BuckeyeAngel

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review
Cadets call it Cracked, but it's officially Classified Resources-Academy Delta, a 10-acre complex inside Fort Meade. Jace has lived there for 11yrs and hasn't been outside the walls. She was 5yrs old when she was taken away from her home and parents. She's not even allowed to chose what she eats. She always sits alone by choice. 2 things Jace clings to: the table she eats alone at and her dorm room. Then Dre comes up to her table. He's fairly new, having been caught outside of Chicago a year ago. Dre wants to hurt her. They are melamorph, they can shift to other shapes. All that is needed is skin to skin contact with another person. Shifters don't much like normals. Nia is 27, 11yrs older than her brother Gray. Gray is also a melamoph. He's been shifting since he was 5 but doesn't know how he does it. Nia and Gray are at another Grayhound station. Nia got bronchitis a couple of years ago and now gets colds deep in her chest every winter. They have no food, no money, no place to stay. They need to stay there a while so Nia can get better. Nia and Gray can talk to each other through their minds.
Jace is strong physically and mentally and dances to her own music. She can be single-minded and stubborn. I enjoyed her character a lot. Gray loves his sister first and foremost. He feels guilty she's given up her life for him. He's smart and a good person even though he does what he has to so he and his sister can be ok. He can be kind and caring. I also enjoyed his character.
The story and plot were both great. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it.