Agent: Joanna MacKenzie, Browne & Miller Literary Associates. The novel’s romantic elements may keep some readers invested, but Sasha’s situation is, in her words, “very telenovela.” Ages 12–up.
Sasha has the stereotypical princess skills down-she screams, cries, begs, runs away, faints, and crumbles in the face of bullying. Thomas is the analog of Sasha’s longtime crush, Grant, so it’s a simple matter to steal her back to Aurora by taking his place and asking her to prom. Thomas Mayhew is the royal agent who travels from Aurora to Earth to kidnap Sasha, because Princess Juliana has gone missing before her imminent wedding the political ramifications, should she fail to reappear, have driven the regime to desperate measures. ANNA JARZAB is the author of two previous novels, All Unquiet Things and The Opposite of Hallelujah. Little does she suspect that this twin, or “analog,” and world actually exist, in a parallel universe. Sasha Lawson, 16, has been dreaming she is a princess her whole life-Princess Juliana, to be exact, from a world subtly different from our own. Clever and exhilarating-each page is a pleasure.Past the offhand references to theoretical physics, the first installment of Jarzab’s Many-Worlds trilogy features a standard romantic suspense plot and dated gender roles. As time runs out, Sasha finds herself torn between two worlds, two lives, and two young men vying for her love-one who knows her secret, and one who believes she's someone she's not. A captivating tale of rebellion and romance that spans parallel worlds. If Sasha succeeds in fooling everyone, she will be returned home if she fails, she'll be trapped in another girl's life forever. To prevent imminent war, Sasha must slip into the life of an alternate version of herself, a princess who has vanished on the eve of her arranged marriage. Read the book that Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the LEGEND trilogy called, A fascinating world of parallel universes. Sasha never believed such worlds were real-until now, when she finds herself thrust into one against her will. When she was young, she loved her grandfather's stories of parallel worlds, inhabited by girls who looked like her but led totally different lives. Sixteen-year-old Sasha Lawson has only ever known one small, ordinary life.
Many worlds, many lives-infinite possibilities. Such a fun and addictive read A captivating tale of rebellion and romance that spans parallel worlds. Read the book that Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the LEGEND trilogy called, A fascinating world of parallel universes, sexy doppelgangers, and breathtaking action. Read the book that Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the LEGEND trilogy called, A fascinating world of parallel universes, sexy doppelgangers.
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