Review: An Interesting First Book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 15, 2013
Amethyst, a first novel by Heather Bowhay, is a compelling paranormal romance about Lexi, an 18-year-old college student who has the ability to `see' events before they occur. Often, these events involve moral peril to other people. Lexi is consumed with guilt because she'd previously seen a man about to be hit by a bus and hadn't taken steps to save him, so when she sees a girl about to be attacked by a dog, she grabs a baseball bat and pepper spray and rushes to the rescue. The `rescue' is more complicated than her premonition had indicated, and she encounters a group of strange people who seem to have super-human powers.Lexi shares this information with her friend and roommate Ally, who has her own powers. Ally has the `Essence,' and can heal people with her mind. Things take a strange turn when she informs Lexi that she too has this power, called `Amethyst,' only even stronger.Even with a few formatting errors here and there, this is a book that is well worth reading. Fast-paced action, peppy dialogue, and believable characters make up for the few flaws. Amethyst is a book that I can promise you will thoroughly enjoy reading.