{"id":2445,"date":"2013-10-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=2445"},"modified":"2013-10-01T12:54:24","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T17:54:24","slug":"linked-by-imogen-howson-book-review-illegal-twin-found-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=2445","title":{"rendered":"Linked, by Imogen Howson (book review) &#8211; illegal twin, found again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2815\" style=\"width: 168px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Linked.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2815\" data-attachment-id=\"2815\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=2815\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Linked.jpg?fit=231%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"231,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Linked\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Linked.jpg?fit=231%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-2815\" alt=\"US book cover of Linked by Imogen Howson published by Simon Schuster\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Linked-198x300.jpg?resize=158%2C240\" width=\"158\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Linked.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Linked.jpg?w=231&amp;ssl=1 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US cover of Linked<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Separated at birth,<br \/>\neach thinking she was alone,<br \/>\nyet connected by thoughts,<br \/>\ntheir suffering begins again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/paranormal.about.com\/od\/espandtelepathy\/a\/Twin-Telepathy-Best-Evidence.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Telepathic twins<\/a> in space&#8221; was UK author Imogen Howson&#8217;s working title for <em>Linked<\/em>,\u00a0 and it describes the basic plotline well. Looking forward to scheduled 2014 sequel <a href=\"http:\/\/imogenhowson.com\/2013\/08\/21\/cover-reveal-for-unravel\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Unravel<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Grab this book if you like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mystery with a twist<\/li>\n<li>Teens against a corrupt society<\/li>\n<li>Action and adventure<\/li>\n<li>Colonies in space<\/li>\n<li>SciFi with grit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How far would you go to save part of your family, if it meant leaving the rest behind?<br \/>\n**kmm<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2826\" style=\"width: 165px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Linked-UK.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2826\" data-attachment-id=\"2826\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=2826\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Linked-UK.jpg?fit=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"194,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Linked UK\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Linked-UK.jpg?fit=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-2826\" alt=\"UK book cover of Linked by Imogen Howson published by Simon Schuster\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Linked-UK.jpg?resize=155%2C240\" width=\"155\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK cover of Unlinked<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: Linked \/ Imogen Howson. Simon &amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013.\u00a0 [<a href=\"http:\/\/imogenhowson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">author site<\/a>]\u00a0 [<a href=\"http:\/\/books.simonandschuster.com\/Linked\/Imogen-Howson\/9781442446564\" target=\"_blank\">publisher site<\/a>]\u00a0\u00a0 Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My book talk<\/strong>: Elissa&#8217;s nightmares bring pain and bruises with them &#8211; not mental illness, but telepathy with her unhuman twin sister. Now they must escape the planet whose government wants to use them, regardless of the costs.<\/p>\n<p>Brain surgery is the teen&#8217;s last hope of ending the visions of white-masked figures, the brutal pain, the bruises that bloom on her skin as she watches. Thankfully, their planet-colony has advanced medical care, thanks to the wealth that their unique spaceship engine technology brings in.<\/p>\n<p>When Elissa discovers that her nightmares are the real thoughts and torture of another girl on Sekoia, she has to act. When she finds out that Lin is her sister, she doesn&#8217;t even know a word for it &#8211; twin? When she helps Lin escape, the girls become wanted criminals, and Elissa&#8217;s police chief father must catch them both!<\/p>\n<p>How can two children be born at the same time, yet be separated?<br \/>\nWhy are those people torturing Lin and other &#8216;unhuman&#8217; children?<br \/>\nCan they convince brother Bruce to get them off-planet in a space academy ship?<\/p>\n<p>A mystery, a terraformed planet filled with colonists and secrets, a race to safety&#8230; Lin and Elissa are linked through their minds &#8211; will they die that way?\u00a0 (One of 6,000 books recommended on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abookandahug.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.abookandahug.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Separated at birth, each thinking she was alone, yet connected by thoughts, their suffering begins again. &#8220;Telepathic twins in space&#8221; was UK author Imogen Howson&#8217;s working title for Linked,\u00a0 and it describes the basic plotline well. Looking forward to scheduled 2014 sequel Unravel. Grab this book if you like: Mystery with a twist Teens against [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,68,51,41,62],"tags":[22,7,4,75,20,5,37,16,18,40,43,27,49,31,67,15,21,57,35,33,3,6,28],"class_list":["post-2445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fiction","category-future","category-mystery","category-paranormal","category-science-fiction","tag-behavior","tag-beliefs","tag-belonging","tag-brothers","tag-conflict","tag-coping","tag-death","tag-determination","tag-family","tag-fathers","tag-growing-up","tag-medical","tag-memories","tag-non-us-author","tag-outer-space","tag-relationships","tag-self-image","tag-sisters","tag-surprises","tag-survival","tag-teens","tag-travel","tag-villains"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2445"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2830,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445\/revisions\/2830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}