Author: Amy Martin
Publisher: Self-published
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Zara
"Zip" McKee lives for three things: basketball, books, and bailing out
of tiny Titusville, Illinois, where the junior high and high school are
in the same building and everyone's known everyone else since birth. But
when Kieran Lanier moves to town and passes out on her desk on his
first day at school, Zip's life gets complicated in a way she never
dreamed. Kieran has narcolepsy, and although he sometimes
struggles to stay awake, he has no trouble capturing Zip's heart and
trusting her with his most guarded secret--he sees bits and pieces of
the future in his dreams. But just when Zip thinks that maybe
she can handle having a boyfriend who sees things before they happen,
her budding relationship with Kieran gets a jolt when Kieran's parents
reveal that his sleeping disorder is not what it seems and may be
putting them in harm's way. And when Zip begins to have unsettling
dreams, she must decide if she can live with knowing the future in
advance when she's afraid of what might happen.
(From Goodreads)
My thoughts:
"Hand shaking, I reach out to his raised upper arm, but instead of responding to my touch, his fingers remain balled into an immovable fist, his skin feeling stiff and cold on my fingertips. The term rigor mortis pops into my head.Oh my God, I think.Way to go, Zip-he's dead. You killed the new kid. But how? Did I literally bore him to death?"
I received this book from the author Amy Martin from a discussion thread on Goodreads. This is the first book I have read from her. It is written from Zip's perspective.
There are several characters involved. You have the main character Zip, the brother and sister who start at Zip's school: Kieran and Kayla, Zip's mum, her grandparents and Kieran's parents.
I really liked the characters in this. They are all strong, and I felt a big connection with them. I could feel what they felt throughout the story. I believed and followed the characters so well that I felt an emotional connection. I felt my heart leap and jump around, and I even found the character Kieran adorable. He was so sweet and courageous, and his sleeping disorder didn't let him down. I really felt happy for Kieran and Zip when they got together. I could feel the sparks between them, and when they kissed, I was like "yay!". You can see Zip has a good relationship with her family, which is nice. Kieran's sister Kayla starts off not warming to Zip, as she is being protective of her brother, but when she realises Zip is actually decent, she then begins to trust her. There is also a mysterious character who you meet near the end, but I'd rather let you read to find out who that is, rather than ruining it for you.
I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline. It's an interesting one, and I haven't read a novel with this sort of synopsis before. When I read what it was about, I jumped straight on it and requested to read it, and I'm really glad that I did.
I like the overall structure to this book. I really liked the ending, and I can't wait for the sequel, which is due to release this year. There was so much going on in this book that I was drawn to every page. I couldn't stop, and found I was reading until the early hours of the morning just to see what happened next. I honestly didn't want it to end.
The cover design to this book is nice. It's a simple, but unique picture of a closed eye.
Overall, I'm going to give this book a well-deserved five stars because I simply loved it so much that I know I will read it again. It made me feel all sorts of emotions and I loved the storyline. All the characters were amazing, and I most definitely recommend to anyone. If there was a sixth star, I would probably give it, as it was that awesome.
If you like stories with narcolepsy, romance, family mystery, then this is definitely for you. Well done Amy Martin =D
Happy reading =)
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