Tittle: The Unusuals
Author: iiwrites4Daysii
Genre: Science Fiction
Summary:
A group of teens with unusual powers in the heart of the country are kept in the Grove, where misfits of any sort are kept to prevent destruction to the country.
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*Tyler was captured as a young boy, when he displayed his unusual powers at the schoolhouse. As he discovers what the use of his powers can cause, he meets more kids like him at the Grove.
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*Emily was born in the middle of nowhere. She used her power to find the Grove, where she believed she could find hope to control her powers. When she arrives, she soon realizes she is wrong.
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*Jonah was born into a wealthy family, many being aristocrats. He believed he was just the typical, normal boy that had a significant amount of money. Until he uses his powers to bring his family member back from the dead.
After this event, Jonah always passed the Grove on his way to his boarding school, and something attracts him to the place. Something that he knows can help him keep his powers secret
My review:
It's not often when you see three separate prologues. I actually found it really clever, to give each character their own prologue and given an insight to each of their lives. However, I was a little confused as to why the first character's prologue was written in third person. After reading I did discover why you had chosen to write her prologue like that I think it was a great idea and powerful. It shows the strong connection Emma has with her mother, and the powerful bond between mother and daughter.
Something I would recommend is working on your description. I think this story deserves attention and altering the description could really help. You have great description and imagery. I would really watch out for using the same words multiple times in a paragraph.
So all through the story the point of view switched from Jonah to Emma and I thought you did a really great job with that. As a writer you allowed me to feel everything the character's did and that's crucial in developing them, the story, and everything else. But the first five chapters I was wondering when Tyler's p.o.v was coming, who he is, what he did, what roll he played in the story. I think delaying his p.o.v added somethin nice and extra to the story.
Then in chapter five all of the characters kind of came together in a dream, and you did a great job in giving just enough information and not revealing too much, but enough to keep the questions coming and to keep the reader intrigued. By the time I got to Tyler's point of view I was really ecstatic to learn more about the mystery character.
I love this story. I haven't read much just the first six chapters, but you've trapped me in this book. I think the plot is unique and it's mysterious and all around intriguing. I can't wait to see how everything pulls together. I strongly suggest for yall to go check this book out.
