Review in my Wrap Up Vlog
https://youtu.be/mAkPSjN_8eU ( )

Rating: 4.5/5

Favorite quote:

“How can you possibly think I’d want you to sacrifice yourself to save me? As if there wasn’t enough danger, now I have to worry you’ll take a bullet for me.”
My arms crossed as his anger ignited my own.
“As if, you jerk. You can take your own stupid bullet.”

This is my second book of Corrine Jackson and I'm really happy to see that I loved it as much as I loved [b:If I Lie|10564983|If I Lie|Corrine Jackson|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1324452777s/10564983.jpg|15471867]; though the two stories couldn't be more different, my enjoyment and the tears I shed certainly prove that I'm falling for Ms. Jackson incredible writing. The subjects she deals with are not for the faint of heart and not ones you see much in young adult novels these days.

What I love about her heroines (and I hope she won't change that at all) is that, they are not meek or dependent in spite of their misery. Remy spent five years of her life suffering through domestic abuse at the hands of her stepfather but she wouldn't let him take pleasure in seeing her cry or crumple to his feet begging for him to stop. No. She stood silent to protect her mother and as long as she could heal her multiple injuries.

My heart wrenched every time she related what the monster did to her body day after day and what hurt the most was seeing her completely broken emotionally as well, thinking she isn't worth saving or dying for, until Asher Blackwell came along.

Their chemistry and sweet love story was off the charts. Her reactions to his protectiveness were priceless (as shown by the quote above) and it felt good to see for once a heroine capable of taking care of herself and letting a boy love her for her and not just waiting around for him to save the day. In a way he healed her heart and made her believe she's worth it (which brought me to tears, again)

I already miss Remy and Asher and I can't wait to read more of Corrine Jackson's books; because Asher Corrine you really captured my heart. ( )

TRIGGER WARNING: PHYSICAL ABUSE

Remy lives with her mother and abusive stepfather. After her abusive stepfather murders her mother, Remy is sent to live with the biological father she never met. He's got a brand new family--a new wife, a new daughter--and Remy's afraid and angry. But her stepmother and half-sister are wonderful, and she comes to love them and her father. For the first time in her ilfe she's happy and safe.

Remy can heal with her touch. She's a "Healer" and her kind are involved in a war with the "Protectors" (who before the war protected the healers in a partnership). The boy she meets turns out to be a Protector, but he assures her he doesn't want to harm her. He's her only source of information about this dangerous new world and she trusts him.

I really enjoyed the parts of the book that were about Remy and her new family and friends. She loves them so much, and loves being with them. That made what she risked by being discovered as a Healer clearer and more dangerous. ( )

Maybe 4 stars. I loved reading this but I keep forgetting what it's about until I look at the synopsis, then I'm like, "Oh yeah, I really liked this book."
A lot of the book had me thinking of "Twilight" (which I disliked), only "Touched" was so much better. And no vampires! (I'm not a vampire fan.) So even though it was forgettable, I'm still planning on reading the rest of the series. ( )

This book was amazing. I stayed up til 1 am reading it and had no regrets about that. I was scared to read the second and third novels because I thought there was no way they could be as good, but they were. So read on friends, read on. ( )