"Adaptation" by Malinda Lo

Page Count: 386 Pages

Publish Date: September 18th, 2012

Genre: YA/Science Fiction/Romance

Synopsis: Reese can't remember anything from the time between the accident and the day she woke up almost a month later. She only knows one thing: She's different now.

Across North America, flocks of birds hurl themselves into airplanes, causing at least a dozen to crash. Thousands of people die. Fearing terrorism, the United States government grounds all flights, and millions of travelers are stranded.

Reese and her debate team partner and longtime crush David are in Arizona when it happens. Everyone knows the world will never be the same. On their drive home to San Francisco, along a stretch of empty highway at night in the middle of Nevada, a bird flies into their headlights. The car flips over. When they wake up in a military hospital, the doctor won't tell them what happened, where they are - or how they've been miraculously healed.

Things become even stranger when Reese returns home. San Francisco feels like a different place with police enforcing curfew, hazmat teams collecting dead birds, and a stranger presence that seems to be following her. When Reese unexpectedly collides with the beautiful Amber Gray, her search for truth is forced in an entirely new direction - and threatens to expose a vast global conspiracy that the government has worked for decades to keep secret.

Review: This book was such a fun read! The beginning is very high energy and fast paced, but after that it does slow down. Reese is an interesting character who develops through the story as she discovers herself. It is also an excellent portrayal of bisexuality with Reese having meaningful relationships with men and women, but it also does not reinforce negative stereotypes.

The writing is excellent and Malinda Lo tells a very compelling story in Adaptation. There is obviously set up for the sequel, which I cannot wait to read.

I highly recommend this book, especially because it has an excellent portrayal for a non-straight female character where coming out is not the sole focus. A must read for any queer girls.

Rating: 4 Stars