Review: A balance of dark and light
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 23, 2012
Elyse Draper says that her New Adult novel `Freewill' is a paranormal romance. I'd like to say that it is a dark fantasy, but this fantasy has quite a balance of dark and light.`Freewill' is the first part of a trilogy; it follows Ellie and Christopher, and their time-defying love story. Each is different from the crowds around them; Ellie because she can feel people's emotions and influence them; Christopher because he can read people's innermost secrets. James is the bad guy of the story; he can torture people with his mind. Lune is a dog, a husky to be precise, and Christopher's best friend, and maybe more. There is also Ann, in Las Vegas, who has put her past behind her and started her life anew. Or tried to, but James can be a persistent being.There is more to the world that what can be seen with physical eyes, that what can be heard by physical ears. And secret organisations in the background, biding their time.This thoughtful, and almost philosophical, novel is written like a spell. Readers will be entranced by the Colorado scenery, the wanderings of the characters and their wonderings, the Faery-tale feel of this storytelling.