I get that Bron is supposed to be a lone wolf, closed off to others, and the idea that he might be a sociopath is suggested several times throughout the book. Some of this can be explained by Olivia altering his memories but most of it can't.Īnd then there were the characters. Bad, weird stuff happens, then Bron goes right back to teenage life, seemingly little affected. We'd go from foster mom showering gifts on new son in an over-the-top attempt to make him cool (seriously, the way Bron being "cool" was SO important to Olivia, especially when she really should have been making him BLEND IN really bothered me) to super-intense action scenes involving Olivia whipping out firearms in the blink of an eye.and then we'd go right back to Bron trying to fit in at his new school and be popular. Then he meets Olivia and I figured that this was where it was about to get good.įor one thing, the pacing and tone of the book was so bizarre. Bron seemed like a interesting character and a fairly realistic portrayal of a teenager boy who had been in foster care so long. His heritage gives him superhuman abilities, but also places him, and everyone around him, in incredible danger.Īside from the prologue-which I thought was way too spoileriffic, especially given how much angst Bron has about his mother not wanting him-I enjoyed the early chapters. Everything changes when his newest foster parent, Olivia, recognizes him as one of her own people. Bron James has lived his entire life in the foster care system, being shunted from one home to another, while he slowly cuts himself off from caring about anyone else. The premise of this book was really interesting to me.
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