New Review! The Unseen Ones (The Hollis Timewire Series #2) by Danielle Harrington 4 Cranky Stars

 

The Unseen Ones by Danielle Harrington
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 Cranky Stars


Hollis Timewire was a normal 16 year old girl living in a society that shuns emotions of any kind "The path to a perfect society is perfect obedience." When she is tested for a biomarker and found to be "diseased", her whole world implodes. Rescued from execution by a group of others with special abilities, all Hollis wants is to go home again.


However, her plan to get rid of her monstrous ability backfires. She brings about the deaths of hundreds and the loss of the safety of the compound where she and her new friends are living. "The tantalizing promise of my old life was nothing but a lie meant to find and destroy the only people who ever cared about me."


The Council calls for her execution, but her mentor, Jonah, comes to her rescue. "She bought the lie of history. It's as simple as that." Hollis is given a 30 day probationary period to prove herself to be worthy of remaining a part of the group and begins the task of providing firewood for the compound. Hollis is tormented by what she has done and is merely existing in her prison. "The rotting corpses of the departed meet me in my dreams, ready to torture me."


She slowly comes to realize that maybe she has a purpose after all. A young boy is being held by the government as a secret weapon and is being used to remove the powers of the Diseased Ones. Hollis' powers were removed by that boy and she is determined that he should be rescued from his captivity. "It's what you choose to do now that will define who you become."


As Hollis, Jonah and a select team come up with a plan to rescue the boy, Hollis is being used by the government as the face of a terror organization that is supposedly trying to overthrow Society. "I'm the leader of the second Terror War."

Hollis comes to realize that her ability was not a monster after all and that these people are her true family. "Find joy in the ability that makes you who you are, because what's in here, with these people, that's what true life is about."


This book is well-written with great characters, plenty of action, and some thought-provoking ideas that will keep the reader entertained. I would advise that you read the first book in the series before trying to read this one since it begins at the exact moment that the first book ended. If you enjoy YA books set in a dystopian society, this series is worth checking out. I look forward to seeing what happens next to Hollis Timewire and her friends.


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