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Corine has been on the run ever since her mother (an openly practicing witch in Georga) was killed by a mob. When her mother died she managed to give Corine two gifts. First, the ability to tell when trouble is coming. Second, the ability to tell what went on around an object. This gift hold a price though - any object with enough "charge" to hold an image will burn Corine's hands when it gives her that image. Corine has finally managed to settle down in one place - Mexico City - for almost a year when her ex finds her and tells her that his mother is missing.
Together they set off to find his mother.
The Good: I loved all the side characters. They were (mostly) well written and very interesting. Several of them were gifted with some fun things - like Corine's ex, Chance, who was gifted with luck. The author has a gift for imagery. The story and plot are all right, but nothing that exciting.
The Bad: I didn't care for Corine. She was often deliberately hurtful to those around her, usually as a means of keeping her distance from them, although once it was a case of "they'll thank me later". She was incredibly annoying about having two potential love interests and not being able to choose. Love triangles tend to annoy me as either 1) the person they're thinking of leaving didn't do anything wrong (no matter what the main character thinks) or 2) one of the people in consideration are obviously a bad choice for them. Very few author's balance things out well.
Corine wasn't the only character to be inconsistent for no good reason either.
While I know that Chance's gift was luck, there were still a few things that I found just absolutely ridiculous, like a super intelligent dog that was able to give them some help, and a bad guy from Corine's past that shows up to help them out.
Together they set off to find his mother.
The Good: I loved all the side characters. They were (mostly) well written and very interesting. Several of them were gifted with some fun things - like Corine's ex, Chance, who was gifted with luck. The author has a gift for imagery. The story and plot are all right, but nothing that exciting.
The Bad: I didn't care for Corine. She was often deliberately hurtful to those around her, usually as a means of keeping her distance from them, although once it was a case of "they'll thank me later". She was incredibly annoying about having two potential love interests and not being able to choose. Love triangles tend to annoy me as either 1) the person they're thinking of leaving didn't do anything wrong (no matter what the main character thinks) or 2) one of the people in consideration are obviously a bad choice for them. Very few author's balance things out well.
Corine wasn't the only character to be inconsistent for no good reason either.
While I know that Chance's gift was luck, there were still a few things that I found just absolutely ridiculous, like a super intelligent dog that was able to give them some help, and a bad guy from Corine's past that shows up to help them out.
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