What We Become, a companion novel to Those That Wake, could stand alone but it’s not going to win any awards.  Main characters Mal and Laura, along with their foils Rose and Aaron respectively, are fighting against the “Old Man” who plans to harness the ability to control all human beings’ minds.  There is a lot of violent action in this story set in a futuristic New York city.  There’s also the romantic emotional pulls of trying to get Mal and Laura to reunite.  This is where this reviewer is left wondering which young adults will be attracted to the story and why?  The dystopian plot or the romance, girls or boys?  It’s a story.  It’s ok.  It was given to our book review group in 2015 though it was published in 2013.  Clearly the publisher is just getting rid of spare copies.  Explicit language advisory to those that need it.