This novel by B. Truly is actually an interquel tying the
first and second installments of the author’s The Sonar Trilogy, dedicated to
the writer’s family, especially her mother, although one can enjoy it without
having read the other entries of the franchise. The narrator and protagonist,
the titular Melanie, was born in raised in Australia although her father
accepted a job transfer to Denver, Colorado, and now lives in America,
attending her first day as a senior at Cashmere High. She quickly befriends
Ebony Wilson and an amnesiac student named Jason, and regularly has dreams that
can border on violent and almost realistic.
The first half of the novel focuses on Melanie’s scholastic
life and development of her relationship with Jason, with whom she studies and
watches television a few times, although the second part of the book somewhat
shifts the narrative’s genre from realistic fiction to science fiction, with
several interesting twists that completely alter the story’s direction. Concluding
the book is an epilogue taking place four years after the main chapters, which
nicely rounds out the novel, although the sudden shift of genres will
definitely catch readers off-guard. Even so, this reviewer can easily recommend
this gripping tale.
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