Will The Claires be able to break their curse?
Claire Violet
Claire Violet (better known as V) is the oldest of the quadruplets and the clairvoyant one. She is the first point-of-view that we enter (after some backstory), and I have to say that as a girl, she has taken to using her gift in 2013 as one would do. She uses her power to get money from her classmates. The one thing that sucks is the dying part and having to be reborn just to do it all over again. V can see the future and uses it to her advantage sometimes.
What I like about V is that despite doing this dance all the time, she is still trying to be smart and break this curse. It just sucks that they are trying too late in their last year to try this. The one thing that I dislike about V is that she can be kind of mean when she really shouldn't be.
Claire Sophia
Claire Sophia (better known as S) is the second born child of the quadruplets and the one that is clairsentient. She is the second point-of-view that we enter, and I have to say that it must suck to feel all the emotions of everyone around you with no way of stopping it. S is the sappy one of the four Claire's and the one that tries to keep the other three on track with their emotions. Except that isn't always an easy feat.
What I like about S is that she tries to see the good in everyone, including her sisters and their current family. Except that sometimes that isn't easy when it comes close to dying. The one thing that I dislike about S is that she didn't try to stick up to V enough.
Claire Alice
Claire Alice (better known as A) is the third born child of the quadruplets and the one that is clairaudient. She is the one that can see ghosts, hear things that no one else should like when she is walking by a house A can listen to their conversation inside, and she can hear if someone is about to crossover into the spirit world. A is the third point-of-view one and the one that is in constant contact with their actual mom. Well, when she isn't talking to any of the other spirits that come a-knockin'. A is more into talking to Cass, their "brother" in this lifetime. None of the other Claire's like him.
What I like about A is that she tries to be a good person in this life even if it isn't working for her. Especially when it's to give Cass the benefit of the doubt, but then again, that could just be the old age getting to her. The one thing that I dislike about A is that instead of being with ghosts, she could meet boys her age, then she may not be sad at the end of this life.
Claire Clover
Claire Clover (better known as C) is the last of the quadruplets and the one that is claircognizant. She is the one that is all-knowing and never guesses wrong. Basically, she's the Yoda of the group. C is a vegan and the one that helps out their current dad with his police work. She is a bit meaner than V when it comes to protecting the other Claires. Or when they like to make their "brother" and his girlfriend that lives next door squirm. C is the one to look out for, especially when it comes close to their death day.
What I like about C is that in this life, she has tried to become a better person, especially with helping out their dad with his cases. The one that I dislike about C is that being all-knowing doesn't mean that she needs to have an attitude all the time.
Cass
Cass, Caspian, is the firstborn child to his mom and dad. He was born a year before his little sisters. He was raised with them being his sisters and tried hard to act like their big brother. That is until the four of them continually try different tactics to get rid of him. He can also talk to spirits and maybe some other things that he hasn't tapped into yet. What I like about Caspian is that he is an excellent character that tries hard not to hate his little sisters even though they test him a lot.
I feel bad for Cass. He has to deal with the Claires, and what they do to his family life makes his head spin. One swift head spin that he has no clue how to stop.
5 Stars
The Claires by C.L. Gaber is a new take on fantasy books. I haven't read Ascenders before but after reading this one it makes me kind of want to read them now. I don't know if we will ever get another book with these four sisters, but I kind of want to see if they do eventually break the curse. Along with what happened between 2013 to 2017, that made them not come back as fast as they usually do. For that reason, I am giving this book five stars and recommending it to anyone that likes to read fantasy books.
A special thank you to Wunderkind PR for the opportunity to review this book.
The Claires is the first novel spin-off of the best-selling Ascenders Book Saga.
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