Rose Albright is a quiet, withdrawn high schooler living an average life with her foster-sister (and only friend) Stella Lambert, whose family took her in when they found her on their doorstep one dark and stormy night when she was ten years old. Though she doesn't remember much about how she got there, she knew that her parents had both perished on a business trip to London under mysterious circumstances. Since then, however, life has continued almost normally for her until, one day, a typical walk home from school takes an almost deadly turn. As it turns out, Rose is a marked girl. A mysterious organization known as the Reaver Corps, which is responsible for creating "accidental" deaths throughout the world to safeguard humanity's future, has set their sights on her. Rose has suddenly found herself thrust into a world of espionage, secrecy, and conspiracy that threatens to turn everything she has ever known upside down. As her training with the Corps progresses, the mysteries surrounding it only deepen, prompting Rose to investigate further than any have ever dared. However, Rose's quest for the truth may reveal things she never wanted to know about herself, her family, and her future.
I never actually feared death, nor did I fear dying. I think I had a pretty healthy awareness of it. I was more afraid of what came after it.
I know, pretty morbid thoughts for a seventeen year old to have, but when your life is all around "perfect" what can you expect? Not everything goes right...
~~SD~~
Shailene O'Laughlin faced a life altering tragedy, one that cost her her life and her identity. She's transported to The Barracks and forced to be made part of a war and a world that she doesn't understand.
To make matters worse, it's a world that she has no place in. Something about her soul is different, and nobody knows why. No one wants to find out why more than her, but will love, mischief, and a power struggle get in her way?