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Penny Black hasn’t had it easy. Just about everything you’d expect to happen to a harassed foster-kid turned junkie has happened to Penny. Add in the mysterious power to rewind time, conducting events around her, and it’s a wonder she held up on the streets for so many years. Now, at seventeen, the New Society has found her. Finally, Penny is where she belongs. But that doesn’t stop the visions, or the need to protect the victims shown to her.
Wyatt Adams is excited and intrigued when his sister Melody assigns him to be Penny’s Lookout. Being the youngest, and hopelessly ordinary in the family that created the New Society, has left Wyatt feeling like he has a lot to prove -- and Penny is a big deal. She’s got abilities that surpass any he’s seen before…and pretty much every quality he looks for in a girlfriend, but no one needs to know about that, especially Penny.
Having read The Zellie Wells Trilogy, I was excited for this book. The concept of the Society world is that there are people with powers called Retroacts or Seers. Retroacts can rewind moments in time and change the events occuring before them while Seers can see future events. Each Retroact has a Lookout and a Trigger (a person who is like their soulmate and who 'triggers' their retro powers). In this spin off, the original gang of Zellie Wells trilogy are now middle-aged and running a school for the next generation of retroacts, lookouts and seers. We have Wyatt, Zellie's younger brother, born during the events of Zellie Wells trilogy, now a young man. He is training as a Lookout and not being born into the role, he has been assigned to newly recovered Retroact Penny Black, who has had it very rough throughout her life. Old enemies and new ones emerge as they navigate through their powers and their responsibilities.
The plotline was interesting and the writing on the same level as that of Zellie Wells, which was a relief. The Triggers and Lookouts tie into the story much more this time, especially with the ending the book had. The best thing about the plot is the fact that they can rewind time, an awesome ability in my opinion - and Penny shows great promise with her ability to pause and rewind through timelines effortlessly. I must admit, though, I was more interested in the original gang's happenings but maybe that's the curse of a spin-off - you always love the original characters more. The book was interesting and kept me hooked onto the next word so I have great hopes for the sequel.
Received a copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Penny Black hasn’t had it easy. Just about everything you’d expect to happen to a harassed foster-kid turned junkie has happened to Penny. Add in the mysterious power to rewind time, conducting events around her, and it’s a wonder she held up on the streets for so many years. Now, at seventeen, the New Society has found her. Finally, Penny is where she belongs. But that doesn’t stop the visions, or the need to protect the victims shown to her.
Wyatt Adams is excited and intrigued when his sister Melody assigns him to be Penny’s Lookout. Being the youngest, and hopelessly ordinary in the family that created the New Society, has left Wyatt feeling like he has a lot to prove -- and Penny is a big deal. She’s got abilities that surpass any he’s seen before…and pretty much every quality he looks for in a girlfriend, but no one needs to know about that, especially Penny.
Having read The Zellie Wells Trilogy, I was excited for this book. The concept of the Society world is that there are people with powers called Retroacts or Seers. Retroacts can rewind moments in time and change the events occuring before them while Seers can see future events. Each Retroact has a Lookout and a Trigger (a person who is like their soulmate and who 'triggers' their retro powers). In this spin off, the original gang of Zellie Wells trilogy are now middle-aged and running a school for the next generation of retroacts, lookouts and seers. We have Wyatt, Zellie's younger brother, born during the events of Zellie Wells trilogy, now a young man. He is training as a Lookout and not being born into the role, he has been assigned to newly recovered Retroact Penny Black, who has had it very rough throughout her life. Old enemies and new ones emerge as they navigate through their powers and their responsibilities.
The plotline was interesting and the writing on the same level as that of Zellie Wells, which was a relief. The Triggers and Lookouts tie into the story much more this time, especially with the ending the book had. The best thing about the plot is the fact that they can rewind time, an awesome ability in my opinion - and Penny shows great promise with her ability to pause and rewind through timelines effortlessly. I must admit, though, I was more interested in the original gang's happenings but maybe that's the curse of a spin-off - you always love the original characters more. The book was interesting and kept me hooked onto the next word so I have great hopes for the sequel.
Received a copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
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