I didn’t want to take the traditional path. First, I wasn’t ready for college. Second, I was going to live with my best friend, Tiff, and work at the Haunted House. Third, did I mention the hot guy Josh that works there too?
The most exciting thing about Austria’s new job, at a local haunted house, was the fact that the toughest looking people screamed the loudest. But when she meets the boy without a home, Josh, Austria’s life takes intriguing and eventful turns. Up until now, Josh has managed to hang with his Street crowd, but they’re in danger, and so is Austria, the girl Josh recently fell for. The group finds themselves joining forces with previously considered enemies who also now find themselves in danger.
Deeply compassionate and full of twists, Altered Helix captures the struggle of polarized people that must work together for the greater good.
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Author Bio
Stephanie Hansen is a PenCraft and Global Book Award Winning Author. Her debut novella series, Altered Helix, released in 2020. It hit the #1 New Release, #1 Best Seller, and other top 100 lists on Amazon. It is now being adapted to an animated story for Tales. Her debut novel, Replaced Parts, released in 2021 through Fire & Ice YA and Tantor Audio. It has been in a Forbes article, hit Amazon bestseller lists, and made the Apple young adult coming soon bestsellers list. The second book in the Transformed Nexus series, Omitted Pieces, released in 2022. Her next novella, Ghostly Howls, releases 2/7/23. She is a member of the deaf and hard of hearing community so she tries to incorporate that into her fiction. https://www.authorstephaniehansen.com/
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Why Should You Read This?
First of all, this book is a novella. It’s the size of a pocketbook, and I literally carried it everywhere I went. The story is well-paced, and while in the beginning it may seem a bit slow, it picks up pace as the story progresses. The plot is enticing, and by the end of the book, I wanted to read the next one in the series. I loved Tiff’s character, and the camaraderie between Austria and Tiff. I felt that the chemistry between Josh and Austria was a bit flat. They kept going hot and cold for no obvious reasons. I am especially curious of the dystopian world this book is based in, and I hope that the author delves into details in the next book. The book does touch serious elements such as economic disparity and organ trafficking, however, I didn’t find the descriptions gory.
I strongly recommend these to readers who love quick and easy reads. It is a combination of YA with dystopian fiction. I would give it 3 out of 5 stars.
