Review: Action packed romance!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 15, 2014
I want to thank Harlequin Teen for asking me to read and review some of their first digital only galley's! What an honor! When I was contacted and given the blurb for this series, there was no way I could not review. I love anything that is Xmen like and this one certainly fits that bill: kids and adults with special powers? YUP! Right up my ally for sure! Receiving these books for free has in no way altered my opinion or review.This book has the perfect blend of romance and sci-fi for me! First off, almost all the characters have some kind of ability: moving things with their minds, being able to track people just from having touched them once, being able to manipulate people's organs. WOW! Not only did the book start off with a bang, it just kept running! Danger was possible at every turn, and my heart was often in my throat as I wondered how things would work out, how people would get away!Tessa Carson (aka Sarah Spencer) is an interesting character. She has many secrets she has to keep but yearns to be just a normal girl, with a normal family. She wishes she could stay put and not have to ever move again. Poor girl had it so rough, she thought people were going to turn on her around every corner and felt like there was no one she could trust. And not being able to tell anyone about her past was just eating away at her insides. And then she meets Tristan Walker....Tristan is an immediately likable character. He takes an instant liking to Tessa and you can feel their attraction. And no matter how much Tessa tries to stay away from him, she keeps bumping into him around every corner. He pays attention to her and of course he's totally swoon worthy. And Tessa just wants to be normal, after all, so liking a boy and dating is something high on her list. However, there's something about him from the start that I can't put my finger on. Something that is not right and Tessa's trust in him makes me nervous.I like how Kensie kind of puts a witness protection program spin type thing on this book. The family on the run, constantly moving from town to town whenever the bad guys get close. Trying their hardest to hide from the bad guy, but never quite succeeding. I spent much of this first part of the book expecting the bad guy to jump out at any moment. The suspense was definitely there in every chapter. And Kensie leaves small clues throughout this first part that shows perhaps the family is not as safe as they think they are.Kensie also has a great way with her writing. The pacing is perfect and there's not a huge amount of info dump. She plays her characters off each other well and I can really picture them all, despite only being in Tessa's head.I'm exciting for the next installment!