Nobody at Bristlecone High School has ever paid attention to William Rose. Since the day he arrived in the small, mountain town years ago, he's blended into the background. Quinn Robbins never noticed William at all, until the icy Friday night he suddenly appeared directly in the path of her car, and just as suddenly vanished. After that, she found herself noticing him constantly, seeing for the first time just how different he was. First were the books he always had his nose buried in. Why would a senior in high school always be reading medical journals? Then there were his habitual appearances down by the river every Friday night, just like the night she almost hit him - not to mention his odd habit of disappearing there, with no place and no reason to hide! Overtaken by a sense of curiosity that she just can't seem to shake, Quinn finds herself trying to figure out exactly what is going on with him. When he starts to show up in her dreams, she can't decide if her curiosity has become too much of an obsession ... or if there is something ... more. Finally it becomes clear that the answers she seeks might only come from finding out what is happening at the river. But on the night Quinn decides to follow him, her very new mystery draws her fatefully to a very old mystery. To a discovery she thought could only exist in a fairy tale. Uh oh, Quinn. 1st Period History will never be the same! In the Dusk Gate Chronicles, you'll meet characters who find their way straight into your heart, on a journey you'll long to join. Join readers everywhere as you fall in love with the Dusk Gate Chronicles.
MY THOUGHTS
I am usually wary about reading ebook freebies, but I found that I actually liked this one.
One night on an icy road, Quinn almosts hits William Rose. Nothing happens, but Quinn starts to wonder about William. He has lived in Bristlecone for most of Quinn's life, yet until then she had never talked to him. He never seems to talk to anyone. Quinn notices that he keeps going to a bridge and one night she sees him disappear. When will decides to follow him, she finds out who William Rose really is.
This book had its fair share of predictable moments and cliches, but I actually found that I liked this book. I could ignore those things because all-in-all this was a fun book to read and it really felt like a fluff book. I am a sucker for books featuring passageways to other worlds and this one certainly had that. This book mainly focused on exploring the fantasy world and I honestly enjoyed seeing this world. My favorite part was seeing all of the Rose siblings, although I kept getting them mixed up because there are so many! Quinn's life wasn't always as clear. I felt like most of her life was there, but I realize that we never met her step-dad.
Quinn as a character was okay. She kind of read like the typical YA MC, which is fine for the book. She was a bit of a stalker in the beginning though! I think we are supposed to see her as smart but sometimes her actions didn't read as smart. [highlight to view spoiler] Quinn's thought process: So, we just discussed some super poisonous plants that you can't touch and could be killing children. Oh! These are some pretty flowers! I'm going to take them home as a souvenir! [end of spoiler] She was meant to have the outside perspective so she thought of things those of this world didn't, but they really were obvious.
This book didn't have much in the way of romance but it was certainly hinted. At this point, I'm not really sure which direction the romance is going because I see three possibilities. I was actually glad that there wasn't much romance because I prefer it that way, but I get the feeling that that will change in the next book.
Overall, I did like this book. I found some things silly but this was still a fun book to read. I have a theory but it wasn't revealed in this book so I am going to continue the series.
One night on an icy road, Quinn almosts hits William Rose. Nothing happens, but Quinn starts to wonder about William. He has lived in Bristlecone for most of Quinn's life, yet until then she had never talked to him. He never seems to talk to anyone. Quinn notices that he keeps going to a bridge and one night she sees him disappear. When will decides to follow him, she finds out who William Rose really is.
This book had its fair share of predictable moments and cliches, but I actually found that I liked this book. I could ignore those things because all-in-all this was a fun book to read and it really felt like a fluff book. I am a sucker for books featuring passageways to other worlds and this one certainly had that. This book mainly focused on exploring the fantasy world and I honestly enjoyed seeing this world. My favorite part was seeing all of the Rose siblings, although I kept getting them mixed up because there are so many! Quinn's life wasn't always as clear. I felt like most of her life was there, but I realize that we never met her step-dad.
Quinn as a character was okay. She kind of read like the typical YA MC, which is fine for the book. She was a bit of a stalker in the beginning though! I think we are supposed to see her as smart but sometimes her actions didn't read as smart. [highlight to view spoiler] Quinn's thought process: So, we just discussed some super poisonous plants that you can't touch and could be killing children. Oh! These are some pretty flowers! I'm going to take them home as a souvenir! [end of spoiler] She was meant to have the outside perspective so she thought of things those of this world didn't, but they really were obvious.
This book didn't have much in the way of romance but it was certainly hinted. At this point, I'm not really sure which direction the romance is going because I see three possibilities. I was actually glad that there wasn't much romance because I prefer it that way, but I get the feeling that that will change in the next book.
IN CONCLUSION
I hereby give this book
3 Stars
Meaning: I liked it
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