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The Trace: A YA Sci-Fi Adventure (Whitewashed Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Adelaide Thorne (Author), Darren Todd (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

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The ruthless Grifters want Ella Kepler, and they won’t stop until she’s theirs.

WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Summer 2019 - Best Science Fiction

“Thorne does an amazing job showing the complexity of war: the who-is-right and who-is-wrong when both sides have desires that make sense, the pain it inflicts upon generations, the search for truth, and the inner-battle we all must face when choosing which side we will and should fight for... I highly, HIGHLY, recommend this book.” ~ K.A. Parkinson, Author of "The Chosen Chronicles"

When Ella’s metahuman abilities manifest and draw the attention of the Grifters, she seeks safety from the paramilitary training academy of the MTA. Thrust alongside soldiers programmed to fight or die, Ella struggles to stay afloat, hopeful that the Grifters will forget about her.

But Grifters have a long memory, and their nature isn’t compassionate. If Ella doesn’t give them what they want, someone she loves will pay the price—and it will be all Ella’s fault.

EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the first book in the “Whitewashed” trilogy, a story of an endless battle between powerful enemies, and the girl who’s stuck in the middle 18 years too late. [DRM-Free]

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19 May 2017
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EDITOR: For me, editing is taking something I already love and helping it grow. I appreciate thick skin and an open mind. In writing, often both are necessary for success. After all, writing is rewriting.

AUTHOR: After years of city-blogging and a stint as a food columnist, Adelaide decided to pursue that age-old calling of fiction writing. The Trace is her first novel. She lives with her husband and their two cats (only two) in Florida.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0727WG9ZX
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Evolved Publishing LLC; 2 edition (19 May 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5719 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 444 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 582,921 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 850 in Science Fiction Adventures for Young Adults
- 4,335 in Science Fiction for Young Adults
- 5,703 in Children's Action & Adventure Literature

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After her stick figure comic series failed to garner any fans, twelve-year-old Adelaide Thorne accepted that drawing would never be her superpower. But she never forgot the mystery of heroes, powers, and a bad guy who’s only bad because he feels stuck. Or maybe he’s just bad, and that’s interesting, too.

Adelaide’s writing has taken her around town. After years of being the pickiest eater in the south, she somehow got a stint as a city blogger and food columnist. She’s since said goodbye to journalistic writing and hello to creative writing, which is, after all, what she’s always done.

She currently lives with her family in Florida, where she complains about the humidity but secretly basks in it. Find her tromping around the swamp, baking sourdough bread, and growing herbs, only to promptly kill them.

Please visit her at: www.AdelaideThorne.com

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Shen Shenanigans

One of the Best in the Genre

Reviewed in the United States on 1 January 2020

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This is a brilliant book. As good as they come. One of the best in the genre.

What am I saying? This book has assaulted my emotions and now it's just lingering. Don't you hate it when a book does that? Just linger in your mind for an indefinite amount of time, forcing you to reread over and over again trying to pick up everything you missed before? And then it just won't leave you until it does and then you have to move on with life.

I'm being overdramatic. Really. This is hardly a review.

But. I should be writing that review. So now I will.

WORLDBUILDING: I'm not a sci-fi-techy person at all, but thank goodness, this series is one of those bio-physics-sci-fi world stuff, so I could actually understand what was going on, not half of the time, but all of the time! (me with a AI or space-fiction book, on the other hand...) I've heard that the worldbuilding is kind of all over the place, and it is a lot to take in at once, but I didn't have trouble processing any of it. But maybe because I'm just a worldbuilding geek and am able to handle stuff like that more so than other, less-worldbuilding-focused readers.

The whole concept of metahumans and whatnot was pretty neat. Also, did anyone else get KotLC vibes reading this? I mean, that's fantasy and this is sci-fi, but they're both explained as if it's sci-fi, but to be honest Whitewashed is better, lol.

STORY: I am in AWE. Know that I'm writing this review after having read the entire trilogy, but I just wanna say that Adelaide is a MASTER of twists-- and the appropriate foreshadowing that should come along with it. She broke every cliché into a million pieces, just like that. So well done.

THEME: Definitely one of my favorite parts about this story. I love, love, LOVE when authors dare to exploit one of the biggest problems in existence, namely, compassion. It's so not a thing in way too much of fiction nowadays. The character arcs were so well done, too. Don't you love it when the main character learns something that isn't the commonly-recurring theme of self-worth or self-strength? Not that those are bad things, but you'd think authors would realize there's a lot more to human character than just that. Compassion is much more of a "heavy theme" than a lot of people realize. Especially when it has to do with war. Even spec-fic war.

CHARACTERS: At last. My favorite part.

Ella~ I rarely ever read a female YA protagonist I like. Ella is totally awesome. She has her fair share of problems, and the best thing is, her CHARACTER ARC WAS AN ACTUAL CHARACTER ARC. I am so passionate about the topic of compassion and empathy I just--

Ethan~ I prefer to call him Sheedy. He's not my favorite character, but he exceeded my expectations by a million miles. He was awesome too, and unlike too many YA love interests, had plenty of his own flaws that were actual flaws and not other people's problems.

Kara~ she is such a precious little cinnamon roll but still like the wisest bff I've ever read about

Burnette~ I shall not speak for fear of spoilers *staunchly refuses to cry*

Everyone Else~ ALLLLLL THE LOVE. Every single one of the (good?) guys totally found their way into my heart. Although actually, plenty of times you'll be wondering exactly who IS the good guy and who isn't. Each of these side characters have so much depth! They're so real! And they get better :)

HUMOR: From now on I should definitely make this an important part in my reviews because humor is like everything. Let me just say, this book made me laugh out loud more than once.

And that concludes my long, astonishingly spoiler-free, not-really-gushy review! Note about the content: if it weren't for the violence and heavy themes about violence/war/death/compassion, I would mark this as a middle-grade. There is romance, but it is 100% squeaky clean and there are no innuendos or sick stuff you find in so much YA these days. I am unbearably happy about that.

5/5 stars!

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C. Haggard

Roller coaster plot, packed with personality

Reviewed in the United States on 27 March 2022

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The first thing I must say is that I appreciate clean reads, and this one did not disappoint. I loved this YA SciFi adventure. It has so many of my favorite things…

✔️Teens with powers
✔️Realistic real-people problems
✔️ Immersive description
✔️ Clean romantic subplot
✔️ Plot twists galore

Adelaide Thorne has a gift for writing unique, consistent, and realistic characters - the kind you want to hang out with, and I did for 38 amazing hours (via audiobook) in her high-adventure series with more surprises than I can recount.

In ‘The Trace,’ Ella must question what holds her back from being who she needs to be. I have to say that I learned so much about myself while growing with the main character.

I loved the relationship between Ella and her trainer, Ethan. Their emotional growth is realistic - not dramatized - and I found that aspect to be so endearing, but even their subplot is filled with twists.

So. Many. Twists.

The complexity and forethought of this story is deep and so well-executed. By the end of Book 1, I couldn’t tell who to trust or where any of this was going. I was thrown for a thousand loops.

I will recommend this book to anyone who will listen. Warning, though: when Book 1 ends, you’ll buy Book 2, even at 11 p.m. when you have to work the next day.

Laura A. Grace

A great read in what is sure to be an on edge sci-fi adventure trilogy!

Reviewed in the United States on 3 March 2019

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3.5/4 stars

It was really hard for me to read the first half of this book. I almost gave up reading it. *hides* The reason being is because I really disliked Ella. I know she was angry about certain situations and felt guilty, but I did not like how she handled things.

However, I'm really glad I continued reading because wow! There are some potent truths she learned that really spoke to my heart. She had an extremely touching transformation that opened my eyes to how we can stop hate. Not only that, I went from not being fully invested in her journey, to really wanting her to succeed in what she's called to do.

I was quite surprised how things unfolded concerning One and the Grifters. Both of those situations are what spoke to my heart the most. <3

Overall, a great read in what is sure to be an on edge sci-fi adventure!

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Emily H Jeffries

Immediately engrossing

Reviewed in the United States on 17 February 2020

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What a joy to know this book is in the world. It leaves nothing to be desired from the YA spec fic genre: sweet friendships, slow burn romance, struggles with emotions and impatience, and of course teenaged special abilities :)

But it also surprises with themes of difficult forgiveness, empathy, and purpose.

Thorne is an excellent writer. Her characters are easy to imagine and connect with, and the pacing of the action kept me reading late at night! I lived for another scene with Ethan and Ella. And I also loved the friendship between Ella and Kara so much.

Warning: this book ends on a cliffhanger. But you would have bought the next one, regardless.

I do not usually read sci-fi (and this is much more a dystopian than a space opera), but this is leaps and bounds better than most YA on the market today. Keep writing, Mrs. Thorne!

Flowergirl

Quick! Get this book before Summer is over!

Reviewed in the United States on 12 June 2017

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The Trace, was the perfect book to read at the beginning of my Summer Break, since I had such a difficult time putting it down! Ms. Thorne does such a great job of describing characters, so I wasn’t constantly trying to remember who was who, as is the case so often when I read fantasy/sci fi books. She painted the scenes beautifully in a way that by the end of the book, I felt as if I had just watched the movie! (And this book would make a great movie, by the way!)
This book has a female main character, but also equally strong boy characters, so a good book for both genders, and ages young adult on up! The unpredictable plot keeps you on the edge of your seat. It includes all the elements of a great adventure: characters with special abilities, intense battles, suspense, and unraveling secrets in the search for truth.
I’m looking forward to Book 2 coming out in November 2017!

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