I read the first book in this series a while back. They were both good, the first better then the second. Quick read.

Kayla has resisted getting the bar code tattoo, even though it's meant forfeiting any chance she'd had at having a normal life. Without the tattoo, she's an exile. But when someone very important sets about to bring her back in again -- WITH a tattoo -- Kayla finds herself a part of the resistence, where her unexpected allies and even more unexpected enemies include three clones of hers.

An edge-of-your-seat, teen's-eye-view thriller that merges the headlines of today with the world of tomorrow. ( )

Really Good ( )

An enjoyable read. But the story felt choppy. It didn't flow smoothly. Felt a bit like she was throwing everything in to the book. We get bar codes, nano bites, clones, genetic engineering, telepathy, visions and astro projection.

I learned about - One history of the fortune cookie claims that David Jung, a Chinese immigrant living in Los Angeles and founder of the Hong Kong Noodle Company, invented the cookie in 1918. Concerned about the poor he saw wandering near his shop, he created the cookie and passed them out free on the streets. Each cookie contained a strip of paper with an inspirational Bible scripture on it, written for Jung by a Presbyterian minister. ( )

Seen dystopian societies done much better. Read City of Ember, The Giver, Hunger Games or Unwind. ( )

In this sequel, the resistance against getting tattooed is getting stronger and the government is getting more aggressive in silencing those who are against it. As the story progresses, Kayla will lose some people who are close to her, but she will also come in contact with new and old friends who will help her. Kayla discovers astonishing details about herself, her past and the people who raised her. She will also uncover more secrets about the tattoo and the ongoing experiments being carried out by Global-1. I have to say this sequel had some unexpected surprises which made it all the more interesting to read. The idea of a future controlled by a bar code tattoo is thought-provoking and realistic on some level. Who is to say that this won’t happen in the future? It’s a short book, so it felt like some scenes didn’t go as deep as I wanted it to. The intensity of the story decreased halfway through the book, but it quickly picked up near the end. ( )