Confined

Christine Bartholio

Author’s Blurb:

Val hasn’t seen the sun in eight years.
Taken to the institution following the betrayal of her own mother, she was diagnosed with a mental disorder that plagues the youth of the American Concord and causes dangerous psychotic episodes. The leadership, who pride themselves on having a healthy and fruitful society, have ordered Val, and others like her, to be healed in the institution. The only problem is that she doesn’t believe a word they say. To her, Porter–the voice in her head and best friend–is real. And she will do anything to keep him around, including prolonged confinement in the abusive institution.
When a new head leader takes over the health department, suddenly Val’s quiet rebellion is no longer tolerated. She is given thirty days to heal, cut off the voice, and become an asset to the leadership. Otherwise, she’ll be taken to the block for execution.
Desperate to keep Porter safe in her head, Val finds herself in a race against time whilst navigating new allies, espionage, and crumbling sanity all around her.

Confined is the first installment in a young adult dystopian trilogy.

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3 Reasons We Think You Should Pick Up This Book:

1. We get to spend the whole book trying to figure out if our main character is crazy, or unjustly being held captive.

2. This main character clearly has a strong will as she is willing to be tortured to perserve what she believes is right.

3. We have a deadline! Val only has 30 days to either give in to the intitution or get out before she is executed. We love a scary deadline.

Our Favorite Quote:

"Making stupid decisions is a part of living."