The Relevance Series by Sarah Addison-Fox Book Tour and Giveaway :)
Irrelevant
The Relevance Series Book 1
by Sarah Addison-Fox
Genre: YA Dystopian Romance
Publisher: Double Edged Sword Publishing
Publication Date: June 28, 2019
☢☣ For fans who loved Divergent comes an action-packed love story celebrating Autism and Neurodivergence that you won't want to put down. ☢☣
Mallory's been hiding who she is for 18 years...
But now her terrible secret has been exposed.
Branded Irrelevant, Mallory is cut off from everything she knows.
Irrelevants are criminals, banished to live in the old city. But in the wasteland between the new city and the old, she stumbles on Cristan.
He's bitter, paranoid, and possibly crazy...
He may also be right about everything.
To survive, Mallory must figure out who to trust, and embrace the behaviour she's been taught to deny.
The answers may lie in a place even the most rebellious Irrelevants won't go.
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"An addictive adventure story with a Jekyll and Hyde flavour." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"A riveting YA dystopian romance that hits all the familiar beats in fresh ways, and does a great job with neurodiversity." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The author's diverse characters in this well-written story are all perfectly developed. I was thoroughly entertained on all levels of this fast-paced novel. Irrelevant, leaves you wanting more at the end with a cliffhanger that reminded me of Terry Brooks. I'm hooked. Brava!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Jackie
continues as she taps on the tablet screen. “They came up with the
label Irrelevant when they didn’t know what to do with us. We’re
the weirdos, the freaks, the handicapped, the artistic, the
neurologically different. We’re what they can’t control because
we look at the world as being beautiful and full of colour.”
My skin
goosebumps and I want to cry and wrap my arms around her and squeeze
her like Jed did to me, but I feel like I’m close to understanding
something about myself I’ve never understood, so I stay completely
still as she flips the tablet so I can see the application Cristan
showed me before.
“You
see colours. You see patterns. You see beauty and wonder. And you are
many, many things Mallory, but not one of them makes you Irrelevant.”
****
When we
reach a large grey building with solar panels on the sloped roof, I’m
relieved to find it’s well-kept, and as with the other modern
structures in the city, he swipes his wrist, the panel illuminates,
and a robotic voice speaks. "Cristan. How’s it hanging dude?"
Cristan.
His name is Cristan.
He
laughs and sends me a wry look. “They’ve been messing with the
programming again.”
I want
to ask how that is possible when all computers are maintained by the
central government, but the door opens with a swish that makes me
think of home.
However,
inside is nothing like my quiet, ordered home. Unlike my home unit,
this enormous structure is filled with noise and mess. Worse, there
are dozens of Irrelevants dressed like Cristan and a straggly looking
animal that’s coming towards me. With horror, I realise the animal
is missing a leg.
And it’s
all I can do to not silently scream.
****
The
words slip out. “But where do you draw the line? They’re already
docking credits, they take our food, give us no warning when new
arrivals are coming. They treat us like crap. How long till they stop
sending meds? Or water purification? They keep us out here, just out
of reach, but why? Why not just let us fend for ourselves?”
Drew
doesn’t react to my ongoing argument; he’s heard everything
before. “Cristan. Just stop. For one night, switch off and enjoy
your birthday. You can save the world tomorrow.”
Irreverent
The Relevance Series Book 2
Publication Date: June 28, 2019
Embracing the past means accepting what they made you...
For the first time in her life, Mallory doesn't have to hide her Irrelevance.
With the help of the rebel Irrelevants and Cristan, she's embracing everything she's been taught to deny.
But when an attack goes horribly wrong and Cristan is captured, Mallory will be forced to do what she never thought possible to survive...
Cristan has no choice but to get involved in a war he doesn't want. Without his help, the
rebels stand no chance of defeating the corrupt government.
To save his brother, to keep Mallory safe, he'll do whatever it takes...even if it means becoming the very thing he hates the most...
For fans of The Hunger Games, The Gender Game and Divergent comes an action-packed love story celebrating Autism and Neuro Divergence that you won't want to put down.
Pick up a copy and fall in love with Mallory and Cristan today.
I tense
my muscles and turn on my heel as I go over the plan again. It seems
simple and maybe if I weren’t such a jaded cynic, who’s spent
eighteen years seeing human beings at pretty much their worst, I’d
see it differently.
But I
don’t trust Jackson. I don’t trust Trey. And a blonde Irrelevant
girl, who hums and rocks, who I’m supposed to be protecting, is at
the mercy of whoever else Jackson has hiding out here.
I send
Trey a glance as we enter the common area. “How many others are out
here?”
Trey
grabs a bag and throws it over his shoulder. He’s cagey, which
makes my skin rise. “See, now here’s the thing you didn’t get
to talk about with Jackson, the others, they are kind of….”
His face
twists into a half smile. “Ghosts.”
I gape
at him. There are almost three hundred people locked inside Unit 2B,
and seven other Units in my quadrant, that are all locked up tight,
with no food, or medicine getting in or out, my little brother is now
in danger and he’s talking about ghosts?
Irradiate
The Relevance Series Book 3
Publication Date: July 25, 2019
Face what you fear the most....
Discovering colour after a lifetime of grey has opened Mallory's eyes to the beauty of Irrelevance.
But when she learns who Cristan is and what's he capable of, she'll be forced to question everything she feels for him...
When Cristan found rebel Irrelevants in the wastelands, he finally had the proof he needed to take down the government who think they own him.
But the rebels have secrets of their own.
Unsure of who he can trust, and with time running out, Cristan will be forced to choose between saving his brother's life or Mallory's...
No matter what he chooses, he'll have to return to the new city and go back to the place that haunts his nightmares...
Sacrifice will be inevitable in the explosive conclusion to the Relevance Trilogy.
For fans of The Hunger Games, The Gender Game and Divergent comes an action-packed love story celebrating Autism and Neuro Divergence that you won't want to put down.
Pick up a copy and fall in love with Mallory and Cristan today.
Derek
looks even less pleased than I am when he gives me a clipped nod. “We
can no longer overlook the infractions. The Irrelevant boy will be
extracted, then Unit 2B will be made an example of.”
Fire
floods my blood. I suck a breath in through my gritted teeth. I’m
centimetres away from him, so close I can see a vein pulsing under
his left eye. “What do you mean example of?”
The
light that signals the lift is about to arrive illuminates. Time
starts to slow. I notice everything as if it’s in slow motion like
in the old movies I watched.
I see
the tiny spot of moisture growing on his temple. The unease amongst
the guards.
They’re
nervous. On alert. Probably concerned I’ll go berserk again and do
something stupid.
They
have every right to be nervous. I’m fully prepared to do something
stupid.
I inhale
slowly, filling my lungs as I ready myself to move. The lift doors
start to open, my pulse accelerates, eyes flicking to the closest
threats.
Derek
expects me to follow meekly like a lamb to the slaughter.
He
thinks he knows me. Understands what I’ll do and what I value. He
thinks he can manipulate me and get me to do what he wants.
He’s
wrong. So, so, wrong.
Sarah Addison-Fox is a misfit from New Zealand who writes action-packed YA fantasy with a smattering of punch-ups, mega amounts of romance and a dash of family values.
She has an astonishing amount of nail polish, has all her creative writing credentials shoved in a drawer somewhere, and has a husband who, after 28 years, can still make her blush.
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