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Livewire

By Sarah Raughley
Livewire by Sarah Raughley digital book - Fable

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A brand-new Valiant origin story, Livewire is a fun, riveting sci-fi novel with a compelling romance at its core.

Amanda McKee is a psiot, an evolved subspecies of humanity with mysterious psychic powers. According to billionaire Toyo Harada and his secret research organization, the Harbinger Foundation, she has the ability to talk to machines, control technology, and even see into a secret parallel world that exists inside computers: the Digital World. But Harada wants Amanda to keep that last bit under wraps—along with the fact that she’s his adopted daughter.

But when a man from the twenty-seventh century named Matsuoka Sho appears, intent on killing her to save his future, she realizes her days of hiding who she really is are over. Especially after Matsuoka gives her an ominous warning: “One day, you and Toyo will destroy humankind.” At first, Amanda doesn’t want to believe it. But when techno-soldiers from the future kidnap her father and drag him into the Digital World, she has no choice but to follow. Going into the Digital World with her hot, time-traveling frenemy and fighting off mecha soldiers with her psiot powers? That’s one thing. But can she handle learning the truth about who Toyo Harada really is?

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“The story and the setting Sarah had set was super interesting!! I did find myself having to read certain parts over again to understand what was happening. But I do feel that the author did a great job writing out and setting the scene so I still enjoyed the book regardless”
“This was interesting. I'm really more of a fantasy reader myself; I don't do sci-fi, but it was nice to take a little venture into something outside my normal. I enjoyed it.”
“Thank you NetGalley for the eARC! I thought Raughley wrote a story that is full of action and also connects with your feelings. She does a good job of creating a world where superpowers are not just something that looks cool, but a main part of the social and political fights. I found Amanda's journey from a shy teen to a confident young woman to be really interesting, and her struggle to control her powers is a strong example of learning to accept who she really is. However, I found some parts of the story annoying. The story moves very fast, which can sometimes make it jump around without much to link it all together. Also, while the other characters are well-thought-out, a few of them seemed too immature and could be annoying, which made me lose patience at times.”

About Sarah Raughley

Sarah Raughley grew up in Southern Ontario, has been nominated for the Aurora Award for Best YA Novel, and works in her community running writing workshops for youths and adults. On top of being an author, Sarah has a PhD in English. As an academic, Sarah has taught undergraduate courses and acted as a postdoctoral fellow. Her research concerns representations of race and gender in popular media culture, youth culture, and postcolonialism. She has written and edited articles in political, cultural, and academic publications. You can find her online at SarahRaughley.com.

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