You Won't Know I'm Gone

Gr 10 Up—Once a member of the elite and guaranteed a place at the Black Angel Academy due to her lineage, Reagan Hills is now fighting for a spot with all of the other potentials. Raised to be a covert soldier her entire life, Reagan took matters into her own hands to rescue her kidnapped parents in You Don't Know My Name. The unauthorized rogue mission had dire consequences, the most brutal being the death of her mother right in from of Reagan's eyes. Ever since, she has undiagnosed anxiety attacks, PTSD, and insomnia. Still, she works her way through qualifiers, making friends and enemies along the way. This sequel has a distinctly different feel than the previous volume. Reagan is still an amazing strategist and fighter, but now she is on a knife's edge with the triviality of high school a distant happy memory. The feeling of panic and her constant reliving of her mother's death, coupled with Reagan's questioning of her culpability, is visceral. The protagonist feels fractured, often surviving on instinct and muscle memory alone. This change is only truly explored in her closest relationships, since no one else truly knows her. The fast-paced sequel ends with another huge cliff-hanger that will have fans salivating for the next installment.