This storyline has me gripped. I am eagerly waiting to read the third installment.

Imagine an institution that was long ago devised to do good. To protect and foster learning. And over time, it changes and now the institution decides what information can be disseminated, what information must be destroyed, along with those who have the knowledge of that information. Free thinking is frowned upon. The chosen few who yearn to serve this institution are placed into their roles based on how they do in their learning year. Some for short term, some for life. And the rarest of all, those who can generate the power needed to run this institution--are locked away and forced into a breeding program.

Sounds a little bit too much like real life happenings doesn't it?

What I love most, is the shared bond with this group of misfits. They stick together and help each other out, even if they despise each other. They have become somewhat of a family. And for Jess, that is much preferable than his real family. I would say the storyline is more of thriller, than fantasy, even though the setting is urban fantasy, with the addition of supernatural.