Review: Gripping & Unique Sci-Fi Young Adult Read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 3, 2013
Do you like thinking about the unexplainable? Do you sometimes watch the Science Channel and think what else is out there in this vast universe of ours? Or maybe you just loved watching Fringe on Fox? If you said yes to any of these questions then I wholeheartedly recommend picking up this indie release! If you said no to all of these then I would still recommend this story as it was gripping and had me thinking, guessing and curious up until the very end.There is plenty of scientific background and explaining so even if you don't think of yourself as a science nerd, like myself, I have faith that the author gave you as much information needed to delve into the world she has created (maybe even too much at times). That world is just like ours, and Jesca, the protagonist,  is living as a normal gal attending university, who is on her own and sometimes unexplainable things happen to her that leads her to think she is losing her mind. Little things start breaking into her reality that used to only plague her nightmares and one day her nightmares are revealed to be quite true. You are then lead through her discovery and acceptance of her role in all of this other worldly action. I don't want to give away too much of the plot...but know you will get a suspenseful story that will keep you reading till the very end. Oh and aliens, time-travelling wormholes, gifted evolution and galaxies colliding. Not too much to chew right?There are a few things that I did have trouble with and that was mostly the structure of the book. Sometimes the POV and narrator changes and that can be challenging but once you get into the book you can discern who and what is happening. Also, all the science and background takes up a lot of time and the gripping thrilling end of the story has all the meat! I am excited to read book 2, Surfacing the Rim, as I understand that a book like this takes a good healthy foundation and I expect book 2 to be all action. (edit: I have read & reviewed book 2 & loved it! - Did not disappoint! [...](This review was written on Jan. 20, 2013 for my blog [...] - I have edited and updated for the new re-release today 9/3/13)