Intense Young Adult Fantasy

Thrilling, adventurous, heart breaking and suspenseful.
A young girl, Tate, with dreams of a life filled with college, dating and normalities finds herself living nightmare beyond her imagination. One moment, one touch and everything she is may be lost forever. Her world is so naive to the ways of The Guild, the ruling class, her world is blinded not but stupidity but by concealment and fear. When the most vile of creatures intrudes on her body, her dream is crushed. Tate, is not going to go easily down the path so many have gone before, she opens her eyes and kicks that grey matter into gear. This girl knows there is a way to stop this, she can not let this happen anymore, and she is willing to give up her own life to save others. There are others, does she trust, not completely, but she will have to stick her neck out there to have any chance and hope it's not cut off.
I really didn't know how it would turn out for her. The evil is so disturbing, so invasive and not apologetic. A true power, ancient and knowledgeable with centuries of patience to take down his prey. Watching her fight and get beaten down, lost and broken so many times, was difficult. The author did an excellent job of leaving some doubt in each of the characters personalities. Who does she trust ? Are any of these feelings real or is she being used for something ? I'm still not sure even after finishing the book. I love the wiggle room she left ! What was the real outcome ? We don't know and have to read the next book, which I hope is coming out soon.
Tate may have found love, or not. The romance was a brief moment nothing to secure it in the future. Wiggle room !
Cliffhanger ending, one I have been mulling over for a couple days now. Bravo, Ms. Madison, you have written an excellent story and I am hooked good.Inte