Ultimately, though, The Memory Chronicles is a unique glimpse of a young life caught between two worlds and the ever-raging war between good and evil which surrounds her. Lenore Appelhans combines the best of much contemporary young adult fantasy in this inventive series: the dystopian drama of Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy the religious mythology of the Fallen books by Lauren Kate and the revolutionary spirit of Teri Terry's characters in Slated. Debut novelist, Lenore Appelhans has written a thrilling otherworldly young adult novel about a place that exists between. Along with her fellow drones, Felicia passes the endless hours reliving memories of her time on Earth and mourning what she’s lost-family, friends, and Neil, the boy she loved.īut when Julian – a dangerously charming guy Felicia knew in life – comes to offer Felicia a way out, Felicia learns the truth: If she joins the rebellion to overthrow the Morati, the angel guardians of Level 2, she can be with Neil again. Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia Ward has been trapped in Level 2, a stark white afterlife located between our world and the next.

Just when Felicia thinks things can’t get any more complicated, deadly explosions begin to rock Level 3, and Julian-her charming former love who might still be aligned with the Morati-reappears.Tags: fantasy paranormal religion romance mystery illness & grief In this gripping exploration of a futuristic afterlife, a teen discovers that death is just the beginning.Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia Ward has been trapped in Level 2, a stark white afterlife located between our world and the next. Neil wants to focus on the future, but Felicia insists on looking for answers about her past. Shortly after arriving, Felicia learns some shocking truths about her life that make her question everything. Now, she and Neil are finally ready to move on to the mysterious Level 3, an afterlife training facility where humans pick a career to pursue until they supposedly retire to the next level. Level 2 is written by Appelhans, Lenore and published by Allen & Unwin. It’s been four months since Felicia saved Level 2 from the Morati, the corrupted angels who trapped her and her boyfriend, Neil, in the afterlife.

Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans