Review: An entertaining book, especially if you enjoy suspense and characters with super-powers.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2014
“Who knows? He might be the one.”—KatKat is gifted. And I’m not talking smarts; I mean her quirky DNA lets her do telekinesis and her dreams might be a tad bit prophetic. When her secret gets out, she transfers to a new school with other gifted students. Here, she finally discovers where she belongs and gets wonderful new friends and a fabulous boyfriend! Except, people start disappearing and then there’s the invisible boy who has somehow captivated her heart and haunts her dreams. And her new friends? Some of them may actually be out to destroy her and those she loves…“There’s someone you’re fated to, [Mom] always said. You just have to find them.”—KatI enjoyed this book, especially since I wasn’t sure where the author was taking me! The story is quite a ride as we run into twists and shockers. I wasn’t even sure where the love triangle was heading until the very end! Would she get one? Would she get neither? Would any of the characters even survive?While I enjoyed the tension and the mystery as students started to disappear from Kat’s new school, it took me a while to get into the story since the start is about Kat adjusting to her new life. This is a spin off of another series, so I felt like I was missing some inside information, and wasn’t exactly sure how the paranormal elements of this world mixed in with the normal elements—like where do angels fit in, how do the non-gifted think of magic, etc. There was talk about how in her previous school other students called her names for being telekinetic and pretty much bullied her, but if that happened in my school, I would be freaking out and running the other way. The last thing I would be doing would be bullying someone who could send projectiles my way.However, we do get a lot of explanation for why Kat’s gifted, and I enjoyed the mythology here as to why some people are gifted and how it’s not all unicorns and rainbows for them. Sure, having powers are great and all, but when you’re being *hunted* for them—not so cool. I loved that we got to see how Kat had to deal with the blessing/curse she’s dealt with once she has all the information. It’s a toughie!When it comes to romance (very PG and sweet), we have two men vying for Kat’s attention, and I felt so bad for them since I knew she’d only choose one. Kat’s looking for the one who will ‘captivate’ her heart—as her mother tells her of the major once-in-a-lifetime love—and has to face the dilemma of settling or searching. Levi is such a great character as well as her other admirer and it’s so hard to say which is better for her—if either. Considering how mysterious the other guy is in the triangle, I do wish we could have gotten more characterization on him.Overall, it’s an entertaining book, especially if you enjoy suspense and characters with super-powers. Kat is a great lead, and it’s easy to see why those two fell for her. This is a 4.5 out of 5 for me!(Originally posted on my blog; I received a copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.)