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From the author of Parallel comes a high-stakes romantic puzzler set in a near-future where everyone's life is seamlessly orchestrated by personal electronic devices. Imaginative and thrilling, this fast-paced story with two starred reviews is not to be missed. Fast-forward to a time when Apple and Google have been replaced by Gnosis, a monolith corporation that has developed the most life-changing technology to ever hit the market: Lux, an app that flawlessly optimizes decision-making for the best personal results. Just like everyone else, sixteen-year-old Rory Vaughn knows the key to a happy, healthy life is to follow what Lux recommends. When she's accepted to the elite boarding school Theden Academy, her future happiness seems all the more assured. But once on campus, something feels wrong beneath the polished surface of her prestigious dream school. Then she meets North, a handsome townie who doesn't use Lux, and begins to fall for him and his outsider way of life. Soon, Rory is going against Lux's recommendations, listening instead to the inner voice that everyone has been taught to ignore—a choice that leads her to uncover a truth neither she nor the world ever saw coming.
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Was it worth it to avoid heartache if you also avoided its opposite, the feeling that your heart might burst with joy?
this was an excellent book. A bit unnerving as well. The reliance on the “Forum” and “Lux” is eerily like Facebook and Siri. Or what could become in the future if we are not careful. It sort of gave me the creeps but I could not put the book down. It is sure to be a bestseller and possibly win some awards as well. I'm going to find this author's other book and see if the writing is as good as this one was.
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