Altered by Jennifer Rush~ Book Review

Title: Altered
Author: Jennifer Rush
Publisher: Little Brown
Purchased: Books~a~million
Rating: ★★★★✰ 4.5 ✰'s
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"Jennifer Rush's debut novel had me turning pages long into the night. Thrilling and suspenseful, Altered surprised me in the best possible way." ~Michelle Hodkin
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Synopsis:
When you can’t trust yourself, who can you believe?

Everything about Anna’s life is a secret. Her father works for the Branch at the helm of its latest project: monitoring and administering treatments to the four genetically altered boys in the lab below their farmhouse. There’s Nick, Cas, Trev . . . and Sam, who’s stolen Anna’s heart. When the Branch decides it’s time to take the boys, Sam stages an escape, killing the agents sent to retrieve them. 

Anna is torn between following Sam or staying behind in the safety of her everyday life. But her father pushes her to flee, making Sam promise to keep her away from the Branch, at all costs. There’s just one problem. Sam and the boys don’t remember anything before living in the lab—not even their true identities.

Now on the run, Anna soon discovers that she and Sam are connected in more ways than either of them expected. And if they’re both going to survive, they must piece together the clues of their past before the Branch catches up to them and steals it all away.
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Review
"Jennifer Rush's debut novel had me turning pages long into the night. Thrilling and suspenseful, Altered surprised me in the best possible way." ~Michelle Hodkin

I couldn't agree more with Michelle Hodkin. I was literally up all night reading this book. When I first started it, I was interested, but not intrigued. But as I read more and more, I found myself unable to put it down. It was fast-paced and full of action! It left me wanting more and I loved the character development. Jennifer Rush had me shocked at every page and I can't wait for book 2 to come out!

I loved the scenes where Anna showed that she no longer was the little Anna Banana in the lab and that she could fight back. It was as if every page had a plot twist, and in the end, I was left speechless. I also liked Anna's character the most because of how easily I connected with her.I felt what she felt and I think the author did a great job in creating these characters. Because I connected so well with Anna, I was able to get lost in the story really well. The beginning was a little slow for me, which was why I gave it 4.5 stars. But all in all, the mystery and action really made it an amazing story about how the boys (and Anna) find out who they were before the lab.

About the author, Jennifer Rush