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Shade Me

by Jennifer Brown

A mystery shaped by synesthesia

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A mystery shaped by synesthesia

Nikki Kill experiences emotions and deception through color, a rare form of synesthesia that becomes relevant when an emergency call leads her to identify an attacked classmate. The discovery that Nikki’s number was the only one in the victim’s phone gives her a personal reason to investigate, while her growing connection to the victim’s brother complicates the mystery: he may be a suspect. The story brings together a school-based investigation, an unusual sensory perspective, and questions of trust and suspicion. It is the first book in Jennifer Brown’s suspense series.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in mysteries and detective stories.
  • Readers who enjoy school-based suspense involving a puzzling attack and a possible suspect close to the victim.
  • Readers interested in a protagonist whose synesthesia shapes how she perceives emotions and lies.

Themes

Synesthesia and perceptionTrust and deceptionInvestigation and suspicionSchool relationships

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Book overview

The first book in acclaimed author Jennifer Brown's thrilling suspense series, Shade Me is the story of a girl born with rare synesthesia who becomes unwittingly entangled in the mystery of an attack on a classmate and involved with a boy who may be a suspect. Perfect for fans of Sara Shepard's Pretty Little Liars, Shade Me is a thriller you won't want to put down.

Nikki Kill does not see the world like everyone else. In her eyes, happiness is pink, sadness is a mixture of brown and green, and lies are gray, thanks to a rare phenomenon called synesthesia that makes her senses overlap.

That's why Nikki decides to answer the phone the night a mysterious call lights it up bright orange--the color of emergencies. It's the hospital and they need Nikki to identify a Jane Doe who is barely hanging on to life after a horrible attack. Nikki IDs the victim as Peyton Hollis, a popular girl from her school who she hardly knows. As Nikki tries to discover why her number was the only one in Peyton's phone, she finds herself swept up in the mystery behind Peyton's attack--and she finds herself drawn toward Peyton's handsome, rebellious older brother, Dru...who may be the primary suspect.

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