An invisible, uncrossable physical barrier encloses the Unified States. The Line is the part of the border that lopped off part of the country, dooming the inhabitants to an unknown fate when the enemy used a banned weapon. It’s said that bizarre creatures and superhumans live on the other side, in Away. Nobody except tough old Ms. Moore would ever live next to the Line.
Nobody but Rachel and her mother, who went to live there after Rachel’s dad died in the last war. It’s a safe, quiet life. Until Rachel finds a mysterious recorded message that can only have come from Away. The voice is asking for help.
Who sent the message? Why is her mother so protective? And to what lengths is Rachel willing to go in order to do what she thinks is right?
My thoughts
Rachel lives on the Property. That’s all she has ever known. And the Property is close to The Line, which separates the Unified States from the rest of the world. What is on the other side is unknown to her and she is on curious girl; especially when she gets a recorded message from the Others. Teri Hall’s young adult novel The Line is an interesting look at a dystopian society, yet she takes so long to build up the story and characters that the book is almost to the end before any real action takes place. It finishes abruptly so that the reader must wait for the second book in the series to find out what happens next.
Note: I borrowed this book from my local library.
1 comments:
Aghgh. It sounds really interesting, but I'll probably wait till book 2's out in order to avoid the frustration of waiting.
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