![]() However, the action is immediate and relentless, with detailed and complex world-building. This dystopian survival story wraps up too neatly in the final pages, with new characters introduced and hidden motivations suddenly revealed for a tidy conclusion. Primary characters have depth and complexity, while secondary ones serve mostly to forward the plot. He also has a troubled but intense relationship with Alden, a local drug dealer, who is the only one who can provide Nate with the Remedy he needs to stay alive. A Tinker who repairs broken tech, Nate is in love with Reed, the leader of a small gang whose members live by scavenging whatever they can find in bins and trashed buildings. ![]() The poor and powerless live in the quarantined and lawless Withers, outside the walled metropolis of Gathos City. Genetically Engineered Medi-tissue, or GEM, he hides his secret because his blood is highly addictive for non–genetically engineered human beings. Gr 8 Up–Nate, 16, created for spare parts and highly prized blood that causes euphoria, struggles in a world where so many have succumbed to lung rot. ![]()
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