Twisted Miracles (The Shadowminds #1) by A.J. Larrieu

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

(Off Goodreads)

Cass Weatherfield’s powers come with a deadly price.

Cass knows it was her telekinetic gift that killed a college classmate five years back, even if no one else believes her. She’s lived in hiding from her fellow shadowminds ever since, plagued by guilt and suppressing her abilities with sedatives. Until the night her past walks back into her life in the form of sexy Shane Tanner, the ex-boyfriend who trained her…and the one she left without saying goodbye.

When Shane tells her that his twin sister, Mina—Cass’s childhood friend—is missing, Cass vows to help, which means returning to New Orleans to use her dangerous skills in the search. But finding Mina only leads to darker questions. As Cass and Shane race to learn who is targeting shadowminds, they find themselves drawn to each other, body and soul. Just as their powerful intimacy reignites, events take a terrifying turn, and Cass realizes that to save the people she loves, she must embrace the powers that ruined her life.

My Review:

The first book in the new Shadowminds series is a thrilling and intriguing urban fantasy.  Haunted by an unfortunate death that she knows she caused, Cass lives in hiding for her fellow shadowminds, denying her telekinetic gift. But when one her close friends goes missing she returns home to help find her and realizes that in order to save the people she loves, she’ll have to embrace the powers that ruined her life.

This fast plot keeps readers on the edge of their seats with lots of action, suspense, drama, romance and an intriguing concept.  The author describes each scene with vivid images and details that make it easy for the reader to feel as if they are part of the story.  The actions and suspense scenes are well orchestrated and believable with surprising twists and turns to keep it really interesting.  The strong, compelling characters grab the reader’s attention from the very beginning.

The main focus of the story is the group of people called Shadowminds, they have special psychic abilities particularly Cass and her abilities which are different from the others.  But there is romance in air as the love she left behind, Shane is more than willing to have her back, but the relationship will need some work which is made difficult by the rogue Shadowmind.

The author has created a fascinating psychic world that intrigues as well as entertains and has engaging characters that draw the reader deeper into the story.  The New Orleans setting is a great back drop for this particular group of people and of course there are others like them in other places which lead to more possibilities and add credibility to the concept. 

I was thoroughly caught up in the story from one beginning to the very end and I think this series has great potential for lots of entertaining stories. Cass holds lots of promise as a future kick ass heroine and her journey to get there should prove to be interesting.  I really wish I didn’t have to wait to August to read the next one.

5 STARS 3 FLAMES

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Shadowminds series:

Dangerous Calling, The Shadowminds: Book 2, coming August 2014
Broken Shadows, The Shadowminds: Book 3, coming early 2015

About AJ Larrieu:

(Off author’s site)

A.J. Larrieu was born and raised in small-town Louisiana, and yes, she did have an alligator in her back yard growing up. It was a small one. She spent most of her summers knee deep in the mud exploring the swamps or nose-deep in a book exploring other worlds, so it's no surprise she grew up to write paranormal romance and urban fantasy set in the South. These days, she lives in San Francisco with her husband and son, and even though she's been in the Bay Area for over a decade, she still misses those pounding Gulf Coast thunderstorms. Her debut novel, the first in her Shadowmind Series, will be published by Carina Press in Spring of 2014.

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Books by AJ Larrieu

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