When Kaylee received an urgent call from her friend saying she needed money to get away from her abusive father, Kaylee immediately rushed to her aide only to find Carl, her friend's boyfriend, waiting to bully her in to giving him her money. Just when Kaylee thinks things can't get any worse the electricity goes out while they are on the elevator on the way to the ATM. A Hispanic boy with a wise mouth and words that smell like Honeysuckle to Kaylee saves her and from that moment on the two of them are stuck together on an adventure through an energy deficient NYC with only Kaylee's untrusted Synesthesia to help them along.

For those that don't know (I didn't) Synesthesia is an unorthodox reaction to stimuli, for example sounds make colors and noises make flavors. This combined with Kaylee and Ramon's continuing attempts to traverse the city and get to Brooklyn make for a pretty interesting read. I thoroughly enjoyed this unusual story and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. ( )