Amethyst by Heather Bowhay

Amethyst by Heather Bowhay

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

College-bound Lexi Adams leads no ordinary life. Premonitions dictate her every move, compelling her to rescue strangers day and night. After years of self-sacrifice, she decides to ignore one, but innocent people die. So, when the next premonition depicts her own death, Lexi is faced with the decision of a lifetime. As if an ill-fated future isn’t enough to deal with, a series of strange illnesses and murders devastate her small town, and co-worker Jessica Nelson insists Lexi can help.

According to Jessica, everyone is born with an inner energy called Essence. Only a select few, Amethysts, can control Essence and heal people. Jessica claims to be an Amethyst and asks Lexi to join her and a group of her friends as they track the murderers. Despite her personal plight, Lexi considers joining them.

Then again, Lexi discovers secrets run deep among Jessica’s friends. Not only do they have a hidden agenda, but they also harbor extraordinary abilities. And they have connections with the Ray-pacs – the sadistic killers who are preying on human Essence. Ultimately, Lexi must decide if life, not death, equals salvation. And if so, is she willing to make certain sacrifices and join her friends in eradicating the Ray-pacs?

Amethyst is the first novel in the Guardian series, a spellbinding, young adult, urban fantasy series. One that wouldn’t be complete without a love triangle at the heart of the story.

My Review:

I actually enjoyed this book. Although I usually don't go for the love triangle aspect, I have to say this wasn't that bad. The heroine of the story had at a few moments doing some really stupid stuff for love, but who am I to say I wouldn't if placed in that situation. It just made things somewhat frustrating. I saw a lot of parallels between this book and Fifty Shades of Grey, definitely not in the sexual aspect, but through the heroines, especially when they were being stubborn and putting themselves in dangerous situations. I am, however, looking forward to reading the next book in the series, if nothing else but to answer some burning questions.

Read from April 24 to May 03, 2013

Top 5 Genres*: Fantasy/Paranormal, Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy/Supernatural
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system:
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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