Thursday, January 17, 2013

Review: Touch of Death

Touch of Death (Touch of Death #1)
by Kelly Hashway
Published January 15th 2013
by Spencer Hill Press
Summary from Goodreads:
Jodi Marshall isn’t sure how she went from normal teenager to walking disaster. One minute she’s in her junior year of high school, spending time with her amazing boyfriend and her best friend. The next she’s being stalked by some guy no one seems to know.

After the stranger, Alex, reveals himself, Jodi learns he’s not a normal teenager and neither is she. With a kiss that kills and a touch that brings the dead back to life, Jodi discovers she’s part of a branch of necromancers born under the 13th sign of the zodiac, Ophiuchus. A branch of necromancers that are descendents of Medusa. A branch of necromancers with poisoned blood writhing in their veins.

Jodi’s deadly to the living and even more deadly to the deceased. She has to leave her old, normal life behind before she hurts the people she loves. As if that isn’t difficult enough, Jodi discovers she’s the chosen one who has to save the rest of her kind from perishing at the hands of Hades. If she can’t figure out how to control her power, history will repeat itself, and her race will become extinct.

Thoughts:
One easy way to sum up about this book is that it is a surprisingly good YA fantasy but with some minor hiccups. For one if animals and people starts dropping off like flies around you, you must at least feel that something is wrong with you, right?

But no...our dear Jodi  is too preoccupied with the mysterious gorgeous stalker who always seemed to pop up wherever she goes. Even at her house. Yikes! It took awhile for the truth to actually sink in to our dear Jody and when it does, it's actually too late. Her boyfriend nearly died because of a kiss and was unceremoniously brought back to life with dire consequences.

After that, I'm glad to say that the story took an interesting twist with Jody being swept away to a secluded secret hideout for the gifted. But as predicted, Jody is considered as THE ONE who can balance both of the gift of life and death of a necromancer. As a YA debut, it is not too bad but some elements of the book are too cliche and seemed so familiar in other books.

In my Debut Author, Fantasy & Books in a Series Reading Challenge
Verdict: 3 stars.
Available on: Amazon

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