Blurb:
8
That’s how old I was when I found out I was special. I was given my rose
quartz gem and taught about my past.
13
That’s how many times I’ve lived in this world. This is my thirteenth
life cycle as a human.
1
That’s how many seconds it took to fall in love with Mike. It’s also the
amount of time I had to say goodbye just before he was killed by Reggie, the
hunter that’s been after me.
Will Reggie succeed in killing me too, and eradicating the planet of the
unicorn race forever?
About the Author:
Since elementary
school, I remember being in love with words. Spelling them, writing them,
reading them…I even hang them up around my house. I think I owe my love
of language to my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Templeton. I can
recall sitting around in a circle in that old, red-brick school,
listening to her read aloud Greek mythology. The oxymoron there was
that she was the most prim and proper teacher I ever knew, right down
to the white buttoned up blouse held together at the collar with a cameo
pin. The way she read made words come alive.
I had
written a few things here and there throughout my life. I used to think
I’d be good at children’s books, and it wasn’t a far stretch since I worked
with children every day and knew what they liked. But then I read the
series by Stephenie Meyer, maybe you’ve heard of it…Twilight. This was
the type of story I knew I had to write. Teenagers were my
audience. It helped I had one at home to learn from.
My idea
didn’t come in a dream. No, I wasn’t that fortunate. It happened
through research. And lots of it. The only criteria I had was that
I wanted my story to be different from everything else out there. I
wanted my story to stand out. No vampires or werewolves. No witches
or wizards. Unicorns were my choice. And I think the story that
unfolded is definitely unique.
My Review:
What if you could redo your life over and over, even if you didn't want to? This was a really good book about second chances, and how they can affect who you are. I also really liked the Unicorn aspect of the book and the author really created a character that I felt was really going through these issues. The hunter was a character to hate. As the book progressed I thought differently of him. Was it fate? Was it just the life cycles? Maybe he was reliving these "lives" too, and he didn't want to. I liked the ending and I would love to see a sequel to see how life 14 goes! Maybe 13 is not unlucky? I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own.
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