Synopsis
Ethan Wate is haunted by
dreams of a girl he’s never met. When Lena Duchannes moves into his small
southern town of Gatlin County, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her. And he is
determined to uncover the strange connection between them, even if it means uncovering
the one secret that could change everything.
Review
This book is a breathtaking
love story of 2 teenagers drawn together and envelops Ethan into a world of
dark magic and a supernatural world ingrained into the small town in the middle
of nowhere. The town has a close knit
community that doesn’t like change and new comers to their town and would be
horrified at the thought of a magical supernatural world around them. When Lena
arrives they take an instant dislike to her, only Ethan is drawn to her
Although the 2 main characters
are teenagers, and I’m most definitely not, the book is such a brilliant read
with a plot that twists, turns and builds quickly that older readers would
thoroughly enjoy this book as well. What I really liked about this book is that
it’s from Ethan’s perspective. in many books it is usually the females
perspective that is favoured but this is written in such a great way that it
really works well and is one of the best I’ve read. Ethan isn’t a part of the
mystical supernatural world that unfolds throughout the book and it is
refreshing to have a male perspective looking into this world.
The way the authors write the
book they draw you into the world that is unfolding and you find yourself
enthralled. I must warn you that this is one book I couldn’t put down and because
it is written in such a real and believable way, when I wasn’t reading it I
found myself thinking about the book and imagining what is to come next. When
you come to the end of the book, you find yourself really wanting to start the
next book, and I couldn’t wait.
There is nonstop action and
thankfully no long pages full of scene setting. It is done in such a concise way
that it fits well into the brisk pace of the plot. Lena is feisty and
thankfully not needy like you find in some books and Ethan complements her
well. All though it does fit into the boy gets girl boy loses girl etc it is
done in an original and exciting way. There are a number of lesser characters
around the 2 main ones, and I particularly like Amma who is a feisty southern housekeeper
who takes care of Ethan and his father and is involved with Tarot reading and
voodoo. I also liked Link who is Ethan’s best friend and is one of the few who
doesn’t desert Ethan. The ‘bad guys’ are believable and their link to one of
the main characters is an excellent twist (Shan’t say who as I don’t want to
spoil the story).
I would recommend this as an
anytime read, but be aware that you may not want to put it down until you’ve
read it! It is aimed at the young adult market but as an older adult I still
loved this book (must still be a teen in my head)
I rate this book
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