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Overview

Girl, Interrupted meets Beautiful Creatures in this fast-paced thriller

When sixteen-year-old Faye arrives at Holbrook Academy, she doesn't expect to find herself exactly where she needs to be. After years of strange waking visions and nightmares, her only comfort the bones of dead animals, Faye is afraid she's going crazy. Fast.

But her first night at Holbrook, she feels strangely connected to the school and the island it sits on, like she's come home. She's even made her first real friends, but odd things keep happening to them. Every morning they wake on the floors of their dorm rooms with their hands stained red.

Faye knows she's the reason, but what does it all mean? The handsome Kel tries to help her unravel the mystery, but Faye is certain she can't trust him; in fact, he may be trying to kill her - and the rest of the world too.

Rich, compelling writing will keep the pages turning in this riveting and tautly told psychological thriller.

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Set in a near-future United States where the oil crisis has resulted in food rationing and energy restrictions, Etienne's debut is a dark, dramatic, but uneven call for ecological balance. Sixteen-year-old Faye Robson suffers from hallucinations, nightmares, and insomnia, and she can see secrets in people's minds by touching them. Her parents send her to Holbrook Academy on a Maine island, a school promoted as a caring place for troubled youth, which is actually a harsh and violent prison where the teens are mentally and physically tormented for the slightest transgression. When Faye and her assigned "Family" wake up every morning on the floor with their hands stained red and no memory of what's happened, she begins to connect current events to recovered memories of her childhood. Clues lead her to a century-old prophecy written in blood that predicts the coming of the Harbinger, a force that will wash the world clean, prompting Faye's resolve to stop the destruction of humanity. Tense and well-paced, Etienne's novel effectively draws in readers, but melodrama and mysticism lead to an overwrought and puzzling climax. Ages 12–up. (Feb.)
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Faye, sixteen, feels betrayed when her father enrolls her in Holbrook Academy, a prisonlike boarding school for delinquent teens on the coast of Maine, located in one of the few forests remaining after oil wars have left few resources. Though she has never been "normal" (she has visions, hallucinations, and can read others' thoughts from their eyes), she is not prepared for the brutality of Holbrook, where students are drugged, berated, and tased into conformity. Her assigned small group, or Family, begins to wake up on the floor of their locked rooms with their hands stained blood-red, and Faye, along with the attractive Kel, suspects that her abilities may connect with these and other strange happenings at Holbrook. Etienne's debut novel quickly sets up several compelling elements: a postpeak oil setting; Faye's inability to separate reality and imagination; the harsh, secretive headmistress, Dr. Mordoch; the handsome crush, Kel, first introduced through the wall of a solitary confinement cell; and a series of clues, including a diary and tarot cards, connecting Faye and her Family to Holbrook long before they were born. Suspenseful chapter endings, vivid imagery, and romantic tension propel the story forward, but it falters during a long and confusing climax. Invested readers may enjoy backtracking to seek clarification, but others may feel lost when the story jumps to epic proportions. Still, school and public librarians will want to take note of this genre-blending title with broad appeal to fans of boarding school, mystery, romance, dystopia, and the supernatural alike. Reviewer: Rebecca O'Neil
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Debut author Etienne's novel tells the story of Faye Robson, a 16-year-old girl plagued by mysterious "episodes" and shipped off to Holbrook Academy by her parents, ostensibly for her own good. Thus betrayed by her family, Faye quickly connects with a small group of fellow students, bound together by mysterious happenings at the school. Desperate to uncover the secrets of her past, the source of her visions and the truth behind the frightening goings-on at Holbrook, Faye and her new "family" risk serious and painful consequences in their quest for answers. The novel has its share of plusses. Faye is an artist at heart, and the first-person narration, even when relaying the darkest and most gruesome aspects of the story, reflects Faye's vivid and sensuous view of the world. It also lends itself to an interesting perspective on Faye's internal struggles, particularly with regard to her love/hate relationship with her terrifying visions. Unfortunately, the resolution feels forced, the author having spent too much time reveling in dark, gory details to the detriment of the story. It's unfortunate that the more positive aspects of the novel are diluted by a confusing plot that takes too long to work itself out and has the potential to leave readers scratching their heads at the end. (Fantasy. 14 & up)
School Library Journal
Gr 7–10—In a bleak future time when the Earth's resources are depleted, six-year-old Faye has a mysterious incident on a beach resulting in strange behavior, hallucinations, nightmares, and ostracism. Ten years later, 16-year-old Faye is taken to Holbrook Academy, a boarding school for teens "struggling to cope with reality" on a coastal Maine island. After taking the required sleeping pills her first night, she escapes her room and cannot shake the fuzzy memory of music, drums, and chanting; nor can she shake the feelings she develops for Kel, with whom she bonds in a neighboring solitary confinement cell the next day. Faye's "family" unit includes her roommate, Maya; Kel; and three others, all plagued each morning with red-stained hands, while Faye and Maya also awake with red symbols painted on their floor. As Faye searches for the meaning of the symbols, she discovers that she has a purpose of apocalyptic importance. Etienne manages to pack a lot of popular YA story elements into this debut novel, such as dystopian societies, romance, teen misfits, and a boarding school, and she mixes many genres including mystery, thriller, paranormal, and fantasy. While the plot moves quickly, the story line is disjointed and the flow of the narrative is choppy. The accompanying Holbrook Academy map and tarot cards are a welcome addition to the book, and the cover is visually appealing.—Adrienne L. Strock, Maricopa County Library District, AZ

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780399256684
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 2/2/2012
  • Pages: 320
  • Sales rank: 120,252
  • Age range: 12 - 17 Years
  • Product dimensions: 5.80 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 1.30 (d)

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Sara Wilson Etienne (www.sarawilsonetienne.com) lives in Los Angeles, California.  This is her first novel.

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  • Posted February 16, 2012

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    A Radically Different and Bold Debut - Not To Be Missed

    Words cannot adequately describe Harbinger because the book is an explosion of misleading statements and confusing events. The entire time I was reading it, I was attempting to sort out one clue from the next, constantly wavering between fiction and reality.

    Sara Wilson Etienne has crafted an incredible, phenomenal, and radically unique debut that will mess with your mind and open your eyes. It’s part disturbing – it takes place in some future world where cities are full of savagery and scarcity runs rampant – part sexy – Kel is mysterious and dangerous, but definitely has a side of yummy to him – and all-absorbing. Etienne’s storytelling has fast-paced moments, character depth, and a history that is as unpredictable as it is complex.

    From the very first page, readers will be taken by Faye, curious about Holbrook, and fearful of what the future holds. The creepy undertones, the nightmares, and looming unknown add this tension to the book that made me furiously turn the pages, desperate for more. The mystery behind Faye and her new Family’s blood-stained hands is ever evolving. One answer only leads to more questions and I was eager to know more.

    Harbinger is a bold debut from a hugely talented author. Each and every character has a purpose in the story and wow, is it quite the story! The twists are unexpected and the mystery ever-evolving. Readers will eat it up.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 26, 2012

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    Interesting Beginning, Letdown Ending

    While the world they live in is deteriorating, Faye is forced to move into Holbrook Academy, an isolated school meant to help “troubled kids”. Faye’s trouble is that she experiences very realistic visions that include the sea and waves coming for her and overtaking her. It’s interfering with her life and her dad takes her and abandons her at the school. The school isn’t what it seems and neither is the headmistress. Shortly after arriving at school the friends she is introduced to are swept up with her troubles as well. Stranger things start happening including a mysterious student that only Faye sees. Faye soon finds out that the schools outlying buildings are holding even more secrets. One part mystery with a lot of paranormal thrown in, Faye is trying to unravel it all.

    The beginning of the story started off a bit slow and I wasn’t quite sure where everything was going. The story throws you into their world without explanation. I found the fact that the world around them was dystopian to be just a side fact, it didn’t bear much importance on the story or the life they led at the school. The middle started to pick up speed and become more interesting. I liked the introduction of Kel and the mystery that surrounded him. The story doesn’t tell you too much about why the other kids are there, so you are left to wonder about that. As a few of them are major supporting characters, I wished that I would have known more. The last 50 pages was a disappointment for me. I was sad that this is where the story went. It felt like an easy way out, as if the story wasn’t planned out and this was the only way for the ending to be resolved.

    Reviewed by Jessica for Book Sake.

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  • Posted April 4, 2012

    one of the best books i have read

    one of the best books i have read

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