and to see what would happen to the young woman. I must say that we also have some nice twists that I did not see coming and I really liked the ideas of the author. For cons, I have a little less adhered to the second part of the story where we learn more about The Revealed, I do not know why … But one thing is for sure everything was really good and I took lot of fun in discovering this new novel. I’m just very curious to see what will happen thereafter to the young woman, as well as for Kai.
A good story that has surprised me, featuring a heroine in search of freedom and love but who finally finds a new purpose in her life, even if it means being separated from those she loves.
Jennifer Bielman
Love the sounds of Lily. And that cover is gorgeouss. Definitely a different kind of book.
Melliane
I love the cover as well, so pretty!
blodeuedd
I actually do not like the sound of her, she gets letters that someone wants to kidnap her and she wants to run away and therefore do get kidnapped cos she is stupid?
Melliane
no she wants to hide because if the persons are able to get her messages in her room, she isn’t safe.
Tracy Terry
I agree it is a great cover and Lily sounds like a wonderful heroine
Melliane
she is quite intriguing.
Stephanie Faris
From the cover alone, I had to read more about what the plot was! Great review.
Melliane
thank you! yes it’s a wonderful cover!
kindlemom1
I love the cover on this one too and am happy to read that this turned out to be more than just a pretty cover. 🙂
Melliane
yes the story is really nice too
aurian
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Lupdilup
I agree, that is a very attractive cover, it does make me want to read it. I like the sound of this one. I really hope is on audio already, I ahve to check. This kind of story transitions beautifuly to audio 🙂 (with the right narrator of course).
Thank you!
Melliane
I hope you can find it and like it! I would be curious to see your opinion about it I confess.
Missie
I so agree that the cover is awesome! And I love when the book catches you from the first few pages!
Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
Joy (Joyousreads)
I’m not too familiar with this series, but you’ve been very convincing. I’m curious. 🙂
Christy
Oh wow, this sounds interesting. Glad it surprised you.
anna@herding cats & burning soup
The cover totally pulled me in too! lol It sounds fantastic. I love a little mysteriousness in a character.
Mogsy
The cover is beautiful…but it doesn’t reflect what the story is about at all! From the synopsis and your review, it kinda sounds political. But I would never have gathered that from the image alone.
Melliane
no this is true, it’s really different.
Amir
I would have to agree on the cover, it is gorgeous! I’m glad you enjoyed this Melliane, proving that it’s more than just a pretty civer. the premise is interesting and I’m definitely going to check this out. Great review!
April @ My Shelf Confessions
Great review! I haven’t actually seen this one anywhere else, but I LOVE the cover! I can see why it drew you in and the synopsis is intriguing too! I might have to add this one to the wish list 😉
Andrea @ The Bookish Babe
That is a gorgeous cover! Very alluring. Im glad the story lived up to expectations!
ShootingStarsMag
It’s great when a book can surprise you. Thanks for sharing. I really do love that cover too!
-Lauren
kimbacaffeinate
This is new to me, but agree the cover is wonderful. I love when a book surprises me, and from your review I think this is one I would enjoy!
Kirsty-Marie
Such a pretty cover! It has an interesting (but scary!) premise. And I do love when you don’t know if you can trust the love interest, makes it fun to guess his intentions and see how it plays out with them both. Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
michelle A - Novels On The Run
I’ve not heard of this one, I agree the cover is beautiful. An organization that takes you when you turn 18. I am intrigued, your review has me very interested.
Thanks for sharing.
Mich
Maggie
This one sounds kind of strange, why wouldn’t they just take her instead of writing letters? Seems odd.
Melliane
ah that’s the thing. It is actually weird and there is a reason.