Ultraviolet by RJ Anderson
Originally published at Never To Be Told. Please leave any comments there.
Once upon a time there was a girl who was special. Her hair flowed like honey and her eyes were blue as music. She grew up bright and beautiful, with deft fingers, a quick mind, and a charm that impressed everyone she met. Her parents adored her, her teachers praised her,and her schoolmates admired her many talents. Even the oddly shaped birthmark on her upper arm seemed like a sign of some great destiny. This is not her story. Unless you count the part where I killed her.
16 year old Alison can taste names and colours have a sound to her; she can see the colour food tastes and feel sound against her skin. Alison can do a lot of things, but she has always had to pretend that she can’t. Because her mother is watching and waiting for a sign her daughter is more than weird, she is dangerous.
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