Review: Simply Breathtaking
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2010
This is a world that is completely surreal. On the one hand, it's completely and wonderfully illustrated with magic and the impractical. On the other hand, calling it impractical is wrong because almost everything about the way that is works is based in logic. the only difference? It's not OUR logic. Everyone in this amazing society has a gift, which is utilized to benefit everyone. It all turns like a smooth cog.Fifteen-year old Mira Ipswich does not have a gift. In fact, she's just your average, ordinary teenager. The problem here is that in her world, that's not normal; it's quite abnormal, in fact, and so her parent have hidden and shielded her from the world beyond her home in fear of her safety instead of throwing her out into this world, a helpless, powerless girl. What they don't realize is that Mira isn't helpless, far from it. She is smart, witty, incredibly sharp and a genius in the mechanics of how things work.The only problem is that once you get a taste of this incredibly detailed world, the story is over and you're left wanting to 'see' more of it. Not to worry, I have it on good authority that this is a series (gee, like, maybe the fact that it says 'Book 1 in the powerless series? You think?)Trust me, this is one book that you do now want to pass up.