Review: Take the journey to the unknown
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2014
3 StarsSparks by RS McCoyNew Adult Paranormal Fantasy RomanceBlurb:“Everyonein the world has a spark, a light inside that guides them, keeps them alive.”MyxiniSchool for Children specializes in training young men and women who havepowerful sparks. Strikers are taught to manipulate fire. Trackers learn to findanimals in the most formidable terrains. Handlers are instructed incommunication with large predators. But forty years have passed since the lasttime they had a Reader – a student with the ability to read minds.When LarkDavies enrolls at Myxini, he knows there aren’t many like him, but he doesn’trealize just how rare his abilities really are. He thinks nothing of beingasked to keep his spark a secret; after all, he can barely control it. Thoughtsand emotions flood unbidden into his mind until he can scarcely walk or hold aconversation. But just when he needs it most, his ability fails him.Larks meetsKhea, a small frightened girl who mysteriously insights his protective nature.He has no explanation for the curious strength of their relationship, and itdoesn’t help that she is one of the few people in the world whose thoughtscan’t be read. As he struggles to get to the root of their unique bond, Larkbegins to unravel more power than even his mentor expected, but in the processmakes himself a target to political leaders eager to take control.Buy Sparks on Amazon for $3.99:Teaser:Wearing only my loose brown pants, I crawled into the mostcomfortable bed I had ever known and sank into the soft down pillows. I had juststarted to drift off when I heard a knock at the door. I’m going to kill Avis.“What do you-“ I started until I realized it wasn’t Avis. Itwas a stunning blonde with blue eyes. Khea.“I’m sorry to wake you. I just- I had to see you.” Her armsmoved to wrap around my waist and hold me tight as I questioned if I was reallysleeping or not.“Uh, do you want to come in?” We both knew the rules about being in someone else’sroom after hours, so I pulled her in and sat down on the edge of the bed, stilla little surprised she was there.In the dim light her hair looked a little darker, but herface was still sweet and there was no denying that the last two years had doneher well. Who would have thought such a beautiful young woman would come fromthat skinny little girl in Lagodon?“How’d you know I was back?” I asked her, trying to appearless tired or shocked than I was.“A friend told me.”“I didn’t think you-“ Cared? It wasn’t the right word, but Iwas beyond amazed that she was interested in my whereabouts. I hadn’t seen hersince that night at the Moonwater and it had changed everything for me sincethen. But for her, I wasn’t aware that she had been affected in any way.“Ride with me tomorrow?”“Uh, yea, of course.” It was a struggle to cover how littleI wanted to wait. I would have given anything to have her stay.A wide smile erupted across her sweet lips as she said, “meetme at the lake at noon.” With a lingering kiss on my cheek, she walked backthrough the door and disappeared into the dark stone corridor.What just happened?I hadn’t seen her in person in years, and we were hardly close before that. Andnow she arrived in my room in the middle of the night and kissed me on thecheek. Was it a kiss like a friend would give another? Or more? I couldn’t makeany sense of it, but there was only thing I was sure of. I would be at the lakeat noon if it was the last thing I did.MY REVIEW:This book was a struggle initially for me as I was trying to get into the story. I didn’t necessarily get the OMG I can’t put this book down, but I did find myself still reading as there were questions in my head that needed to be answered from the beginning. The biggest one was “Where the hell are they going?” lol I know this question seems insignificant, but if you decided to read this novel, you will understand why that was my question. There were points in the book where i wished the author would have spent more time giving details or laying the foundation. Some of the book felt really rushed as though there wasn’t enough time to talk about what was happening and I believe it was because of that notion that someone how I felt cheated as if important points in the story were missing. Lots of the events that happened in the novel all happened so quickly whereas it reduced the probability of the readers truly engaging and enjoying the journey. Overall the story was a decent read and some what easy to follow, and ending was surprisingly better than the beginning of the book. I did enjoy the characters in the story including the bad ones…lol. They had a sort of camaraderie that really help transport the book and made it what it was. Though Lark had my attention, I really liked Khea’s  character. I must say, despite the fact that I did struggle reading this book in the beginning, as I continued to read things became more of an element of surprise.  Remember my question that initially kept me reading?  The author did have a way of making me feel like one of the characters in which I had to take the journey to the school with them, with absolutely no idea of what was going on or what to expect. If you like fantasy then this is a good book to read.