Catalyst

by Kristin Smith

Overview

Kristin Smith is the best-selling and award-winning author of the Deception Game series. She's also the author of the sweet, contemporary romance novella, Blueprint for Love. When she's not writing, you can find her planning her next vacation, beating her boys at Just Dance, or belting out karaoke (from the comfort of her own home). Kristin lives in North Carolina with her husband and five sons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781634229982
Publisher:	Clean Teen Publishing
Publication date:	12/26/2016
Series:	The Deception Game , #1
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Kristin Smith writes young adult contemporary and science fiction novels. When she’s not writing, you can find her dreaming about the beach, beating her boys at Just Dance, or belting out karaoke (from the comfort of her own home). Kristin currently resides in the middle-of-nowhere North Carolina with her husband and five incredibly loud but extremely cute boys. To read more about her obsession with YA novels or her addiction to chocolate, you can visit her at kristinsmithbooks.com.

Editorial Reviews

"This book has everything I love in a young adult book: a strong, Harley-riding, brilliant female character, a captivating plot set in a vividly imagined futuristic city that I know and love (Las Vegas), and a scintillating romance that leaves me wanting more. It's a good thing that more has been promised in this series!"

Best-selling Author of The Ruby Rose Series Jessie Humphries

"Compelling. Intriguing. Fantastic! Catalyst gives us a view into a different world, but with relatable characters that everyone can understand. The novel’s exhilarating pace only gets better as the story reaches its heart-pounding climax. A must read for anyone who loves a good book that you just can’t put down.A YA read reminiscent of the best that the genre has to offer. Hunger Games and Divergent, eat your heart out."

author of Between Two Fires Mark Noce

"An action-packed sci-fi thriller filled with romance, danger, and twists you won't see coming, CATALYST provides a glimpse into an eery future depicting what can go wrong when those in power attempt to make things right."

author of Remake Ilima Todd

"A gripping thriller with a tough, but vulnerable heroine who must fight against a corrupt underworld while searching for her father’s killer. High stakes and non-stop action paired with terrific writing will have you turning the pages late into the night."

award-winning author of the Forbidden trilogy (Har ~Kimberley Griffiths Little

2016-09-19
Investigating her recently deceased fathers secret identity leads 17-year-old white, redheaded Sienna into the criminal underworld, a network of rebels, and uncharted romantic territory.In a world where most children are created using genetic engineering from the company Chromo 120, Siennas natural genome is unusual. So shes shocked to discover her fathers carefully guarded secret: he once was a Chromo 120 geneticist. Investigating his past requires that Sienna join the criminal underworld. Unfortunately, the particulars of Siennas transformation from an average teen into a skilled spy able to break into buildings, evade laser-detection systems, and pick locks is completely unexplained. Instead, readers are left to assume that it just magically happened during a convenient yearlong gap in the story. Eventually Siennas behaviors draw the attention of a corrupt colonel who uses Siennas mother to blackmail Sienna into murdering Chromo 120s leader. Circumstances, morality, and her attraction to the leaders white, blond son, Zane, cause her to abandon this assignment and instead seek other assistance to save her mother. Soon shes aligned herself with a group of rebelsled by white, blue-eyed Treywho believe Chromo 120 is performing illegal human experimentation. Unraveling the complicated truth of her father, Chromo 120, and her feelings for Zane and Trey will obviously require a second installment. Conceptually interesting but too heavily reliant on convenience to succeed. (Thriller. 13-17)

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