Smiles interlaces the action and suspense with some interesting science tidbits and with a carefully considered version of human history in which adepts have always walked among us. As Kinzi and Greg navigate once again the treachery and double-dealing of Rothston’s elite, it becomes increasingly clear that the faction controlling the institute is no longer altruistic. They’d appeared dead and were revived with only moments to spare. As Rothston senior adept Melvina “Mel” Whitacre (an enigmatic figure from the first novel, “a leader of a place that thought it was above the law or any sort of morality at all”) explains once they confront her, Kinzi’s father brought them both in for their own good. The young lovers awaken not in the safety of their own room but in what appears to be a laboratory: They’re back at Rothston Institute. Smiles’ new book begins with a perfectly orchestrated jolt. Two of those young people-smart introvert Kinzi and dashing jock Greg-spent the first installment of the series facing off against rogue elements inside Rothston (and also falling in love). In the 21st century, however, the science of their superiority has been studied-especially by the Rothston Institute, a secretive gathering of adepts intent on using their powers behind the scenes to advance humanity.and to find and train new ranks of superpowered young people. Such enhanced humans, called “adepts,” have walked among the more ordinary for the history of humankind, and they’ve always been considered as merely persuasive or lucky. In this place, some humans are born with extra powers-telekinesis and mind control. In Smiles’ previous installment of her series ( Foreseen, 2012), readers entered a fascinating sci-fi world mapped directly onto the everyday reality around them.

An international thriller in which two young lovers face off against a secret organization bent on world domination.

Foreseen by Terri-Lynne Smiles