

In a future version of the USA, Noam, the bisexual son of undocumented immigrants, survives an outbreak of a disease that leaves some survivors with the ability to do magic, although what kind of magic varies from one person to another. You should definitely go check her out because she’s awesome.

But then he meets the minister's son-cruel, dangerous, and achingly beautiful-and the way forward becomes less clear.Ĭaught between his purpose and his heart, Noam must decide who he can trust and how far he's willing to go in pursuit of the greater good.Before I get into this, I just want to mention I received this book from Ashleigh on Twitter), after winning it in one of her monthly giveaways. Sensing a way to make change, Noam accepts the minister's offer to teach him the science behind his magic, secretly planning to use it against the government.

The son of undocumented immigrants, Noam has spent his life fighting for the rights of refugees fleeing magical outbreaks-refugees Carolinia routinely deports with vicious efficiency. His ability to control technology attracts the attention of the minister of defense and thrusts him into the magical elite of the nation of Carolinia. In the former United States, sixteen-year-old Noam Álvaro wakes up in a hospital bed, the sole survivor of the viral magic that killed his family and made him a technopath. But then he meets the minister's son-cruel, dangerous, and achingly beautiful-and the way forward becomes less clear."-įeatured in Seventeen, The Verge, Hypable, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, The Nerd Daily, Booklist, and SyFy Wire.

About the Book "In the former United States, sixteen-year-old Noam âAlvaro wakes up in a hospital bed, the sole survivor of the viral magic that killed his family and made him a technopath.
