Published: July 22nd, 2014
Immutable (Ripple #5)
By: Cidney Swanson
Williams Press
Seventeen year old Martina, raised as part of Helmann's elite Angel Corps, wants nothing more than to rebuild the life she lost because of Helmann's lies. In a single afternoon, she discovers the truth about the woman who raised her and the boyfriend she thought she'd never see again. Meanwhile, her Uncle Fritz Gottlieb has his eye on the Angel Corps, and he has no qualms sacrificing Martina's dreams to make his own come true.
Review
Immutable is one of those books that gets you involved and smashes you to pieces in the process. After reading the other books in the Ripple series (Rippler, Chameleon, Unfurl, & Visible). But there is still a side of the story that hasn't been told - that of the children that Helmann engineered for his nefarious purposes. We do get to see how Sam, Will, Gwyn, Sir Walter, Chretien and the others are doing in brief scenes, along with glimpses at the evil of Fritz from inside his own mind. But the majority of this book is about Martina, one of Helmann's daughters, and an ex-member of his "Angel Corps." When we first meet Martina, she's living in France, in the city of Nice, feeling absolutely alone and forgotten. Two of her brothers have chosen to take a drug called Immutin from Dr. Pfeffer, who has been monitoring all of them. It will take away their ability to Ripple permanently and they can live a normal life. Martina herself is taking a supressant to curtail her abilties, while working in a clinic to help others. Her other two brothers, Hansel and Georg, have refused to take the supressant and have taken off with their evil half-brother Fritz. Martina thinks she is doing some good, using her abilties to steal from the corrupt and help her poor, underpriveleged patients in the small time frame between injections when her medicine wears off.
But Martina is so low and depressed, all she wants is to see her beloved adoptive mother, Mutti. When Pfeffer puts her on a plane to the Caribbean, Martina thinks that she'll be happy again soon. But upon arriving there she discovers secrets that have been kept from her, and learns of a recent tragedy. This sends events spiralling out of control, until a life or death situation results. Martina is forced to seek out Pfeffer in Las Abuelitas, California. She's thrown into the paths of Sam, Will and their friends and family, while trying to find a way to save her own loved ones. Can they all find a way to stop Fritz from gaining information that could destroy all their lives? Or will Martina be forced to make an impossible choice between her beliefs of what's right, and saving her loved ones? I absolutely loved getting into Martina's head and watching her form opinions of the world around her, without Helmann's twisted philosophies to guide her. She's very smart, but emotionally damaged and trying to cling onto the remnants of a life she doesn't have anymore. There was some great action in this book, but I felt like it was building more towards another one than giving a resolution. The whole thing with Fritz and the Immutin makes sense, but I did feel like it was on the backburner for a good majority of the book. I really enjoyed seeing old friends again and making new ones. Another favorite book from Cidney Swanson, in one of my favorite series! :D
VERDICT: 4/5 Stars
*I received an Advanced Reading E-book Copy from the author herself. No money was exchanged for this review.*
But Martina is so low and depressed, all she wants is to see her beloved adoptive mother, Mutti. When Pfeffer puts her on a plane to the Caribbean, Martina thinks that she'll be happy again soon. But upon arriving there she discovers secrets that have been kept from her, and learns of a recent tragedy. This sends events spiralling out of control, until a life or death situation results. Martina is forced to seek out Pfeffer in Las Abuelitas, California. She's thrown into the paths of Sam, Will and their friends and family, while trying to find a way to save her own loved ones. Can they all find a way to stop Fritz from gaining information that could destroy all their lives? Or will Martina be forced to make an impossible choice between her beliefs of what's right, and saving her loved ones? I absolutely loved getting into Martina's head and watching her form opinions of the world around her, without Helmann's twisted philosophies to guide her. She's very smart, but emotionally damaged and trying to cling onto the remnants of a life she doesn't have anymore. There was some great action in this book, but I felt like it was building more towards another one than giving a resolution. The whole thing with Fritz and the Immutin makes sense, but I did feel like it was on the backburner for a good majority of the book. I really enjoyed seeing old friends again and making new ones. Another favorite book from Cidney Swanson, in one of my favorite series! :D
VERDICT: 4/5 Stars
*I received an Advanced Reading E-book Copy from the author herself. No money was exchanged for this review.*
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