Post by anathebookworm on May 12, 2017 13:29:38 GMT -5
Fifteen-year-old Harper is a YouTuber in the middle of an alien invasion. When the Givers first arrived, they eradicated disease and brought economic and technological equality to humanity. But as compensation for their kindness, they force people together, branding them with specially designated marks and calling them soulmates. Harper tries to escape the horror the world has become by immersing herself in video games and YouTube, but it all falls apart when she learns the anon who’s been harassing her online is actually her soulmate.
Although eager to free herself from an unwanted destiny, Harper’s plans backfire when she slips her idea of erasing her designated mark to a friend, who demands to have her mark removed as well. Instead of removing their marks, though, her efforts result in her friend suffering severe burn damage. Harper’s mother is blamed for the stunt and, to “protect the law,” the Givers order her mom’s execution—a big event to be aired live on TV. Feeling sympathy, one of the Givers responsible for her mother’s imprisonment takes Harper under her wing.
But it doesn’t take long for Harper to learn the Givers tinkered with the human body to ensure that those who refuse their soulmates are killed by a plague. It’s enough to shatter her tentative friendship with the Giver taking care of her, and to seek help from a group of human rebels whose only objective is to kill every Giver they find. If she proves to them she isn't a Giver-loving girl, they might have a way to save her mother—even if it means the death of the Giver who Harper wishes in her heart was still her friend.
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Although eager to free herself from an unwanted destiny, Harper’s plans backfire when she slips her idea of erasing her designated mark to a friend, who demands to have her mark removed as well. Instead of removing their marks, though, her efforts result in her friend suffering severe burn damage. Harper’s mother is blamed for the stunt and, to “protect the law,” the Givers order her mom’s execution—a big event to be aired live on TV. Feeling sympathy, one of the Givers responsible for her mother’s imprisonment takes Harper under her wing.
But it doesn’t take long for Harper to learn the Givers tinkered with the human body to ensure that those who refuse their soulmates are killed by a plague. It’s enough to shatter her tentative friendship with the Giver taking care of her, and to seek help from a group of human rebels whose only objective is to kill every Giver they find. If she proves to them she isn't a Giver-loving girl, they might have a way to save her mother—even if it means the death of the Giver who Harper wishes in her heart was still her friend.
/thanks to anyone who reviews! I'll be reviewing people's queries as soon as I have the time