![]() ![]() Eva has no control over her and Addie's body, but can still think and have conversations with Addie, a fact that the girls want to hide at all costs. The girls' body never settles the way it should, and Addie isn't deemed alone in her body until she's ten, which is on the cusp-line of being "too long." If a body never settles, the government looks that person up. With Addie and Eva, however, the recessive Eva never completely fades away. The two take turns controlling the body, and over time, one soul becomes dominant and takes over while the other becomes recessive and fades away. ![]() In Zhang's world, every person is born with two twin souls that inhabit one body. HIS DARK MATERIALS was read repeatedly growing up and is still an all-time favorite of mine. ![]() Zhang's world reminds me in the best possible way of Phillip Pullman's DARK MATERIALS Trilogy in that the dæmons we're introduced to and the way they're severed reminds me very much of the way recessive souls can be removed in WHAT'S LEFT OF ME. I was so excited when HarperCollins sent me a review copy, and while I have to sit on the full review until closer to release, I wanted to whet your appetite now. Maas blogged about her friend Kat Zhang's publication deal last year. I've been anxious to get my hands on WHAT'S LEFT OF ME since THRONE OF GLASS author Sarah J. ![]()
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