Hardcover, 343 pages
Published September 21st 2010 by Razorbill/Penguin Group
There's something not right about the town of Gentry. Parents tell their children bedtime stories about a man who stole children. They hang small metal scissors over their infants' crib to keep them safe. But, inevitably, every 7 years a child goes missing. A replacement child is put in their crib in its place. The replacement child usually doesn't live long when the parents realize it isn't their real child. This has been going on in Gentry for years, but people don't talk about it, but they know it's a part of life and they know it's the reason their town is successful.
Mackie has always been different than his peers. He can't touch or go near anything with iron in it, including blood. His schoolmates think he's a wimp because he throws up everytime someone gets a bloody nose. His best friend Roswell is the only person who understands him. But Mackie is getting really sick, he's dying. He finds out what really lives underneath the city and that they're willing to help him, at a price. But what will Mackie do when he realizes that the last child who was taken is still alive and he's the only one who can save her?
The Replacement is a unique novel on good and evil and the grey that exists in between. Yet again I'm blown away by how Brenna Yovanoff weaves such an exquisitely beautiful yet dark world. I am still extremely impressed with her writing and this book may be her best, imo. 5 stars all the way. Read it :)
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