Review: Mystery, abuse, courage, and teenagers all need to come together to make this story work.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2014
This review is for the Kindle edition ebook.<strong>Disclosure:</strong> I was requested by the author to give an honest review of this book.My review of this book was initially done as several reviews of the serial releases. The first six episodes have now been combined them into this volume, Book One. This is a combined review of the separate episodes.Mystery, abuse, courage, and teenagers all need to come together to make this story work.Alex is a teenager with a troubled past. He is abused at home, and picked on by many classmates. When he touches an object that a murder victim last touched, he sees their death, as if he were the victim. Alex must learn to stand up for these victims, even if no one will believe a troublesome teenager. A hint of romance helps the reader remember this is a teenager learning to cope with the world.This is the first book of the series, and does a good job of getting the readers attention. For a coming of age story, this one has a good twist to it. There is a touch of romance, yet there are the indefinite decisions of the teenager. We all experience life for ourselves. Sometimes it is fun just to experience through the eyes of the character of a book. Sometimes it just seems like the entire world is against us, and as teenagers, we all must learn to cope with that world. Growing up means learning to trust others, outside our families. Sometimes that trust is difficult to come by, and sometimes we trust the wrong people.Death, as all humans know, is inevitable. However, when it happens to those close to us, it is very difficult to understand. As children and young adults, we must learn to overcome the thoughts that make us feel responsible for the death of a family member. I am glad to see the author tackle this difficult subject.While Weston Kincade does write to entertain the reader, and succeeds at that goal, he has other motives. He tries to give a touch of guidance to teenagers and parents struggling to understand the issues they are going through. Sometimes, we, as humans, can identify with a character and it will help us get life right today. This book does an excellent job of reminding the reader that everything is not always as it appears in family life.I can easily recommend this series to teenagers and their parents. We are all different, and for some, this series will simply be great entertainment. For others, it may serve to remind them they are not alone. I did read the entire series, and will read more by this author.