Review: Light And Shadow
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2012
Any book written by Amber Lynn Natusch is a book I want to read. She is also the author of the fantastic paranormal/romance CAGED series.  This time she has co-authored with Shannon Morton-who if this book is any indication is also an excellent writer.  The book starts out as a simple enough story about an orphan who at age eighteen is now on her own for the first time. Raised in a convent by nuns, Aspen knows very little about the world outside the convent. She is homeless and has little money. She meets what she thinks is the man of her dreams early on in the book. Julian treats her like a princess and takes her home to meet his family who immediately offer her a job and an apartment. Does this stuff happen in real life?  She thinks it does and considers herself lucky. She is also befriended in a way by a young man by the name of Merrick. I really want to see more of him. He acts kind of strange towards Aspen but also helpful and I liked him  a lot as a character. The paranormal aspects start slowly but escalate in the second half of the book. It is told in such a way that you have to keep turning pages to find out what happens next or why something is happening. I had several what the heck is happening moments while reading this. The writers keep you guessing about who the good guys are and aren't. The book was written for young adults and while I passed that time in my life a long time ago, I totally enjoyed reading it.FYI this is book one of three. I will definitely be reading the next books especially since the book ended with a major cliff hanger!