The Tabula Rasa Trilogy: Incognita
Binding: Hardcover
Age 12+
General Fiction
This fast-paced, witty thriller bullds on all the strengths of Tabula Rasa, taking our feisty heroine deeper into the secrets of her family and her own mind while keeping readers in the thick of the action.
In the sequel to Tabula Rasa, Angel, still under the protection of her father and federal agents, is reunited with her boyfriend, Thomas--only for him to be kidnapped and injected with a new kind of memory-altering drug. In an attempt to find the antidote, Angel, Thomas, and another mind-control victim, Mikey, uncover a wider conspiracy and peel back some more layers of Angel's forgotten past.
Creators
Kristen Lippert-Martin earned her MFA from Columbia University. She's worked at Time magazine, the world-renowned Brookings Institution, and even did a stint as a stand-up comic before turning to writing full-time. She was awarded the SCBWl's Work-in-Progress grant in 201 O. She likes to write stories about people who are secretly awesome and just need to find the right circumstances-often difficult-to discover themselves. She lives in Arlington, Virginia, with her husband and four children. Tabula Rase, her debut novel, was an lndieNext Pick for Fall 2014 and a finalist for the International Thriller Writers' 2015 Thriller Award for best young adult novel.
Reviews
In this sequel to Tabula Rasa (2014), Angel Ramos is ready for a fresh start. She has a temporary guardian, a therapist, federal agents keeping an eye on her, and a long-awaited reunion with her boyfriend, Thomas. But when Thomas is abducted and an assassination attempt is made on her own life, Angel realizes that she has not escaped her past after all. This story of corporate conspiracy, mind-altering drugs, and government complicity moves at a brisk pace with plenty of action and very little downtime; the events take place during a 24-hour period, but it feels like a lifetime by story’s end. Although reference is made to the events of the previous book, it’s done casually, avoiding clunky exposition but also making this less compelling for newcomers; without contextual understanding of Angel’s motivation, she seems less fully realized than she could be. There is certainly enough going on to make this an entertaining read for newcomers, but it will be best appreciated by previous fans.
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