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Unstrung Kindle Edition

by Kendra C. Highley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 186 ratings
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Lexa Pate, seventeen-year-old thief extraordinaire, has burned a bridge or two in her life. You don’t make a career out of stealing other people’s property without making enemies.

When a risky job goes from bad to worse, Lexa and her adopted family find themselves on Precipice Corporation’s hit list because they’ve accidentally stolen the wrong thing—plans for a new model of genetically-engineered super humans. Now every bounty hunter, cop on the take, and snitch in the city is after them.

Lexa’s world crumbles around her as she fights to keep her family safe even as someone strolls out of her forgotten past. Quinn claims to know who Lexa really is, but can she trust a stranger she met while robbing his boss?

More importantly, does she really want to know what Quinn has to tell her?

Based on the fairy tale Pinocchio, UNSTRUNG takes you into a near future world where the lines between fake and real are blurred, all that’s pristine isn’t always innocent, and being a criminal isn’t always wrong.
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    Unstrung
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  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    October 17, 2014
  6. Reading age
    14 - 18 years
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Author's Note: UNSTRUNG is classified as "teen" and intended for readers aged 14 and up. Please be advised.

About the Author

Kendra C. Highley lives in north Texas with her husband and two children. She also serves as staff to two self-important and high-powered cats. This, according to the cats, is her most critical job. She believes in everyday magic, extraordinary love stories and the restorative powers of dark chocolate.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NG77CVY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 1st edition (October 17, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 17, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2047 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 315 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1508605734
  • Customer Reviews:
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Confused Chemist
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything I like in a great story!
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2014
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I could NOT put this book down. Yes, a lot of folks say that in book reviews, but in this case it's the honest truth. Unstrung hit my sweet spot. It had everything I like in a story: great characters, action, and romance.

Unstrung is a near-future dystopian novel that explores the plight of the artificial human population in this story's world. The main character is a wonderful mix of confidence and uncertainty as she deals with the current problems facing her, and those from her forgotten past. The plot was fast paced and never dull, but I'm not going to go into detail for fear of spoiling some great twists.

This is a fun read I'd recommend to teens and adults alike. I can't wait to read the next book in the series!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good start to the series
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2014
Lately I've been reading a lot of books without reading the synopsis and this was the latest one. Within the first chapter, I knew I would like it.

Lexa is 17 and a thief. Found wandering the streets as a child, high on drugs and with no memory of who she is, she was taken in and trained by Turpin, the man she calls boss. She is very good at getting into and out of places undetected, until the day she almost gets caught. Hired to steal something already considered confidential, they soon learn that what they ended up with is even more valuable and therefore, dangerous to their well-being. To minimize the threat, they decide they need to steal something else that combined with the information they already have, could be used as a bargaining chip. It is at this point that Lexa's life is again turned upside down. With the help of her best friend and technical whiz, Jole, and Turpin, Lexa manages to break into the necessary facility, only to find it more populated than she was led to believe. If not for the help of Quinn, she would not have gotten out nor learned a little about her past. Confused and not knowing who to trust, Lexa will have to make decisions that can decide the fate of not only her adopted family, but the genetically engineered humans she comes to learn are a lot more like her than she originally thought.

There were moments when things felt a little slow. However, when things did pick up, things moved at a pretty rapid pace. Lexa was one of the characters that you come to admire. She's tough, intelligent, honest for the most part, loyal, and courageous. You knock her down, but she gets back up. And she makes mistakes. She isn't perfect, but she owns up to those flaws and she tries to overcome them. When the people she thought were her family turns on her, but then later needs her help, she doesn't hesitate to risk her life for them. I didn't always agree with what she said or did, but I give her props for being a strong character. As secondary characters, I also liked Jole and Quinn. The childhood friend and potential love interest and the flawed best friend who eventually comes around and has her back.

There were some grammatical errors which were a little distracting, but overall, even with some of those slow areas, a very good first book. I will definitely be reading book 2. If you like YA, sci-fi / fantasy, or dystopian books, this would be right up your alley and something I would recommend you read.
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ldmogford
5.0 out of 5 stars good book
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2022
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I like the author’s style. As most sci-fi there’s parts to overlook to make it a fun read. If you like it, good news, there is two more like it available in the series. Enjoy!
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Michael O.
5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable tale
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2022
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Evocative imagery, characters worth caring about, and an inspiring story. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
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Atalanta
3.0 out of 5 stars Blade Runner for the YA crowd
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2021
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Decided to give this a try and will likely read the rest of the series. It wasn’t badly written, the “nick of time” or “fortunate saves” do get a little tired and kinda take away from some of the suspense, as mentioned by other reviewers. The description states that it’s inspired by Pinocchio, I thought it was more Blade Runner - more human than human.
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storyelf
5.0 out of 5 stars ... me from the beginning and it just kept getting better. It's fresh and compelling
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2015
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**POSSIBLE SPOILERS** -- This story grabbed me from the beginning and it just kept getting better. It's fresh and compelling, and the author's grasp of pacing is outstanding. There are no lags, no tedious passages that I've found more and more often in YA novels, unfortunately. And the characters -- I have to admit I was worried, at first, about whether I'd be able to care about Lexa if she turned out to be 'non-human', but the worry was needless. In fact, I loved both Lexa and Quinn, getting totally invested in their history and relationship. I can't wait for Book 2! Well done, Ms. Highley!
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Books and Ashes
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful start to a new series!
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2015
What I liked: I really liked how all the little hints thrown in about Lexa and who she really is gets thrown in without being too obvious when they happen. Lexa herself is a fierce girl who I really liked as a character, she grew on me fairly quickly and I found that while she is a thief for a living, the fact that she can't lie was brilliant. It was very, interesting that she couldn't lie despite her line of work and what she was doing to live in her city. Quinn was also interesting as a character, and we know what he is right off the bat, though we don't know how or why he knows Lexa. That takes a little bit to learn, and it makes everything fall even further apart than what happens after she manages to botch a job that was important. I found that even though we get very little about the world outside the city, what worldbuilding about it we get is good, and the worldbuilding about the city we get gives me some answers but not all of them.

What I didn't like: I really didn't like our main antagonist, she felt very flat in the moments she's in and only seemed to serve the purpose of being the villain of the story. Did she sound like she would be an interesting character from how everyone spoke of her? Yes, definitely. So I was disappointed by that outcome. There was also a lack of a confrontation between Lexa and the main antagonist, especially in the times they meet and it was something that required fighting. It felt rushed and was wrapped up rather quickly.

Overall Review: Besides a few of the characters, I really liked the main cast of characters in Unstrung, they were both interesting and fun and even some of the side characters who don't appear much after their introduction are not characters who I would call characters you could just cast aside or mesh together. They stood up well in their own way and I really liked them!

Recommend?: Definitely! It was really good and if you like dystopian you should read it!

*I received a copy in exchange for an honest review*
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Rhianno H Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars Unstrung by Kendra C. Highley
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2014
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I was an avid reader of Kendra Highley's previous Matt Archer series so I could not wait to see what she would write next.

I was pleased to discover that the Unstrung world and characters are almost as developed and engrossing as the Matt Archer series was.

The plot is impossible to talk about without offering spoilers but it safices to say that it takes the reader places that I could never have imagined from the outset.

In all, this is a gripping start to what promises to be an amazing series. I can't wait for book 2.
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Steve B
5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping start to what looks like a great series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2019
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A thoroughly enjoyable book. Others have written thorough book reviews, so all I can say is give the book a go!
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Gwynneth White
5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected treat
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2015
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After a slow start, this book captivated me. Thoroughly enjoyed Lexa's story and can't wait to read the next in the series.
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