When I was in High School I was a big fan of MTV Books. They started with "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and moved forward with one hit and then another. I wouldn't be much of a reader today had I not gotten hooked these books in High School.

As I moved on to college I kind of forgot about the Simon Says Pocket books I used to adore. While I was in the dark, over a hundred new ones came out. Some sound far too young adult for me to enjoy, but others sound downright exciting!

I found Gina Showalter's Blacklisted in the bargain bin at Borders for $3.99. I was super excited to pick it up and ended up reading it almost right away. The book only took a few hours to read, and there was never a dull moment, that is for sure.

While I don't normally jump for supernatural thrillers, I decided to give it a try. I actually really really enjoyed it!

The book opens in a time long after a war between "Outers" aka-Aliens, and humans have had a war. The humans win, but allow outers to stay put as long as they behave. There is an organization similar to the FBI or Secret Service, called A.I.R. or Alien Investigation and Removal Agency. Their primary job is to find Aliens who aren't abiding by the law and to remove them from the planet. Once they have done that they have to go inform the families of that alien that they too are no longer permitted to stay.

A lot of those aliens have to stay though, their planets have been destroyed and so they have nowhere else to go. Their big problem now is that the government will no longer supply them with Onadyn, a life saving drug that keep non-oxygen tolerant species alive. There is an underground drug ring to supply them with the drug, unfortunately humans have found a way to abuse it, so the government is "removing" anyone who is caught with the drug.

Camille, a sprightly little school girl follows her crush to a club and ends up in a major misunderstanding. She is being hunted by A.I.R. for suspected dealing of Onadyn. Her crush Erik is finally noticing her, but he has a lot of secrets, and she isn't sure if she can handle them all. Can she find true love on the Lam?