After losing her entire family, Patricia is reeling from the pain of a broken heart. The night that she lost her brother and sister, she also lost her long-time boyfriend. Meanwhile, a young boy by the name of Christopher lost his mother to the same murdering organization that took Patricia's family from her. The issue that she faces now; did Christopher use his unique powers to harm his mother in order to save himself or did she sacrifice her soul to save her son? If he took it, he will be executed, but if she gave it to him willingly, he will live and grow within the community surrounded by others with powers like his. What stands between Christopher and an execution is Patricia's ability to summon the soul of his mother, to prove that she gave it willingly. The only problem is that with a broken heart, Patricia's soul-spinning abilities are on the fritz. Can she find a way to fix her broken heart and learn to perform one of the most dangerous rituals known to the community before it is too late for Christopher? I found this book thanks to the recommendation of my mother. She told me about the book and I thought that it would be right up my alley. This novel takes place in Denver, Colorado in the heart of the city from what I could tell. Honestly, though I am not exactly sure about that as I never really went to Denver as a child. The world-building is detailed and yet subdued to, more or less, a single location for most of the book. The locations that are the most prominent and important are described fairly well, though I would have liked a better understanding of certain locations that I found to be interesting and important. The characters are written well for the most part. There were some parts where I wish there had been some more details or that the details had been clearer but, all in all, I think the characters were well-written. As for the story itself, I did enjoy the storyline. However, there were multiple instances where it seemed to veer from the main plot and the addition was not important to the story. Now, with more books in the works, there is every possibility that these are in fact important bits and that that will become more apparent as more books are written and published. I didn't care for some of the storyline points that were never explained. For instance, the bird that was following the main female character through a portion of the book. I am pretty sure that I know why it was but, I wish that the author had clarified that in the book itself so I know whether I am correct in my assumption. I do not want to say much on the part of the romance within the book, namely because I am not a fan of romance and I do not want my preexisting dislike for romance to play a biased role in this review. So, in the end, I would give this book four stars. It is a good read and the author has done a good job for her first novel. |
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