When tragedy strikes, seventeen year-old Ashton Blake sets out on a cross-country road trip, leaving the comforts of Malibu for the mountains of Kentucky. Along the way, she encounters Gabe Willoughby—the mysterious drifter with eyes like the sea and a knowing smile. Getting to know Gabe raises questions about her past. But no secret can be buried forever, and Ashton soon finders herself in a world where water is air and myth becomes reality.
Just as Ashton comes to accept her newfound heritage, she’s summoned to fulfill a treaty laid down centuries before — a treaty that will divide her love and test her loyalty. In the end, her future isn’t her biggest concern, her humanity is. To run may mean war, but is she strong enough to stay?
Ahston, a 17 year old, just got news that her father died from a heart-attack. She goes on a road trip to get to his funeral and comes upon a handsome guy who accompanies her and eventually tells her that she’s not who/what she thinks she is.
The premise is what interested me at first. The book did have a good and exciting start. It was all very mysterious and made you want to know what was going on. But the unveiling left me very confused and the realism just wasn’t there. When Ashton found out that she was different, she never asked WHAT she was. She accepted that she wasn’t human and that Gabe had abilities out of the ordinary. Though she never asked for definitions. She accepted plainly that she was special, without wondering what made her that way!? That was the biggest issue I had with the book. That wasn’t the only occurrence of the type either. She was attacked, twice in a few days time, and never thinks anything of it. It was just a very strange way to have it play out.
The story often left you feeling like you were missing something. Details weren’t readily available to the reader. I had to go back a few pages a couple of times thinking I missed a passage that explained what was happening or why the characters were acting a certain way. Because of this, I didn’t grow to care for them or their situations. I found Ashton to be incredibly gullible and a little stupid. You don’t go running off in the woods after someone just attacked you – twice.
Those issues aside, the lore in this book is definitely original. The world is lacking a lot of depth, but it was still different from other YA paranormals I’ve read. It’s based on mythology. I don’t want to say more in fear of giving away any unwanted spoilers. It also has quite a bit of action and the pace is steady.
Although it wasn’t for me, if you like mythology and paranormal YA, you may want to give it a try. You never know. It does have a beautiful cover!
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Lauren M
Huh. I hadn’t heard of this one before! It’s a bummer that it wasn’t your cup of tea. Lack of explanation is always frustrating!
Jaskirat
I’ve never heard of this book but I like the cover but I guess I won’t read it. It doesn’t sound like my genre…
Thanks for the review!
Book Sake
Blah, I hate when it’s so hard to get through books. I always want to finish them, but now I’m giving myself a break and if I just can’t do it…I can’t do it. No more suffering!
Melissa (Books and Things)
Hm… I don’t think this one would be for me either. Lack of depth would bother me too. However, I still love the cover. Very creepy!