Fractured by Teri Terry

The second book in the Slated trilogy opens with Kyla shivering in the aftermath of the trauma of having attacked a man.  She was only defending herself, however, she has beaten him nearly to death and as a Slated it should not be possible.  Slated's are under 16s that have had their minds and personalities wiped, and they wear a device called a Levo that monitors their mood and if they show signs of agression render them unconsious, even kills them.  It began as a utopian idea, in the aftermath of civil unrest Slating was an alternative to execution.  But Kyla's memories are beginning to return, another things that is not supposed to happen.  There is a man with pale blue eyes at her school, he is supposed to be a teacher but isn't.  Kyla grieves for Ben, the boy she lost in Slated when he cut his Levo off and was last seen being dragged off by the Lorders, the martial police of this new world. Kyla begins to remember and her memories are fractured, of a girl called Rain, of a girl called Lucy, and what exactly was done to her.  She finds herself torn between the new family she has been assigned, her past and her sense of right and wrong. 

An enjoyable read, just don't expect too much from it.  Many of the themes aren't new, a dystopian world with lots of twists and turns, but it is a good ride.

Slated by Teri Terry

Kyla is on her way out of New London Hospital to a new family.  Her memories and personality have been wiped clean.  She is a blank slate with no knowledge of the past that caused her to have her mind wiped, and whether it was voluntary or forced on her.  What she does know is that this is her last chance.  Attached to her wrist is her Levo, a device that measures her mood and renders her unconscious, even dead, if she becomes angry or agitated.

Kyla goes to school with her new sister Amy and tries desperately to adjust to life in a stratified society where Slateds are outcasts.  She makes a friend in Ben, also a Slated. But something is wrong, Kyla finds anger rising up inside her and her Levo unreactive.  Dreams and surfacing memories plague her, and even her new mum and dad are not what they seem.

Fast paced with a warm heart and thriller storyline.  The Slated idea is a natural extension of what most teens feel, that they do not fit in the world they inhabit.  A good read.