Reviewed by Leigha on
I love books featuring psychics, but this one is not for me. It felt too juvenile. The first half of the book centers around the relationship (or lack there of) between Lila and Alex. Lila's thoughts are 70% boy crazy and 30% psychic. I didn’t necessarily mind the romance between her and Alex. In fact, I think it did a better job building the romance between them than most little-sister-loves-big-brother’s-best-friend tropes. However, the book should have spent as much time showing the development of Lila's psychic ability in addition to building the romance.
The second half of the book builds up the driving conflict and secondary characters. While the conflict and various antagonists are intriguing, it never developed into an enticing story. The romance, plot, and characterizations all need a little more work. And I have no real driving desire to read the second book in the series to see if the author does a better job. I suspect Lila and Alex eventually live happily ever after.
tl;dr With a boy crazy narrator and a convoluted plot, this book scaled a little too juvenile for me.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 4 June, 2017: Finished reading
- 4 June, 2017: Reviewed