Trickster's Girl (Raven Duet #1) by Hilari Bell

Author: Trickster's Girl (Raven Duet #1)

Author:Hilari Bell 

Hardcover, 288 pages

Published January 3rd 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Source: NetGalley 

 

 Plot:

In the year 2098 America isn't so different from the USA of today. But, in a post-9/11 security-obssessed world, "secured" doesn't just refer to borders between countries, it also refer to borders between states. Teenagers still think they know everything, but there is no cure for cancer, as Kelsa knows first-hand from watching her father die.

The night Kelsa buries her father, a boy appears. He claims magic is responsible for the health of Earth, but human damage disrupts its flow. The planet is dying.

Kelsa has the powers to reverse the damage, but first she must accept that magic exists and see beyond her own pain in order to heal the planet.

My Thoughts:

The concept of this novel sounded really promising and I was excited to dive in, unfortunately I had a little problem focusing on this one. While the plot was fresh, the characters didn't force me to care about them enough to stay engaged in the story. I think the main problem for me was the romance didn't seem to progress, which is what keeps me hooked. I enjoyed the dystopian aspects of the novel and the ungraded technology that was represented in the book though. I just wish I would have been a little more vested into the characters.