I Become Shadow

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This debut thriller combines a pulse-pounding thriller with a new-adult coming-of-age story set at Texas A&M University.

When Ren Sharpe was fourteen, she was kidnapped by a shadowy organization called FATE and trained to be a human weapon.

Now, four years later, she receives her assignment: protect Gareth Young at all costs. Currently a student at Texas A&M, Gareth will someday change the world. FATE calls people like Gareth "FIPs"—future important people—and they're everywhere, each with a FATE-trained shadow.

But when disaster strikes, Ren will have to turn on her maker. Together with Junie, a fellow abductee and the one person she trusts, Ren takes Gareth on the run.

Because whatever else happens, failure is not an option.

Critics Review

u201cA fast, funny, sharp debut.u201d

Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author

u201cThis action-packed SF thriller, Shineu2019s firstnnovel, follows Ren Sharpe from her kidnapping by the clairvoyant F.A.T.E.nagency at age fourteenu2026Shine has a talent for high-stakes fight scenes, andnexcitement builds as Ren, Junie, and Gareth unravel the mysteries of F.A.T.E.u201d

Publishers Weekly

u201cA lighthearted take on government conspiraciesnand highly trained secret assassinsu2026[with] plenty of excitement and humor toncarry the story.u201d

School Library Journal

u201cWith a love triangle, vivid training sessions, and amplenaction, Shineu2019s debut introduces a new kick-butt, funny heroine who could holdnher own in a ring full of tough, independent girls like Katniss Everdeen, TrisnPrior, and Lela Santos.u201d

Booklist

u201cThe greatest strength is Renu2019s jokey, snark-a-minutennarration; that alone puts it in the same ballpark as Michelle Gagnonu2019snPersefone trilogy or Anthony Horowitzu2019s Alex Rider thrillers.u201d

VOYA

u201cA secret international organization gets morenthan it bargained for when it kidnaps fourteen-year-old Rennes u2018Renu2019 Sharpeu2026Shine delivers a thrilling plot and a headstrong heroine on par withnKatniss Everdeen and Tris Prioru2026[Full of] satisfying action.u201d

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