Today I am checking out NA Author Jessica Gunn - Gyre
What. The. Hell.
Chelsea
had not meant to teleport. She certainly had not meant to teleport across the
ocean to a secret military research station where a guy she once met in an
alley in Boston worked.
Before
the whole teleport business, Chelsea had her life mapped out. She was going to
be an archaeologist. Spend her days digging up the past and her evening devoted
to her rock band. Damn it all, she was meant to be performing at the Battle of
the Bands. She wasn't meant to be here, with Trevor - the guy who had stepped in
when she was being mugged.
Trevor
had never met anyone like Chelsea before, her eyes drew him in. He couldn't
stop thinking about her. But the very last place he wanted her was on board
eaSatellite5. And the fact that she teleported in meant only one thing – her ancestors
are from Atlanta - his ancestors sworn enemy. He had to get her off the station
- for her own protection and for his sanity.
Chelsea
has no idea what has just happened to her, but there are people at the station
that can help her with her new found superpowers. But an ancient war - she
never knew existed - is still raging and Chelsea is of interest to both sides,
for she can read a sacred map that could bring the war to an end once and for
all.
Can
Trevor keep her safe while a war, not of their making, threatens to destroy
their lives?
What did I think of the Story?
Ancient
myths, fantasy, archaeology, time-travel and romance - this book had a bit of
everything. I liked the idea of an ancient battle and time-travel - this really
caught my interest.
Chelsea was an interesting character. She acts rather
childish to begin with - and has a very aggressive attitude that I didn't
really take to. Yes, she has a past - her boyfriend betrayed her and is now
making-out with her ex best-friend – there is no doubt that she was treated appallingly, but she just came across as too aggressive for my liking. Once she had teleported I began to warm to
her more, and as her relationship developed with Trevor she became much more likable and I enjoyed reading about her.
Trevor,
however, I liked right from the start. He was a little unbelievable as a computer geek...he
didn't seem to know what was going on with his own computer system - which I
thought was slightly odd. But nevertheless he was endearing. He kept far
too many secrets, in a mistaken belief that he was protecting Chelsea. A bad decision. It was obvious that she
needed to know who she really was and what that meant for her safety. Instead
she found herself in impossible situations with no idea what was going on and
what to do about it.
The
plot was good. It was engaging - if not a little predictable and I felt it
wasn't always fully developed. I am guessing that is because we will learn more
in the next book. Can't wait for the next book!
What
Gunn wrote exceptional well was the romance between Chelsea and Trevor. The
idea that whenever she was in distress she would teleport to Trevor was
sublimely beautiful and really appealed to me. Their relationship was very believable and I really
enjoyed it when these two characters were together and I got the impression
that Gunn was most relaxed in her writing when her two protagonists were in
each others company.
I
will be checking out book 2 in the series, because I am interested in the world
that Gunn has created. I would recommend.
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