Megan Reid- Truth

Truth (Book #3 in the Chasing Yesterday series)
Robin Wasserman
235 pages
100 out of 10

Don’t be fooled… just because there is a lot of writing does not mean this is a review you should ignore!!!

Hey All. I just finished an AMAZING book that I thought I should tell you about. To fully understand, I will fill you in a little bit about the first two books in this terrific series. This may be a bit rough since I read the first two books early in 8th grade, but here goes:
A girl wakes up in a hospital with no memory of herself or her past. This Jane Doe is clueless, and all she knows is that she was in some kind of accident. She chooses to be called J.D. because she has no idea what her real name is. Her “mother” ends up finding her (after J.D. spent some time in an orphan shelter place- something like that, I can’t remember the name) and bringing her home. But things are not right. Her mother sends her to get sessions because she thinks J.D. is crazy. J.D. knows that the visions, the music, and the lights are all real, but she knows she is not going insane. They are about to send J.D. away to some institute for help, but she escapes, and in the process she almost kills the women who pretended to be her mother. The escape got her away from Ansel Sykes, who pretended to be her “therapist”, but the struggle is far from over. With the help of her friend Daniel (from the shelter place), J.D. is on the run and looking for answers. The second book is when J.D. finds out that she is the property of a company called LysenCorp. and that she is some powerful weapon. She is using her powers, and she is fierce. After sleeping in abandoned houses, and stealing food, Daniel and J.D. find a place to stay with other homeless kids. J.D. leaves Daniel to continue on her own before she hurts or kills him. Daniel turns her into LysenCorp, and that’s where the third book begins.

J.D. has accepted the fact that she is in LysenCorp. Institute and this is where she belongs. This is her home, and she has learned the rules. Dr. A (Ansel Sykes) sat her down and told her the truth about her past, and he made sure she knew that she was special. J.D. is back with her old friends, in a windowless building with all white walls. J.D. is using her powers and regaining strength, and relearning everything that she already knew/had before the accident. Things get a little suspicious when Daniel shows up as a worker in the institute and J.D. is under a different impression what she sees and does everyday. Things are not what they seem to be, and in the process of figuring out the real truth, there is a lot of sneaking around, pain, and mental break downs. J.D. has to get out of the Institute with Daniel, and she has to free the other girls as well. She is the only one that has the ability to fight, she is special. J.D. has learned to control her powers, and to block out the brainwashing. She is no longer a zombie. She is unstoppable…well maybe. I do not want to give away such a tremendous ending, but I will say that there is a gunshot, a gray device, a demolished building, mind-boggling confessions, and a whole lot of emotion.

I loved this book. The author takes you inside J.D.’s mind and it is absolutely incredible. You can almost hear the music swell, and see the pulsing light. You can feel the agony, and smell the fear. The truth burns, and your predictions are put to the test. J.D. unlocks her mind, and the secrets unfold. The institute is eerie and you tremble when Dr. A is with J.D., even though he does not deceive you. J.D. and Daniel have a special friendship, and a bond that will not break no matter what they go through. They have each others back. Controlling her powers is just another test. Everything seems to be a test. The master plan is revealed. J.D. gets the strength to fight. There is no turning back, even with all of her second guessing. Don’t you worry; everything makes sense in the end. I promise you that this book will not disappoint.