Protecting her brother Shilah from the Institute is her number one goal. Allira believes the Institute is more like a prison than the safe place it pretends to be. Allira's brother is a defective and she's willing to do anything to keep him safe from the Institute, whose job it is to hunt all defectives. The Institute (The Institute Series Book 1) by Kayla Howarth is a paranormal young adult story that revolves around Defectives, people with a DNA mutation that gives them special superpowers. Reviewed by Janelle Fila for Readers' Favorite Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.

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The institute by kayla howarth