Review: Good Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2014
I started reading this book with some reservations. I seldom ever consider YA/fantasy genre when choosing a book but in this case I'm glad that I did. There was something special about the way this book unfolded that made you feel like you were taking the journey too. It reminded me somewhat of Twilight. It begins with The Myxini School For Children. This school trains young men and women with powerful sparks. What is a spark? A special ability that each child possesses. Some are Strikers that can manipulate fire, some are Trackers which can find animals and some are Handlers which can communicate with large predators. Lark Davies, the hero of the story, is a reader. He can read minds. Lark doesn't realize how rare this ability is. He is asked to keep his spark secret which he agrees because he can't control it. He forms a very protective relationship with Khea, a frightened girl with an even more powerful spark than his but she is also one of the few people that Lark cannot read. This is one of the many mysteries and twists that this book holds. The writing was so descriptive that you could imagine the world that these young people lived in. The ending was unexpected and left the reader with a few unanswered questions. So, if you're looking for a good fantasy read this is it.