I was given this book in return for an honest review. This is the sequel to Project Ele. The book starts at the exact second that the last book ended. I loved that. Usually it' several months later, yada yada. Willow has just found out her mother is alive and so is her little brother. Turns out that the imunizations that everyone were given, have altered everyone in some way. Once activated, each power comes with a different eye color. Willow is the only one known to be able to pick up peoples powers and make them her own, hence her eyes are a myriad of colors depending on which power she is using. Then there are the Reapers, they can take powers for themselves, but unlike Celeste, they kill the person while taking their powers. The Reapers eyes are red and they are evil,vicious, power hungry mobs. They are the enemy. Willow's mom is the leader of the rebels. They have a safe haven for the time being. Willow's mom wants her trained and appoints Tony as her trainer and bodyguard, if the Reapers were ever to get ahold of Willow's powers, it would be disastrous. Willow is feeling a little out of sorts due to the way she is feeling towards Tony, and that is amplified when they find Alec, after they enter the shelter to find her him and Conner, who went in looking for her. Her motley crew of Alex, Conner, Claire and one additon, Candy (evil Zach's sister)adjust to life outside of the shelter. Jealousy becomes an issue between Alex and Tony, and Willow has something about her powers that she must keep secret at all costs, or it could mean losing the trust of everyone. This book is just as fantastic as the first one. The characters, while having powers, are still typical teenagers. The book is action packed and sucks you in from the very first page. Great for young adults and adults alike. I loved it that their was a little added humor when the kids discover board games, they've never seen them before, Monopoly, Twister, Clue, etc. and they have a blast playing them. Fully recommend this book, it is fantastic. WaAr