Review: Intriguing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2014
Totem began brilliantly and held my interest until the end.The elders of Kimi’s tribe send her on a quest across space and time. She’s to find both her brother and the Totem. What is the Totem? Good question. Kimi doesn’t even know; she’s never seen it or knows what it looks like. This might discourage other lesser girls, but Kimi proves to be a strong and resilient heroine. Her search takes her to Wachusett, old Wachusett to her, on the day of a great blizzard. There we meet several characters going about their everyday (albeit intensely dramatic) lives, unaware of the supernatural forces invading their town.C Michael Lorion’s writing is excellent. The narration is beautiful and dialogue engaging. Though a lot of characters earn face time, some definitely stand out. My personal favorites were Kimi and Josh. Their storylines were dealt in a nice pace where we learned a little more about each character each time the plot came back around. But Achak, the elusive brother, was by far the most interesting. We didn’t get much of him in this book, and the mystery surrounding him and his abilities left me ravenous for more.The tempo slowed just a bit in the middle, but then picked up and made for a big cliff-hanger ending. I’m already looking forward to next book in the series.