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THE SUMMARY
Daire Santos is just an ordinary girl, traveling around the world with her mother, a movie makeup artist. All of the sudden, something happens. Daire can see things that other people can't and one time, these visions cause her to hurt someone: her newest boyfriend.
After months of medication and psycho analysis, Daire's mother is about to give up. A call comes from Daire's grandmother, a woman that she has never met, promising to be able to help Daire control her gift. After living in her grandmother's small town in New Mexico for a while, she finds a boy that she had dreams about was real. Now all she has to figure out is whether he is a friend or a foe.
MY REVIEW
I first picked up this book because of the author, Alyson Noël. I have read the Immortal series by her, and I loved the way that she wrote the love story (that my tomboy side cringes at) that I came to accept. I knew her style and wanted more of it. When I read the back, however, I became interested in the Native American aspect of it. I'm part Native American, and that side of my heritage has always interested me. So off I went into another adventure, narrated by a character that shocked me with every new chapter. The things that she could do!
My interest in this book wasn't in vain; I truly enjoyed it from front to back! Noël was once again the master of my imagination, taking it to Enchantment, New Mexico and away from my comfortable bed (where I do most of my reading). The only thing that I didn't like about this book was.. nothing. I've got nothing.
The visions were some of the best parts of the book! You never knew whether or not they were real, or if they were just a warning of what was to come. I enjoyed the crows as well. I've always liked crows, ever since I was a little kid. I used to talk to them, in fact. Still do, actually...
JUST A LITTLE EXCERPT
He doesn't see what I see.
Doesn't see the way everything stops.
Doesn't see the way the atmosphere changes - growing shimmery, hazy, like peering through carnival glass.
Doesn't see the way the glowing ones appear - hovering along the perimeter.
Doesn't see the way they beckon to me - beg me to join them.
Only I can see that.
Even after repeatedly blinking, trying to return the scene to normal, it's no use. Not only are they still there, but now they've brought friends.
Crows.
Thousands and thousands of crows that fill up the square.
They land on the drummer, the transvestite belly dancer - soaring and swooping and settling wherever they please - turning the once-vibrant square into a field of dark beady eyes that relentlessly watch me.
The glowing people creep forward - arms outstretched, fingers grasping - stomping the crows to a mess of black, bloodied bits.
And there's nothing I can do to stop their progression - nothing I can do to convince time to march forward again.
So I do the only thing I can -
I run.
See you in the next one!
~Sea-Solo out!
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After months of medication and psycho analysis, Daire's mother is about to give up. A call comes from Daire's grandmother, a woman that she has never met, promising to be able to help Daire control her gift. After living in her grandmother's small town in New Mexico for a while, she finds a boy that she had dreams about was real. Now all she has to figure out is whether he is a friend or a foe.
MY REVIEW
I first picked up this book because of the author, Alyson Noël. I have read the Immortal series by her, and I loved the way that she wrote the love story (that my tomboy side cringes at) that I came to accept. I knew her style and wanted more of it. When I read the back, however, I became interested in the Native American aspect of it. I'm part Native American, and that side of my heritage has always interested me. So off I went into another adventure, narrated by a character that shocked me with every new chapter. The things that she could do!
My interest in this book wasn't in vain; I truly enjoyed it from front to back! Noël was once again the master of my imagination, taking it to Enchantment, New Mexico and away from my comfortable bed (where I do most of my reading). The only thing that I didn't like about this book was.. nothing. I've got nothing.
The visions were some of the best parts of the book! You never knew whether or not they were real, or if they were just a warning of what was to come. I enjoyed the crows as well. I've always liked crows, ever since I was a little kid. I used to talk to them, in fact. Still do, actually...
JUST A LITTLE EXCERPT
He doesn't see what I see.
Doesn't see the way everything stops.
Doesn't see the way the atmosphere changes - growing shimmery, hazy, like peering through carnival glass.
Doesn't see the way the glowing ones appear - hovering along the perimeter.
Doesn't see the way they beckon to me - beg me to join them.
Only I can see that.
Even after repeatedly blinking, trying to return the scene to normal, it's no use. Not only are they still there, but now they've brought friends.
Crows.
Thousands and thousands of crows that fill up the square.
They land on the drummer, the transvestite belly dancer - soaring and swooping and settling wherever they please - turning the once-vibrant square into a field of dark beady eyes that relentlessly watch me.
The glowing people creep forward - arms outstretched, fingers grasping - stomping the crows to a mess of black, bloodied bits.
And there's nothing I can do to stop their progression - nothing I can do to convince time to march forward again.
So I do the only thing I can -
I run.
See you in the next one!
~Sea-Solo out!
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