ROSE Frost receives a bracelet on her sixteenth birthday, a parting gift from her mother who claims it is a family heirloom. From that night Rose starts having vivid dreams and strange visions.
DAYS after, her family separate and Rose moves into her grandmother’s house. Rose remembers happy childhood holidays with her grandmother, and is eager to rekindle her friendship with Hannah and Mira, the two girls she played with as a child. Rose’s dreams start to involve a woman called HalÃka Dacomé. A legend or a figment of her imagination, she knows not, but her grandmother, Daisy, remains reluctant to talk it.
DANGER strikes one night. Rose is first on the scene after she smells burning and discovers a car that has been purposely set on fire. She is convinced that the boy in her latest vision is inside the car. The mysterious Aiden Deverill pulls Rose to safety, but not before a window explodes and a ball of fire burns them both. She uses her secret healing gift to heal the scars and to all appearances remains unscathed.
But Aiden is free from burns too and Rose doesn’t know why.
She is drawn to his alluring smile, his gorgeous dark looks and hypnotising blue eyes, but as they get closer her friends warn her off claiming that he’s bad news.
Rose tries to find the truth about Halika Dacomé and more about why Aiden is so disliked, but she soon gets drawn into helping her friends solve the mystery behind the missing Warminster townsfolk. The latest missing person is her new friend Jez’s father.
During the investigation she meets Morgan, a family friend of Daisy’s who lives in the cottage at the bottom of Daisy’s garden. He’s kind, funny and clearly devoted to her, but Rose finds out that his hatred towards Aiden and his grandfather, Ben Deverill, lies rooted in a shocking event that happened years before involving both families.
For Rose, her new life is beginning but she soon realises that people are not always what they seem, and finds it difficult to determine who to trust.
What she always believed to be a happy family and a friendly town soon turns on its head when she discovers that her family secret, Aiden Deverill and the truth behind HalÃka Dacomé is at the heart of the whole conspiracy.
This book is perfect for teens aged 14 or upwards.
(Excerpt from Barnes & Noble)
Wow! What a twist of a book. I was honestly expecting one thing and got something completely different, something amazing and so original. I loved the pace and the description, although heavy at times, only added to story. As for Aiden… where can I get one… or two?! YUM! Delightful! If anything, I’m ready to reread it. I will confess that the beginning confused me a little and the abrupt change of POV was a little jarring, but Ms. May wastes no time luring you back into the pages with a grappling plot that makes you want to never stop reading.
Thank you, Alexandra May for allowing us the pleasure of reading your wonderful book. It was wonderful and I look forward to reading more from you in the future.
Airicka Phoenix