Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the opportunity to read and review The Scattering by Kimberly McCreight. This sequel begins where The Outliers left off then jumps ahead to six months later. Jasper and Wylie both feel guilty about Cassie. Wylie tries to save Jasper from jumping off a bridge after Jasper’s mom says she’s worried about him. Wylie gets to the bridge and while she’s looking for Jasper, police show up and arrest her, assuming she’s going to jump. Wylie finds herself in a hospital with other other Outliers, all young women, and the girls are told lies about why they have been committed as patients. People are constantly deceiving Wylie, or trying to and the most information she seems to get is half truth. Needless to say, Wylie doesn’t trust easily. She has a difficult time trusting her feelings also, because she’s an Outlier, but she’s learning to tell the difference between her feelings and other people’s feelings. This sequel has a floor-dropping ending also and I’m beginning to think that is the author’s writing style. 4 stars for another book full of mystery!
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