Review: A THRILLING TENSION FILLED RIDE
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2013
Maxine King builds the tension organically as time marches forward inexorably toward Kayla’s 18th birthday and the full flowering of her supernatural gifts. What is the true nature of Kayla’s gifts? Who were her parents and why were they killed? What is the significance of the black onyx and ruby red necklace? But most of all who are these two factions pursuing Kayla and what do they really want? Maxine slowly and skillfully peels the onion to reveal what’s beneath in a tension filled ride full of anticipation.Another aspect of this novel that I enjoyed very much was the mixing of the dream life and the physical world. Kayla’s first perception of the beings pursuing her is only in her dreams. Moreover, her Uncle and Aunt do all they can to keep Kayla from remembering those dreams of running through the forest pursued by dark hooded beings by cleaning up the leaves out of her hair and the dirt from her bed clothes before she awakens. Nevertheless, as the story progresses and the onion is peeled, these beings intrude further and further into Kayla’s waking reality and soon become impossible to brush away as merely dreams or ignore.Maxine finishes strong in this novel wrapping up all the loose ends but not before we get to enjoy numerous reversals, surprises and betrayals all leading up to the grand finale. Maxine also lays the groundwork for future novels in this series. An excellent addition to the Supernatural Genre. I will be looking forward to reading the next book in this series.