Review: Even Better Than Expected!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2013
This was one of those books that I decided to read based solely on the cover. I am glad I did. It was completely different than I thought it would be, not that I thought it wouldn't be good or anything! It's just that when I hear the word hitchhiker I always think of crazy serial killer people that are either picking up harmless hitchhikers or are hitchhikers themselves. This book has nothing to do with that!Imagine if you could see through another's eyes by 'hitchhiking' in their body through some sort of bodily fluid exchange. That is what the main character, Ainsley, can do. She inherited the gene from her never around mother and has always hidden what she could do. One day she decides to donate blood and the next think you know a practically defunct branch of the FBI show up wanting to run tests on her.This gutsy, funny art teacher seems to take everything in stride. I love her sense of humor and the way she tends to worry and stress out over things if she has time to. It makes her a really believable character. I really liked all the characters she worked with as well, Dylan being my favorite. I mean, what's not to love about a paranoid schizophrenic genius?Although Ainsley gets to use her 'gift' to help solve cases for the FBI, the story seems to focus more on the characters than on the cases themselves. I did not find this to be too big of a problem, as I really enjoyed reading about them. I do wish it focused a little more on the cases, but I still will give this book a solid four star rating. I hope that the author will revisit these characters in another book or three! I would love to read more about them.I recommend this book to anyone that enjoys a good thriller that is strongly character driven and includes nifty powers such as clairvoyance, empathy and the unique hitchhiker ability.Disclaimer: I received the ebook free for review purposes. Regardless, all opinions are my own. I was not required to leave a positive review.