The book Kinetic by Anna Durand is the third in a series, and one of many others of her paranormal thrillers. I have not read the other two, but I am impressed by the fact that this book emerges as a genuine standalone.
The story is about the adventures of two people with psychic powers. Sean is afraid of his powers hurting people and he hides them behind shields; Kira does not want other finding out about her powers. So at the beginning, their powers are pretty much underdeveloped.
They both have suffered indignity and pain from people who are anti-psychic and would kill all psychics. Kira’s fears are well founded as she is set up by an enemy who threatens death to her young brother if she refuses to use her powers to blow up what she thinks is a smoke bomb, but turns out to be a real bomb - in a cafe. People are injured including Sean’s best friend, David, whose injuries send him into a coma. Sean, convinced of an association of the bomb with Kira, kidnaps her, and their association is born.
Discovering family histories and their own faultlessness; facing their pain and past suffering, and the moral conflicts of their powers; bind them to each other and become the fertile ground for their development. In particular they discover that their families (close and extended) were not what they seemed, and this comes even as a sizzling romance bubbles between them.
I found the romance interesting - a gestation period of two days, and a further period clothed in sarcasm, repartee and other shields. At first the latter was disturbing and seemed to me deviant from the underlying need to merge their powers, the only apparent way to gain strength to face their enemies. Some may find glee in the very descriptive nature of what I call the ‘sizzle’, but my comfort came in viewing the sizzle as the ground base (and metaphor) for the union of the two sets of powers. With that, it was no surprise that the declarations of real love took place almost simultaneously as they recognized that their strength was in union of their powers.
This book is very well written, and the story is riveting. There are times when a reader is comfortable in the thought that all will be well in the end, and the high points lie in the details. This book is similar as the author ‘drags’ us emotionally through the challenges and escapades of the main characters, and we have no choice but to hang on to the expected end.
A recommended read... has some startling exposures and thrills.
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5 Kinetic Stars
This thrilling paranormal romantic suspense keeps readers on the edge of their seat with lots of excitement and adrenaline pumping suspense. Sean and Kira are two strong, convincing characters that easily seize readers’ attention and holds them hostage from beginning to end. Their sizzling chemistry and undeniable attraction heats up the pages as they fight their attraction because of the extreme situation that they find themselves in and because of all the powerful demons from their pasts if they want not only a chance at happily ever after but the chance to escape some maniacal bad guys with psychotically evil plans.Readers can’t put this book down until they have read every last page of the fast paced and smooth flowing plot as it keeps readers hanging on to each and every word of this couple’s explosive story. Since the bad guys have a warped and convoluted plan, surprising twists and turns makes the story interesting and exciting as the hero and heroine discover mind blowing truths about their pasts. The plot is well-developed with plenty of details so readers find it easy to follow the twisty path this couple has to take to unravel a vast conspiracy. This is the first book that I have read in the series and I didn’t have any trouble following along as this couple have their own story, but their story does follow events that have already taken place raises some questions that readers will want to go back read the first two books to get answers for. The author also gives readers a creative and intriguing view of psychics and their abilities that really adds to the excitement of the story, especially during the psychic battles.
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Liam M.
A fun read on a really interesting topic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2018