Review by Mahingan79 -- Opaque by Calix Leigh-Reign
Posted: 26 Feb 2020, 18:26
[Following is a volunteer review of "Opaque" by Calix Leigh-Reign.]
4 stars out of 4
At 40 years old I did not anticipate the possibility that I would be so thoroughly clutched by a youth-targeted series. The author did an amazing job with character development and keeping the storyline refreshingly balanced between intense drama, mystery, romance, and tranquil. Never letting the story stale or become too outrageous to be believable. I immediately bought book 2 last night when I finished the last page of Opaque, and am already excited about book 3 coming out later this year.
The book opens with Adam struggling internally to appear 'normal' to society when deep down he feels far from it. Not understanding why he feels so disconnected from society or unnaturally drawn romantically towards his mother, he takes to studying telekinesis to evolve his mind and sense of self above the 'animals' he deems average people to be. That is until Carly walks into his classroom and turns his entire existence upside down.
Drawn to her in a way he has never been drawn towards anyone he finds himself slowly releasing the deep-seated resentment toward society he's held so firmly to. Through his developing friendship with Carly he discovers a light inside him he did not believe himself capable of.
After their friendship buds into a relationship, Carly starts to suspect there is more to Adam than even he knows. They soon discover that Adam is a Russian descendant of a powerful, thought to be extinct, bloodline of supernatural humans. Carly, being the daughter of another supernatural bloodline, seeks out the help of her mother to help Adam unlock his past and powers.
Along the way, Adam makes new friends with a group of teenage descendants like him from the other 6 superhuman families, discovers the truth about his real identity and biological parents, learns to harness powers that have been lying dormant inside of him, and falls madly in love with Carly. This does not mean Adam has finally found peace and happiness in his life.
Quite the contrary his life goes wildly off the rails as he now has to protect his adoptive parents from the Iksha who seek to kill them all. Choosing to make the first strike against the Iksha, Adam and his new supernatural band of friends destroy an Iksha compound. Killing everyone in their path. Will their power be enough to take down everyone in this immense conglomerate of sadistic scientist and militia?
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Opaque
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4 stars out of 4
At 40 years old I did not anticipate the possibility that I would be so thoroughly clutched by a youth-targeted series. The author did an amazing job with character development and keeping the storyline refreshingly balanced between intense drama, mystery, romance, and tranquil. Never letting the story stale or become too outrageous to be believable. I immediately bought book 2 last night when I finished the last page of Opaque, and am already excited about book 3 coming out later this year.
The book opens with Adam struggling internally to appear 'normal' to society when deep down he feels far from it. Not understanding why he feels so disconnected from society or unnaturally drawn romantically towards his mother, he takes to studying telekinesis to evolve his mind and sense of self above the 'animals' he deems average people to be. That is until Carly walks into his classroom and turns his entire existence upside down.
Drawn to her in a way he has never been drawn towards anyone he finds himself slowly releasing the deep-seated resentment toward society he's held so firmly to. Through his developing friendship with Carly he discovers a light inside him he did not believe himself capable of.
After their friendship buds into a relationship, Carly starts to suspect there is more to Adam than even he knows. They soon discover that Adam is a Russian descendant of a powerful, thought to be extinct, bloodline of supernatural humans. Carly, being the daughter of another supernatural bloodline, seeks out the help of her mother to help Adam unlock his past and powers.
Along the way, Adam makes new friends with a group of teenage descendants like him from the other 6 superhuman families, discovers the truth about his real identity and biological parents, learns to harness powers that have been lying dormant inside of him, and falls madly in love with Carly. This does not mean Adam has finally found peace and happiness in his life.
Quite the contrary his life goes wildly off the rails as he now has to protect his adoptive parents from the Iksha who seek to kill them all. Choosing to make the first strike against the Iksha, Adam and his new supernatural band of friends destroy an Iksha compound. Killing everyone in their path. Will their power be enough to take down everyone in this immense conglomerate of sadistic scientist and militia?
******
Opaque
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords