Sanctuary
by Caryn Lix
Synopsis:
As a citizen of Omnistellar Concepts, the most powerful corporation in the solar system, Kenzie has trained her entire life for one goal: to become an elite guard on Sanctuary, Omnistellar’s space prison for superpowered teens too dangerous for Earth. As a junior guard, she’s excited to prove herself to her company—and that means sacrificing anything that won’t propel her forward.
But then a routine drill goes sideways and Kenzie is taken hostage by rioting prisoners.
At first, she’s confident her commanding officer—who also happens to be her mother—will stop at nothing to secure her freedom. Yet it soon becomes clear that her mother is more concerned with sticking to Omnistellar protocol than she is with getting Kenzie out safely.
As Kenzie forms her own plan to escape, she doesn’t realize there’s a more sinister threat looming, something ancient and evil that has clawed its way into Sanctuary from the vacuum of space. And Kenzie might have to team up with her captors to survive—all while beginning to suspect there’s a darker side to the Omnistellar she knows.
Review:
Kenzie lives with her parents aboard a prison in space. This prison contains teens with abilities that make them a danger to people on Earth. When the teens try a prison break, Kenzie is caught in the middle. But an even bigger danger looms as Sactuary is invaded by an unknown presence.
Sactuary is an impressive, YA science fiction debut. Kenzie is a relatable girl, who is conflicted between duty and this group of teens who she begins to sympathize with. The characters are diverse and complex. And the story is action-packed and full of suspense, mystery, and drama. This is definitely one of my favorite reads of the year. Super-powered teens meets an alien invasion – the plot alone is fantastic. Don’t miss this exciting, thriller.