Genera: Paranormal Fantasy/Adventure
Subjects: Supernatural, parallel worlds, magic,
Nebraska, romance
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 483 pgs.
HC/PB: Harcover
List Price: $16.99
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Summary/ product description: “Mia is torn between
two guys—and two worlds—in this epic, romantic fantasy.
Mysterious lights have flickered above Crownsville for as long as Mia can remember. And as far as she’s concerned, that’s about the only interesting thing to happen in her small town.
That is, until Sol arrives. Mia’s not one to fall for just any guy, but she can’t get Sol—or the brilliant tattoo on his back—out of her mind.
Then Mia’s brother goes missing, and Mia’s convinced that Sol knows more than he’s sharing. But getting closer to Sol means reevaluating everything Mia once believed to be true. Because Sol’s not who Mia thought he was—and neither is she.”
Mysterious lights have flickered above Crownsville for as long as Mia can remember. And as far as she’s concerned, that’s about the only interesting thing to happen in her small town.
That is, until Sol arrives. Mia’s not one to fall for just any guy, but she can’t get Sol—or the brilliant tattoo on his back—out of her mind.
Then Mia’s brother goes missing, and Mia’s convinced that Sol knows more than he’s sharing. But getting closer to Sol means reevaluating everything Mia once believed to be true. Because Sol’s not who Mia thought he was—and neither is she.”
My Rating: êêê1/2
My Review: I had no idea what this book was going to
be about. I was guessing angel, aliens or mythology, or a phoenix (based on
that tattoo on the cover). Instead I got a parallel world full of magic. I’ve
been reading a lot of parallel world books lately (Like: The Other Normals,
Magisterium, Through to You, and Under the Never Sky, which isn’t really
parallel), so it’s kind of unexpected to be reading another by accident. This
book was good. I loved the narration. And the surprises were pretty awesome
(even though I kind of wanted angels, aliens or mythology…)
I liked this book for the most part. The uniqueness to
the fantasy world was cool. Toward the end, what we found out about Sol was
awesome. In the middle I was kind of losing interest. The book felt a little
too long. Like everything was being dragged out. Books over 400 pages are hard
to like for me. I would rather has shorter books in a series than one long
stand alone. Some people hate series because of cliff hangers and having to
wait a whole year to find out what happens next. I’m okay with them because
there’s always something else to read. I also am disappointed about the lack of
steamy hot romance that the cover implies. No sexy fallen angels or demi gods.
This book managed to remind me of the book I’m writing because the fantasy world
I made has a few similarities, and the necklace is kind of like the amulets in
my book. I like seeing how other people handle world building in fantasy books.
I’m glad this wasn’t high fantasy because I’m not found of the way they speak
in those books. But sometimes it was clear that the author was British. She
using “huffing big” and meters instead of yards and a few other words/phrases
that weren’t American.
I recommend this book to people who like fantasy. If you liked The Iron Fey series or the Wings
series, this book may not have Faeries, but it sure has a lot of creatures that
are similar. Mia reminded me of Meghan Chase from the Iron Fey books.
Cover Art Review: The cover’s too simple to describe
what’s inside. I like the title, and the bird tattoo, but I don’t like the
black & white of the photo. So boring.
~Haley G
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