"You can't change your DNA... Even when it says you're a murderer.
When Davy tests positive for Homicidal Tendency Syndrome, aka "the kill gene," she loses everything. Once the perfect high school senior, she is uninvited from her prep school and abandoned by her friends and boyfriend. Even her parents are now afraid of her - although she's never hurt a fly. Davy doesn't feel any different, but genes don't lie. One day, she will kill someone.
Without any say in the matter, Davy is thrown into a special class for HTS carriers. She has no doubt the predictions are right about them, especially Sean, who already bears the "H" tattoo as proof of his violence. Yet when the world turns on the carriers, Sean is the only one she can trust. Maybe he's not as dangerous as he seems.
Or maybe Davy is just as deadly."
Review:
This particular book was a good first stepping stone in a much larger story. We are introduced to a not-so-far-fetched world where a simple DNA test determines if you will have a normal life, or the life of a pariah. I loved the idea of this stereotypical popular girl becoming a bad-ass killer, or supposed future killer. But in all honesty, the story lacked originality. It leaned really close to the same storyline as Divergent, (i.e. a girl is scared of this new world she's in, and a guy is her protector from those who wish to hurt her). I'm hoping that the sequel will add depth to the characters, and that this first book is just a launch pad for a spectacular series.
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