Strange Skies
by Kristi Helvig
In this sequel to Burn Out, Tora wakes up, after being captured leaving Earth, to a white room, strapped to the bed, and highly medicated. She also finds out that her father is alive and also being held captive on the new planet, Caelia. When an unlikely ally helps her escape, Tora finds herself among a rebel camp in the forest.
But is the group strong enough to stand against the Consulate? And when Kale returns to lead the rebels, she must remain hidden, lest she is killed. Together, Tora and her friends must locate the guns her father programmed for only Tora to use, get to the ships, and escape both the Consulate and Kale before it's too late.
Kristi Helvig certainly does not disappoint in this sequel. Helvig is an great author that focuses on creating her characters and growing them throughout her stories. Tora has become a wiser, stronger, and fiercer young woman the more she finds out about what her father has done, who the Consulate really is, and the boy she loves.
Set in the future on a distant planet also adds to the allure of this novel. While much of the story can be imagined on Earth in a lush forest, Helvig creates new animals, foliage, and water content to convince the reader that she spent time creating this new, incredibly prosperous new world!
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