Book Title: Awoke (The Want Series) by K.T. Conte
Category: YA Fiction; 324 pages
Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
Publisher: SugarCane Publishing
Release date: October 2017
Format available for review: print & ebook (mobi, ePub, PDF)
Will ship print books to: Internationally
Tour dates: Sept 25 to Oct 27, 2017
Content Rating: PG-13 (mainly bad language)
Book Description
Katya leads a normal life any teenager would be envious of – popular, pretty and dating the high school elite. Not she enjoys the spotlight, mind you. She wants everyone to believe she is normal.
But when Katya sees the real reason behind the earthquakes plaguing everyone in Boston, the truth rattles and shatters the perfect normal illusion Katya created for herself. An ability to see unearthly creatures and manipulate waves of life energy labels her as anything but normal. And it’s an ability that attracts unwanted and dangerous attention.
She reluctantly finds herself in the company of Gregor, a handsome member of an international spirit military team called the Kyrios. Her simple decision to help thrusts Katya in a world of the undead spirits, betrayal and a perpetual battle between undead monsters and the wardens that keep them in their place.
Katya must decide whether she values the simple and easy life she created for herself over the complex and difficult world now asking her to stand and fight.
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My Review
I chose to read this book after receiving a free e-copy. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.
Awoke starts out as a good young adult fantasy. Katya is 18 years old and a senior in high school. She’s never really been “normal” but that is what she craves. She had a difficult childhood because she saw things that no one else saw so everyone thought she was crazy. She stopped “seeing things” after her dad died. Now that she’s in high school, she’s popular but she’d rather not be in the limelight.
On her 18th birthday, Katya started having visions and now she’s seeing things again and they’re coming after her. And she finds that she has powers when she is threatened. She ends up being guarded by Gregor, a gorgeous grim reaper, and they start falling in love. When things get too dangerous for her, Gregor takes her to the world of the Kyrios to keep her safe and for her to train to learn to keep her powers under control.
Then BAM! The typical, fairly predictable but good young adult story becomes great. I couldn’t put the book down during the last 100 pages. Actually, I read the book in one afternoon/evening because it got so good. It has romance and action as well as betrayal and a surprise here and there. It also has a good ending and I’m looking forward to the next book. In fact, I can’t wait to read the next book!
Meet the Author
K.T. Conte is a lover of books, people and all things wild and crazy. She received her B.A. in English from Boston College and her law degree from Suffolk University Law School. While she has and continues to be a licensed attorney, her first love has always been books from the tender age of 2. Originally from Massachusetts, K.T. currently lives in New York City with the monsters in the closet, her husband Everett, a couple of building fairies and her dog, Champ.
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