Sun Touched

by J.C. Hart

Madea knows the price that must be paid when Diamara’s harsh sun leaves you Touched: you are Hollowed, your inner self stripped away, leaving a mindless shell. As aide to the brilliant Sullivan, Madea has assisted at a few of these procedures, but it’s not until she witnesses the Hollowing of a young woman much like herself that Madea begins to question the ethics of their work.

Caught in a struggle she didn’t know existed, Madea finds herself pregnant and over-exposed. She doesn’t know how long until the madness sets in, but she does know what it will mean for her and her unborn child. No life at all.

Madea must turn from those who would Hollow her—friends, family, lover—as well as the protective rules she has clung to her whole life, to the enigmatic stranger, Garrett. He is the only one who can help her now, but he might also be the one who made her Touched to begin with.

234 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 14, 2015

About the author

I am a writer, and reader of books. A full time mother and all around lover of words.

Reviews

[Meryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suntouched is set on the distant planet of Diamura, where the rays of the sun can send the human colonists insane. Madea is a scientist and daughter of one of the colony leaders, and discovers that there is more to the 'madness' than first appears.

I enjoyed Madea's story, and the interesting aspects of the colony. The colonists are still pretty recent and so cling to Earth customs. The story had a lot of hope, even when things looked dark, and the ending hinted that, while things might be bad, there's hope on the horizon.