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It wasn’t for long, but she was very happy to finish eating her lunch and play in the high chair. On Thursday, my daughter braved the atrocious weather to come and vote and while she did, little Eliza was left with us on her own for the first time. He delivered his lines clearly and confidently, even prompting his fellow actors. It was a lovely show – and Oscar’s performance was one of the best. I’ve started buying presents and making a list of what to get who, started decorating the house, organised the Christmas menu and not even yet looked at my Christmas card list… On Wednesday, I attended Oscar’s Christmas show of Aladdin, where every child in the school ended up on the stage. I’m currently swept up in Christmas preparations, like many other folks. This is part of the weekly meme over at the Caffeinated Reviewer, where book bloggers can share the books and blogs they have written.
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Though this book can be enjoyed as a standalone, my advice would be to read the first three books first as this series is too good to read out of sequence. This one is very highly recommended for fans of sci fi crime and future worlds. And there was a doozy of a surprise near the end which I certainly didn’t see coming – I love it when that happens! I tucked into this one and the pages flew by as I was pulled along by Amber’s bouncy narrative and the action-packed story that held me right until the final sentence. It’s refreshing to see the stable, happy relationship between Amber and her partner – YA reads are notorious for providing lots of angst around the romance thread, but Edwards doesn’t choose to go down that route. There is a strong supporting cast of well developed characters who operate as part of Amber’s team and I also love the shifting dynamic and growing amount of information we learn about the other, rather shadowy telepaths.
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The first-person narration works well, as Amber is at the heart of the story and we learn about the stresses on her, as touching minds full of violence and misery leave aftershocks that can destabilise her if they aren’t dealt with. Edwards is very adept at communicating the rules for her world, without holding up the pace or indulging in info-dumps.
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Amber is now established as one of the foremost telepaths in this huge hive city, but also increasingly under pressure as one of the other telepaths now needs to take a prolonged leave of absence while requiring urgent medical treatment. The blurb continues for another paragraph, but to be honest, I don’t think the extra information is necessary. Her job is hunting down criminals before they commit their crimes, but this time she must face multiple challenges. This review is my honest opinion of the book and in no way affected by receipt of a copy by the author.īLURB: Being a telepath means your greatest strength can also be your greatest weakness.Įighteen-year-old Amber is the youngest of the five telepaths who protect the hundred million citizens of one of the great hive cities of twenty-sixth century Earth. I was delighted when Edwards contacted me and asked if I’d like an arc copy of Borderline to read and review. See my reviews of Telepath, Defender and Hurricane which are the previous books in the series. This intriguing crime-fighting series featuring Amber, who tracks down wrong-doers by reading their minds, is set in a far future where humans live in highly structured mega-cities underground. Her writing has a bounce and vividness that I thoroughly enjoy, while her young protagonists are invariably engaging and likeable. Janet Edwards, author of the successful Earth Girl series – see my reviews of Earth Girl, Earth Starand Earth Flight – is now one of my favourite science fiction authors.