Review: Decent novel for those who enjoy the paranormal genre
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2014
PlotThe plot was definitely the deal breaker in this novel. The way this story flows is a bit unrealistic, but the events that happened made up for it. It wad full of action and mystery and betrayals that you could kind of see coming, but still come as a surprise. It was a nice start up to the rest of this series.Leading LadyKat Walsh is gifted, so her parents send her to a special boarding school for the gifted once she slips up and uses her telekinesis at her school. I’m not quite sure how I felt about Kat. She seemed a bit shallow at first and at points in the novel, but you couldn’t help but root for her. She also did some not great things to her boyfriend, which was the main turn off for me. But she was an interesting character to read, and I’m curious to see if I can come to like her more in the upcoming novels.Leading MaleGabriel was the love interest. He was the same thing that Kat is (can’t spoil it!) and he lived in the woods outside her school. The thing about Gabriel was that he was a bit of a creeper. He could turn invisible and he would leave things in Kat’s room…and that was what made me a bit iffy about him. But he was just so innocent, it was hard to hold it against him. I liked him more than the other boy, but still. He could use a bit of improvement, and I feel like his character will be developed more in the upcoming novel.RomanceThere is no other word to describe this romance than insta-love of epic proportions, which just, unfortunately, didn’t do it for me. They were sweet and adorable, sure, but it just happened a bit too quick for my liking. On the other hand, Kat’s brief romance with Levi was more natural in my opinion. I wish we could have seen more of that, or seen a slower progression with Gabriel and Kat.World BuildingPierce did create a unique world that reminded me of the Shadow Falls series by C.C. Hunter. She also created history and characters that were idiosyncratic. I can’t wait to see where Pierce continues to take this story.ConclusionCaptivate Me was a decent novel that I could recommend to those who like the paranormal genre. Although I thought the characters were decent at best, the plot line was able to get me through and enthralled enough to be looking forward to the next novel and seeing where Pierce takes this story next.