In this fictional fantasy novel, author Joss Stirling's character, 16-year-old Misty is a savant and is one with a gift that you can't help to feel sorry for. Misty is unable to tell a lie and when control over her gift is lost, the people around her cannot lie either.
As you can imagine, for a poor girl like her - who also is known for being clumsy - her gift can get in the way a lot, leaving people either teasing her for this habit of being too truthful, or avoiding her, not wanting to hear the truth.
For Misty, one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking experiences she can imagine, would be to meet her soulfinder. For most savants, meeting their souldfinder is a fantastic opportunity. Every savant has a soulfinder somewhere around the world and together, they make each others world complete - through binding their magical powers together, they can achieve great and wonderful things. However,, a soulfinder left alone can mean dangerous things as they have no one to even them out between the good and the bad in the world.
Alternatively, there are a few cases where savants have met their soulfinder and dislike them, never wanting to be together with them.
Due to Misty lacking in confidence, from her appearance, to her powers, she fears that when the day comes for her to meet her soulfinder, that he would dislike her and would not want to be with her.
At the beginning of the story, Benedict brother Uriel is preparing to meet his soulfinder. Thanks to soulseeker Crystal, Misty's aunt who we met in the previous story, Uriel's soulfinder is known to be in Australia and since Crystal is unable to accompany him on the journey, it is left up to Misty to accompany him on this exciting journey.
While things hit off to a great start and his soulfinder is found easy enough, Misty struggles during her time there when she meets young savant Alex. While he may look confident and oozes charm (which is his savant power) he has had a tough past and is not as confident as her may initially seem.
Worst of all, he and Misty clash and it seems that whenever he is around her, he lacks in charm and his comments come out harsh.
As the story progresses and Misty catches up with her mates in England, questions start to occur on whether Alex - who actually turns out to be the same age as Misty and her friends Angel and Summer - could be either Misty or Sumer's soulfinder. SPOILER ALERT: While Alex visits England with his debate team, it was make or break time, to try telepathy with Misty and Summer. Much to Misty's delight they were a perfect match, but with her college studies and his competitions going ahead, there was sadly little time for them to properly get to know each other.
Meanwhile, Alex's past was also quickly catches up with him. For a boy who is thought to have no family, his uncle turns up out of the blue after years of trying to find him. For Misty and Alex, while they should be enjoying themselves and taking the time to get to know each other properly, there is little time for this young couple to be riding the honeymoon stage of their relationship with the drama occurring around them.
All the while, danger is looming over the savant world, with a murderer on the loose, searching for young savants who haven't fully mastered their talent. Most disturbing is that little is known of this killer and no tracks are ever left behind.
What I enjoyed about this novel was that while the beginning of the story took on a fun, lighthearted and romantic route, as the story progressed, it took you slowly but surely on a much darker and gripping journey, with the suspense gradually building up, making it harder and harder to put the book down.
Joss Stirling has achieved once again in amazing me with her talent of writing. While this is the second time of me reading this particular story, it still amazes me how realistic the story comes across. Young love, insecurities that all girls experience, the relatable clumsy moments that Misty goes through (and that I can personally connect with, being clumsy myself) and the worries of what truly lingers but is never seen, contained in the darkness of this world.
Keep your eyes peeled to this blog, as shortly another update will be posted for the fifth instalment of the Finding Sky novels, known as Angel Dares (2015).
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