Review: Very Nice Paranormal/Fantasy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 16, 2012
Alex Cronlord is fifteen years old, and she is having strange dreams.  In one, she is chased through a forest and killed.  She will not forget the face of her killer.  And the next day at school she meets him.Thus begins the story of Weaver, a paranormal adventure.  As it turns out the boy at school is not exactly human.  And neither is Alex.  She is a Weaver, and can see the future.  Weavers are created by the secret Wells Society, who genetically manipulate the DNA of their children.  The Wells Society is creating Weavers and Igniters (who can set things on fire) to fight an upcoming war with the Xorda.  The Xorda are soul suckers.  Sort of like vampires, and if they catch you they will suck out your soul, and you will die.FBI agents Moira McBain and Andy Hall are investigating a string of strange fires.  They have reason to believe the Cronlord home may be next to be burned.  So they interview Mrs. Cronlord.  And agent McBain notices she is a wearing a Wells Society pendant.  Agent McBain is familiar with the Wells Society, and she knows what they do.  So young Alex needs to be watched.  She will soon have her First Instance (if she hasn't already), and she will be aware of her powers and abilities.But Alex goes missing.  Her mother has been taking her to a Wells Society doctor, who injects her with things which make her quite sick (and also increase her abilities).  She meets up with a rogue group of Wells Society kids, who are going to take the Society down, one way or the other.Weaver is a fast-paced book full of action and suspense.  The plot is fairly straight, with no real twists and turns.  The Alex character is well developed, but the others are a little thin.  The mother character, the Wells Society member, could have been filled out more.  All that being said this is a worthwhile read. It is a page-turner, and at a small 170 pages won't take you days to read.  Recommended.