Review: Book 1 of the Touched trilogy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 25, 2013
This is Book 1 of the Touched trilogy.  The story starts off with Phoebe and her two sisters just being born and their dying mother telling them what their gifts are.  They all have inherited gifts:  Phoebe is a truth teller-she can tell when someone is lying, Chloe is a seer and Lily is the healer.  Phoebe is now 17 and thinks that her gifts as failed her as she has not felt anything yet and her sisters have full use of their gifts.  All that changes one day when Phoebe's best friend Tonya lies to her and Phoebe hears a voice saying Liar and she starts to cramp up.  She believes her friend is in trouble and that Tonya's new boyfriend Trevor is trouble, but Phoebe's boyfriend Nathan and her Nanna convince her to not rely on her gift and give Trevor a chance.  Phoebe will have to decide whether to trust her gift or to stop obsessing over Trevor being a bad person. I don't want to give away too much of the story as it would contain spoilers.This story grabbed my attention right from the beginning.  Phoebe and her sisters are typical teenage girls.  I enjoyed their interactions with each other because even after all they normal arguing they did it was so apparent they loved each other and were always there when needed.  I did get a little frustrated with Phoebe and some of the immature ways she acted but even Phoebe realized how she was acting and in the end it was fun watching her grow and change.  The characters in this book had to deal with real life issues.  My favorite sister is definitely Lily and I look forward to reading the next book in this series which is told from her viewpoint.I received this ebook free through LibraryThing Member Giveaways in exchange for an honest review.