The book is about a guy named Ethan, who has grown up in the South. The way the book portrays the south, it's the stereotypical clique, Daughters of the American Revolution, small town vibe where you're either in or you're out. It's a town where everyone knows everyone, so when Lena (the niece of the town shut in) shows up she's automatically an outcast. Ethan realizes that he is tied to Lena, and starts to learn more about her mysterious family and what being a "caster" is about. Legend has it on her 16th birthday, she will either be claimed for Light or for Dark, and it will change her life forever.
The storyline is a good idea with good promise. It was a fun read, but there were parts of the story where it seemed like the plot just stopped making sense, or the author was trying to force connections between characters. In the end, the plot almost ended up being too complicated by substories (and it's close to 600 pages, so there's plenty of time). The main storyline was really good, although a bit confusing at the end. And it left it open for more books to come, which is nice, because now I have a new series I can read :). It would have been better if the author didn't try to put too many sub stories or secondary plot lines in the book. The main story didn't need much extra decoration to be good.
As frustrating as that is, it seems like it's a common occurence for the first book in a series, because there's pressure to introduce everything about the characters that you want to discuss in later books. Hopefully the second one is even better!
<3, jacquie
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