"Away" (The Line #2) by Teri Hall

234 pages

At the end of "The Line," Rachel crosses over into the desolate land known as Away, a strange place where there are none of the modern conveniences she's used to and some people have developed extraordinary abilities. She provides much-needed medicine to Pathik and the other allies she's found, and they help her find her father, whom she thought was dead. They come up with a plan to go back to the other side of the Line to retrieve Rachel's mother and her employer, Mrs. Morris, who once loved Pathik's grandfather, Indigo, who has never stopped loving her. It looks like everything is going according to plan...until Rachel and Pathik make a seemingly harmless decision that ends up creating disasterous results that endanger the entire group.

This book is pretty much nonstop action. I like the quick pace, but I wish it slowed down a little bit to allow for some more characterization so we could relate to the characters more. I like the new characters who are introduced here, and I like where the series seems to be going. The ending wraps things up well but also sets the stage for the next book in the series. So far, I've thought that the books in "The Line" series are nothing especially Earth-shattering, but they are certainly entertaining.