side. Then dangerous eyes bore into mine, and darkness overtook me . . .”
The last thing Abigail Everett thought would happen over spring break was having her
world shift into an entirely new perspective. Unfortunately for her, that’s exactly what happened.
Between struggling to master her newly-formed abilities, coming face-to-face with dark, deceiving mind tricks by those that seek her leadership, and learning of a mythical world that she never deemed possible, Abigail risks everything with the future of mankind and the safety of its’ people in her hands.
This is a very mixed review, I'm afraid. I loved the story, and there's clearly a lot of work gone into the backstory and into making it all make sense. However, the language choices, in my opinion, weren't always great.
At times, I thought this read like the author had written it with a thesaurus open at the same time. It threw me out of the story every so often. For instance:
I took the notebook from his grasp and placed it on my lap, searching his features for answers he wasn't giving me.
It just feels more complicated than it needs to be. However, scene and place descriptions are brilliant, really evoking the feeling of a place. The descriptions of Abby's emerging powers were also really well done. (It may have been slightly on the nose to have Nicholas and his friend, Azrael, as one side of the triangle, though.) The backstory, parts of which were pretty complicated, were well thought out, but it took a while to get them because everyone was playing the "don't tell her anything including all the things she really needs to know, then yell at her when she makes decisions based on what she knows" game. Eventually they started to be more open, though.
All in all, mixed but definitely more positive than negative. I'm interested to know what happens next and I'll be watching out for more books in the series.
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
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