**I received an e-ARC of this book from NetGalley for review**
What it's about:
Soon after Maren Hamilton is orphaned and sent to live with her maternal grandparents in Scotland, she receives a strange journal that reveals a secret about her parents--they were part of a mysterious international organization that now wants to recruit her. When strange things begin happening to the animals and then the people in the small Scottish town, she and a strange warrior called Gavin work together to uncover the mystery and fight to find a cure to the strange ailment that is running rampant across the countryside.
What I thought:
Firstly, I think this story did have a LOT of potential, and toward the end of the book, I was a little more involved in the story and what was happening. The landscape and the place where Gavin lives is such a neat idea, and the whole connection thing was also really cool.
However, one thing that put a wrench in my enjoyment was that it felt like the characters were more concerned with the romance of the story than the actual problem in the story. Like...creepy zombie demon people are coming after you, and you're worried about whether or not you're falling in love with this dude who clearly knows more about this situation than he is letting on!?! GET AHOLD OF YOURSELF, WOMAN! It felt rushed and kind of fake, and a little Edward Cullen-esque with the whole "Let me watch over you while you sleep, girl. But I have to be on your roof, because we can't fall in love and CLEARLY if I'm in the room while you sleep, that means we're gonna fall in love?"
Don't get me wrong. Once the actual action started and more of the mystery unraveled, I got more invested and involved with the story. The ending was probably my favorite part, because it set up some really interesting events to come in the next book.
Overall, I didn't love this book, but I thought there were some decent parts and I will probably read the next one to see what happens next!
Rating: 3.5 stars.
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