Genre: Urban
Fantasy/Coming of Age/Young Adult
Description:
“When fifteen-year-old Sophia Goodman meets Billy Carter and touches
his hand, her very essence hums with pleasure. Sophia is so addicted to his touch
she ignores Billy's strange behavior. It's obvious he's hiding something, but
by the time she realizes Billy isn't as he seems, she finds herself thrust into
a world filled with magic and mythological creatures.”
Author:
“K.C. Gray holds a Master of Fine Arts from Eastern Kentucky
University.
She was born and raised in Hopkinsville, KY. Currently, she lives in a
land of fantasy and only pokes her head back into reality to share her
experiences with others.”
To learn more about Ms. Gray you may visit her website or Facebookpage.
Appraisal:
Sophia Goodman is an angst-ridden fifteen-year-old girl who finds
solace in a special place deep in the woods behind her house. One day she meets
a mysterious young man there about her same age. They seem to have a few things
in common and when he touches her she is overcome with a feeling of peace.
Mesmerized by Billy Carter’s touch they start meeting in her special place
nightly.
Then Billy gets impatient and starts manipulating Sophia. That is
where the story lost me. Billy has big secrets. The world he lives in is well
developed and described. The characters are diverse and their dialogue fits the
story well. I just couldn’t get invested in Sophia or Billy. Especially when Sophia
turns out to be just as selfish and manipulative as Billy. I could find no
integrity to grasp hold of.
Bottom line is I don’t think this book was for me. Other than the
numerous proofing issues the story has a nice flow. It’s about a harsh world
with a detailed history, a rigid ruler with a manipulative wife, and a
prophecy. This prophecy may or may not include Sophia if she has any say in the
future.
FYI:
There are a few F-bombs dropped.
Format/Typo
Issues:
I came across several minor proofing errors such as missing, extra, or
wrong words.
Rating:
*** Three Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 70-75,000 words
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