A dark and twisty psychological thriller that straddles the question of what it means to be human. Kirkus Reviews Two sisters. One death. No memories. Cora should remember every detail about the night her stepsister, Hannah, fell down a flight of stairs to her death, especially since her Cerepina sophisticated brain-computer interfacemay have recorded each horrifying moment. But when she awakens after that night, her memories gone, Cora is left with only questionsand dread of what the answers might mean. When a downward spiral of self-destruction forces Cora to work with an AI counselor, she finds an unexpected ally, even as others around her grow increasingly convinced that Hannahs death was no accident. As Coras dark past swirls chaotically with the versions of Hannahs life and death that her family and friends want to believe, Cora discovers the disturbing depths of what some people may doincluding herself. With her very sanity in question, Cora is forced to face her greatest fear. She will live or die by what she discovers.

 

 

There are 316 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2017 by Amazon Publishing .

Sarah Fine is a child psychologist and the author of several books for teens and adults. Walter Jury works in the film industry. Burn is his second novel. "