Review: thoughts on the athena effect
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2013
The prologue gets you wondering who are these people? What is wrong with her? Will she be okay?And than suddenly you are in the words with Cal but the people from the prologue are not around. It isn't until the next chapter you find out anything more about the two adults in the prologue.The story begins a little slow but picks up and soon you cannot put the book down as you watch the love between Cal and Cal unfold. You cry when they cry, get anxious when they are and root for true love to prevail.Calvin (cal): what a wonderful character. Behind the tough exterior is a lost boy trying to find his way back and Caledonia (Cal or Cali) is his key to that discovery of self and life again. Cal is marred by tragedy that makes him numb to the world until Caledonia steps worth. Not who he expected to change his world or even get through to him but she did. It is wonderful to see this tough nut get mushy and show anxiety and grow into his love.Caledonia (Cal or Cali): Her world is turned upside down and now she is dealing with the modern conveniences of life that the cabin in the woods did not have. her responses to new things like electricity, showers, chinese food and even a ferris wheel are classic and so adorable to see. She is stubborn and has great abilities but underneath it all is scared and confused about her feelings. Should she trust or not? Should she allow herself to trust and fall for the bad boy Cal? When the decision to trust herself and her feelings comes things are turned upside down again.The book is nicely written and shows a nice beautiful unfolding of a love story and finding yourself. The questions of what is the Athena effect and what plagued Cali's parents are answered in the end but also has you wanting to know more of the back story. A wonderful read that has you wanting more.