The Integer

By Adelaide Thorne

Some lies are safer in the dark.

After months of working with the MTA in search of her captured best friend, Ella Kepler stumbles upon a secret that predates everything she understood about Kara's kidnapping-including her own past. Armed with a truth that could either destroy or save lives, Ella works alongside a group of metahumans determined to battle injustice and bring every lie to an end. As Ella's involvement thickens, she's forced to realize that lies have consequences, enemies wear two faces, and even memories can't be trusted.

EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the second book in the "Whitewashed" trilogy, following Ella as she finds her place in the world of metahumans and Grifters, a world too hungry to let one girl escape.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DX1SHXSZ
• ISBN13: 9798890250674
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Evolved Publishing
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

ONE OF MY FAVORITES BOOKS EVER! Two words: Masterpiece, and Iconic ...also Sheedy

WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN?!?!? The most accurate description I can use to convey my feelings is a lot of gasping, sobbing, not breathing, awwwwwing, laughing, screaming, and wild fangirling. In a word, obsessed. Forever. First, imma gush, then I'll talk about The Integer individually. (If you've read my review for The Trace, you can skip the gush. Or read it again. Because, like, one can never gush enough about these books!!!!!) Adelaide Thorne is now one of my favorite authors of all time, and her books are some of my all time favorites. Yes, I just read them. No, my mind will never change. This is not a passing phase. I am in love, and forever will be. This is the story of metahumans and their war with the strange grey monsters known as Grifters. This is the story of a girl who takes responsibility and guilt for things she has no control over, yet does whatever she can to make things right; a boy who does the right thing no matter what, and has to learn what emotions even are; and an enemy that will blow your mind...literally. I didn't know what to expect, but this series has touched my heart in ways I never dreamed. Please, do yourself a favor and get these books. Now. (Also Ethan Sheedy is the best thing since sliced bread. Jus' sayin'. You maybe have heard the hype? Oh honey. He's even better than anything you've heard!) THE INTEGER! It starts off right where The Trace finishes, and seriously...it will blow. your. ever. loving. bloody. mind. You think The Trace was good? You think that book was a "mind bomb"? Oh ho, are you in for the RIDE OF YOUR LIFE! This is my favorite of the two (even though it's hard to pick,) probably because it was just...even more original if that's even POSSIBLE? and also more Sheedy. One can never have too much Sheedy. Or Ethella. #thatshipmustsail Also there was more of Vires, and, like, you know how you just suddenly and randomly get attached to a side character? *hugs Vires* Ads, you'd better not hurt him in book 3 OR YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM ME! *calms down* Okay, where was I? Mind blowing, right. I'm assuming you've read the Trace, so what I say right now is not a spoiler. (If you haven't read The Trace...remind me why you are reading this review? GO READ BOOK 1!!!) The Trace totally shatters the idea that Grifters are dumb animal-like humanoids. In reality, they have telepathy just like the Tacemus, and they are just like metas, except for...y'know...grey pockmarked skin and gaping holes in their heads where eyes and nose and mouth and ears should be. Minor differences. This book takes the memory stealing and telepathy to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL and guys, it's beautiful and terrifying. Simultaneously. Ella rediscovers her memories in this book, and that's honestly what most of the book is - Part One, which is like...5/6 of the book, is her "reliving" all the memories that were forcibly taken from her. All the deja-vu-y-ness from The Trace is suddenly explained. And if you thought you knew pain...YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT PAIN IS LIKE! The Trace is filled to the brim with "easter eggs" and "regerences" (meaning references... *eyes Ads* ...inside joke xD) and just UGH MY HEART WAS TORN TO PIECES! All the characters from The Trace are fleshed out even more, and it solidifies what The Trace set into place - not everything is as they seem, and everyone is deeper than a first glance. (Except for maybe Koleman. Jerk. *glares at him* *wants to pull a Ferio and punch him in his perfect teeth*) I still hate Burnette for what she did to Ethan and Ella in The Trace, but... I can't deny I don't feel sympathy for her. Reynolds and Avary are absolute sweethearts and must be protected at all costs. McFarland improves on acquaintance - she's not all seriousness, and it's sweet. I need a whole paragraph devoted to Griffin and Vires. In The Trace, Griffin is already dead. 'Cause, like, The Trace happens after The Integer. So it's even more painful to actually get to know Griffin because...uhm...*points to prev