Synopsis from Amazon:
Olivia Black does not feel safe. Nightmares plague her sleep and haunt her days. If she has to endure one more minute stuck in a safe house in rainy Portland, she's going to lose it. When Mike Palmer sneaks off to find her sister Kaylee without her, it's the last straw. She has to do something.
Then Palmer's hackers find the dome on a satellite feed: dark, abandoned and smack in the middle of the Oregon desert three hundred miles from where it started. If they can reach it before anyone else, they can crack the computer systems and access every piece of information on PSS the CAMFers and The Hold have ever collected.
But in order to do that, Olivia must return to the origin of her fears in a race against all her enemies. She must unravel decades of deceit to reveal the true origins of Psyche Sans Soma to the world at last.
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My Review:
Oh good grief... To simultaneously provide just enough closure for a
certain story arc while also creating a sufficient cliffhanger that
leaves a reader pining for the next book is skill enough in a writer—
In
the case of the PSS Chronicles, the cliffhangers grow progressively
more intense. The one at the end of Ghost Heart was a doozy!
I
came to this book with high expectations—and it starts with Mike
Palmer. Of all the nerve! I found solace in the fact that Olivia held
about the same opinion of him as I did.
Anyhow, the action
moves to Portland and the outlying area as the events at the end of
Ghost Heart begin to draw everybody closer to the nexus of conflict that
has driven the entire series: the chemical depot at Umatilla that
connects every character in the series. The stakes are higher than ever,
the ones Olivia trusted and depended on most are no longer on hand, and
instead, she is forced to depend on people she's never trusted, to
cooperate with people who once worked against her—and most of all, find
the will to believe in herself and the strength to do what it takes to
resolve these mysteries once and for all.
And
the best part of this is: that is exactly what happens. Since the very
beginning of the series, I have raved over Ripley's skill at natural
characters and spectacular character development. Even characters that
have been around since the beginning of the series have matured to fill
completely new roles in this last book. It's beautiful and
heart-wrenching and oh-so-satisfying. The story grows and barrels
forward at a breakneck pace, but not a single character is abandoned in
the wings. Everyone receives their due, and there is quite a bit to be
said for the "truth bombs" dropped in the course of the narrative as
well. The lessons these characters learn are valuable points for the
reader to consider; the struggles of these characters are absolutely
relevant to real life, and the answers they discover are valid
perspectives that a reader with the same struggle would find helpful.
GHOST
HOPE delivers a fitting and rousing conclusion to the series, and all
the closure anyone could wish for. It's electrifying, gasp-inducing,
poignant, and absolutely wonderful. I couldn't be happier. This book
wins a full *****5 STARS***** from me, and an Upstream Writer Certified
ABSOLUTELY RECOMMENDED. If you love books about teens with paranormal
abilities, secret government projects, and characters who feel real
enough to be your friends, then look no further than the PSS Chronicles!
Further Reading: (Sci-fi/Paranormal YA/Spectacular Series/Great Endings)
The PSS Chronicles--Ripley Patton (*Previously In This Series)
The Vemreaux Trilogy--Mary E. Twomey
-The Way
-The Truth
-The Lie
Lord of the Wyrde Woods--Nils Visser
-Escape From Neverland
-Dance Into The Wyrd
-The Way
-The Truth
-The Lie
Lord of the Wyrde Woods--Nils Visser
-Escape From Neverland
-Dance Into The Wyrd
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