Review of Opaque
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Review of Opaque
[Following is a volunteer review of "Opaque" by Calix Leigh-Reign.]
In the novel Opaque by Calix Leigh-Reign, we meet a teen named Adam. Adam is a disturbed teen and is struggling with the darkness inside of him.
During the novel, Adam has a hard time believing that he is a part of this world. He feels that he is superior to all the other “animals”. He doesn’t have any real friends and the only love he feels is towards his mother JoAnn. Adam has an unhealthy borderline inappropriate attraction to his mother. His relationship with his father is basically non-existent. Adam treats his father with indifference and most times ignores him completely. On the first day of his senior year, he meets Carly. Adam is not sure why he is so attracted to Carly and he tries to fight his urges to be close to her. He fails in his attempts and they begin to form a bond that will change Adam’s life forever.
Carly is from one of seven Russian families who possess mutations that give them special abilities. After meeting Adam, Carly soon finds that the attraction that they feel for each other is because Adam is like her. After this revelation, the saga begins.
I enjoyed the novel. Adam is a complex character and it was interesting to watch him grow during the book. At the beginning of the novel, Adam is so consumed by his darkness that he makes decisions that he later regrets. How the author presents Adam at the beginning grabbed my attention and made me eager to read more. I enjoyed the way the author developed the relationship between Carly and Adam. They start out in denial, but once they embrace their feelings for each other they complete each other. I also enjoyed how the author showed the changes in Adam after he meets Carly. Carly makes Adam want to be a better person and he works hard to show her that he is reliable and trustworthy.
I also found the descriptions of all the seven families and the powers of each individual interesting. The way the author describes their powers painted a picture in my mind that reminded me of some superhero movies.
I don’t have many complaints about the book. I only wish the author would have translated the few Russian phrases. Other than that, I thought the flow of the plot and all the characters that were introduced were done well and made me excited to read on. I found the novel to be edited well with no errors.
I would give this novel a 4 out of 4 stars. I recommend this novel to those that like Sci-Fi and romance. Even though this is a young adult book, teens and adults alike will enjoy it.
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Opaque
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In the novel Opaque by Calix Leigh-Reign, we meet a teen named Adam. Adam is a disturbed teen and is struggling with the darkness inside of him.
During the novel, Adam has a hard time believing that he is a part of this world. He feels that he is superior to all the other “animals”. He doesn’t have any real friends and the only love he feels is towards his mother JoAnn. Adam has an unhealthy borderline inappropriate attraction to his mother. His relationship with his father is basically non-existent. Adam treats his father with indifference and most times ignores him completely. On the first day of his senior year, he meets Carly. Adam is not sure why he is so attracted to Carly and he tries to fight his urges to be close to her. He fails in his attempts and they begin to form a bond that will change Adam’s life forever.
Carly is from one of seven Russian families who possess mutations that give them special abilities. After meeting Adam, Carly soon finds that the attraction that they feel for each other is because Adam is like her. After this revelation, the saga begins.
I enjoyed the novel. Adam is a complex character and it was interesting to watch him grow during the book. At the beginning of the novel, Adam is so consumed by his darkness that he makes decisions that he later regrets. How the author presents Adam at the beginning grabbed my attention and made me eager to read more. I enjoyed the way the author developed the relationship between Carly and Adam. They start out in denial, but once they embrace their feelings for each other they complete each other. I also enjoyed how the author showed the changes in Adam after he meets Carly. Carly makes Adam want to be a better person and he works hard to show her that he is reliable and trustworthy.
I also found the descriptions of all the seven families and the powers of each individual interesting. The way the author describes their powers painted a picture in my mind that reminded me of some superhero movies.
I don’t have many complaints about the book. I only wish the author would have translated the few Russian phrases. Other than that, I thought the flow of the plot and all the characters that were introduced were done well and made me excited to read on. I found the novel to be edited well with no errors.
I would give this novel a 4 out of 4 stars. I recommend this novel to those that like Sci-Fi and romance. Even though this is a young adult book, teens and adults alike will enjoy it.
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Opaque
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords
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