Mackenzie
Bishop at age 16 has a lot to contend with in her life. Her younger brother Ben was killed crossing
the street by a hit and run driver. Her
mom’s way of dealing with 10-year-old Ben’s death is to be constantly in a
whirlwind of doing things--moving the family to a rundown former hotel called
The Coronado to open up a coffee shop, painting, cleaning, ordering, etc.
–anything to keep the pain of losing Ben at such a young age at bay. Mackenzie’s
dad avoids his grief by downing coffee after coffee and losing himself in reading.
Imagine
dealing with all this plus being one of the youngest keepers ever. Mackenzie’s maternal grandfather,
affectionately named Da, realizes Mackenzie’s high potential for becoming a
Keeper in their society. This highly secretive position is quite dangerous. It involves keeping Histories-- people’s
spirits who have passed--in check. When
a History escapes into the Narrows, the Archive sends Mackenzie a message with
the person’s name and age. It is her job
to find an entry into the Narrows using the Keeper Key that Da gave her before
he died.
Once in the
Narrows, Mackenzie must find the wandering person and get them through a door
for Returns. The fights that
ensue when some don’t know where they are or are filled with rage lead to many
bruises and scars which are hard to explain to her parents.
When
Mackenzie meets Wes Ayers, another Keeper, she finally has some help in
dealing with the out of control Narrows below the Coronada.
This is a
fast paced, well written, part mystery and part dystopian novel. Mature readers will love it!
Book #2, Unbound has already been released!
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