Before the accident, Lia Kahn was happy.
Before the accident, Lia Kahn was loved.
Before, Lia was a lot of things: Normal. Alive.
Human.
Lia no longer believes in before. Six months after the crash that killed her, six months after being reborn, Lia has finally accepted her new reality. She is a machine, a mech, and she belongs with her own kind. It’s a wild, carefree life, without rules and without fear. Because there’s nothing to fear when you have nothing left to lose.
But when a voice from her past cries out for revenge, everything changes. Lia is forced to choose between her old life and her new one. Between humans and mechs. Between sacrificing the girl she used to be and saving the boy she used to love.
Even if it means he’ll hate her forever.
The second book in the gripping trilogy
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"book 2 was good also. still trying to figure Jude out. Lia still seems whinier than i think she should be. that's annoying sometimes, otherwise a good book that i didn't want to put down. read it in less than 24 hours. :) picking up the third book from the library tomorrow! "
— Lynneth (4 out of 5 stars)
" im inlove with riley and auden at the same time. personally do not like jude at alll ! everyone praises him like god... But who to trust? "
— Kimberly, 2/5/2014" it was a nice story but very confusing "
— Preeteashwari, 2/1/2014" A good second book. Didn't go into what happened in the first book much so I kept trying to remember what happened. I enjoyed it and will read the third one. "
— Miranda, 1/20/2014" This book was awful. Not been going to bother reading the third one. Awful. "
— Carolyn, 1/14/2014" Still as amazing as Skinned, and yet different. A beautiful world and startling insight into the characters' minds. I cannot wait to read the third one! Highly recommended. "
— Ramona, 12/29/2013" It was amazing! Such a good book! Everyone, go read this series right now!!! ;) "
— Lia, 12/27/2013" I liked this one more than the first and am looking forward to the third. "
— Jennifer, 11/28/2013" put it down after a couple of chapters and never picked it up again. think that action alone speaks volumes. "
— bruin, 11/22/2013" it was FANTASTIC! I LOVED IT! it justs gets better and better and makes you feel great to be human lol it was a great read :) "
— Alexander, 9/26/2013" Decent, but not as good as Skinned. Holding out high hopes for the third in the trilogy. "
— alexandra, 9/23/2013" Review might take a while because I'm planning on re-reading it before I read the third book, Wired / Torn. First, I have to hunt it down at my local bookstore. xP "
— Jam(MHlover), 7/11/2013" not one of those shout it from the rooftops so everyone knows how good it is books. but i enjoyed it. every time they mention Auden, i picture Ian Terry (such a cutie pie!) lol "
— Diana, 12/13/2012" I am still in shock over the ending of this book and am finding it too hard to write a proper review so I'll just say this: Did not see that coming! "
— Hannah, 12/4/2012" It was pretty good =) Not as good as the first, but very interesting. And far from Cliche, too. Reading, I honesly had no idea what was going to happen. Very nice. "
— Jordan, 10/19/2012" good second book! was intrigued by the relationships Lia has! did not see the relationship with riley coming at all! thought she would end up with Jude! "
— Jessica, 8/7/2012" I actually liked this book better than the first book. I can't wait for the third one to come out. "
— Myshell, 8/1/2012" I didn't read the first book and had a hard time getting into this one. I didn't really connect with the characters and didn't care much about what happened to them. Maybe it would have been different if I had read Skinned. "
— Mokamonkey, 6/21/2012" I thought this was pretty good, but I'm still having trouble figuring out Jude. By the end of the book, I'm pretty sure he still has something he's hiding from the others. "
— Heidi, 11/12/2011" I have sympathy for Lia, but I also wonder how much she deserves it sometimes. She is flawed in many ways, but that also makes her a more believable protagonist. "
— Emily, 10/2/2011" OH MY GOODNESS! That Lia Kahn has some life now after her accident!! There were a couple of parts that dragged a bit; but the climax at the end was just what I was hoping for and it worked out well. I look forward to picking up the third installment of this series asap!!! "
— Melissa, 5/9/2011" Great story about what it means to be a person. "
— Myk, 5/7/2011" Still as amazing as Skinned, and yet different. A beautiful world and startling insight into the characters' minds. I cannot wait to read the third one! Highly recommended. "
— Ramona, 4/24/2011" I am loving this series!!!!! "
— Mandy, 3/7/2011" "[I]n the rush of wind and speed and terror, it all felt real." (page 4) "
— Erika, 2/25/2011" It was pretty good =) Not as good as the first, but very interesting. And far from Cliche, too. Reading, I honesly had no idea what was going to happen. Very nice. "
— Jordan, 2/25/2011" This book is the ideal sequel to its predessecor.A lot of new things happen in this book,the story takes another side,a different side.I'm eager to read the next one,Wired! "
— Karina, 2/7/2011" it was a nice story but very confusing "
— Preeteashwari, 1/17/2011" The story of Lia Kahn and friends continues. Conflicts arise between the mechs and the orgs and just what is happening at BioMax? The reader learns more of this future world where the minds of people are preserved to live forever or do they? "
— Susan, 1/17/2011" The first book in the trilogy is my favorite book of all time. Everyone read it, it is a must read! This one I do recommend, but it wasn't very good, just good. I didn't like all the politics and information that was introduced. At times, it was confusing. "
— Austin, 12/19/2010Robin Wasserman is the author of Girls on Fire, an NPR and BuzzFeed Best Book of the Year, as well as several bestselling novels for children and young adults. She is a graduate of Harvard College with a master’s degree in the history of science. She lives in Los Angeles, where she writes for television.
Kate Reinders has won three AudioFile Earphones Awards for her audiobook narrations. She is an American musical-theater actress who has performed as lead and understudy in several Broadway shows and is best known for her performance as Glinda in the Broadway production Wicked.