Character Profile
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Summary
Ultraviolet is a science-fiction novel about a synesthete sent to mental institution, suspected of a murder of her classmate. Quicksilver, the companion novel to Ultraviolet, tells the story a teen trying to uncover her strange roots.
Stats
Genre: YA (14+ years) contemporary suspense with a science-fiction twist and strong romantic lines.
Series length: Two
Violence: Minimal, but what shows up in the books are intense (though not highly graphic)
Magic/Supernatural: All unusual elements are attributed to science
Romance: Moderately strong, including a teen having a crush on an older man.
Christian/spiritual element: Subtle worldview
Recommendation: More girl oriented than bo; for those who want a unique POV, slightly mind-bending plot, and an unusual genre mix.
Series length: Two
Violence: Minimal, but what shows up in the books are intense (though not highly graphic)
Magic/Supernatural: All unusual elements are attributed to science
Romance: Moderately strong, including a teen having a crush on an older man.
Christian/spiritual element: Subtle worldview
Recommendation: More girl oriented than bo; for those who want a unique POV, slightly mind-bending plot, and an unusual genre mix.
Opening Lines:
Zero (Is Translucent) Once upon a time there was a girl who was special. Her hair flowed like honey and her eyes were blue as music. She grew up bright and beautiful, with deft fingers, a quick mind, and a charm that impressed everyone she met. Her parents adored her, her teachers praised her, and her schoolmates admired her many talents. Even the oddly shaped birthmark on her upper arm seemed like a sign of some great destiny. This is not her story. Unless you count the part where I killed her. |
Ultraviolet
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Opening Lines:
Prologue: Aliasing (The distortion that results when a reconstructed signal is different from the original) One June 7, the year I turned sixteen, I vanished without a trace. On September 28 of the same year I cam back, with a story so bizarre that only my parents would ever believe it and a secret I couldn't share even with them. And four weeks later I woke up in my hometown on Saturday morning as Victoria Beaugrand and went to bed that night in another city as a completely different person. |
Quicksilver (Companion novel to Ultraviolet)
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