Before I start, I just want to say that I don't remember the first part of the book too well, so this review might be a bit weird.
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| Title: One Author: LeighAnn Kopans Country: United States Language: English Genre: Ya Sci-Fi Publication date: June 11th, 2013 Pages: 374 pages Rating: ★★★★★   |
It makes you a One.
Sixteen-year-old Merrin Grey would love to be able to fly – too bad all she can do is hover.
If she could just land an internship at the Biotech Hub, she might finally figure out how to fix herself. She busts her butt in AP Chem and salivates over the Hub’s research on the manifestation of superpowers, all in hopes of boosting her chances.
Then she meets Elias VanDyne, another One, and all her carefully crafted plans fly out the window. Literally. When the two of them touch, their Ones combine to make them fly, and when they’re not soaring over the Nebraska cornfields, they’re busy falling for each other.
Merrin's mad chemistry skills land her a spot on the Hub's internship short list, but as she gets closer to the life she always wanted, she discovers that the Hub’s purpose is more sinister than it has always seemed. Now it’s up to her to decide if it's more important to fly solo, or to save everything - and everyone - she loves.
(synopsis from Goodreads)
When I began reading this I had huge huge expectations. And this book is self-published. Don't get me wrong, some self-published books are really good. This one was one of them, but sometimes books that aren't self-published are better, for some reason. This one was really good, but my expectations were too high.
I read about half of it in about 3 days and I just couldn't read anymore and I took a break for about a month. I then picked it up and, because my expectations were really low now, it got SO FUCKING GOOD! Thus my rating.
The main character, Merrin is really a good chemist and that made me fangirl a tiny bit because SCIENCE IS COOL! And she can float. And she can't fly because she has only half of a power. And that the end you know why and IT'S BRILLIANT!
This book was so intelligent! So so smart! Let's say you have a Super who can set themselves on fire. They have two powers, the power of protection from the fire and the power to ignite. And these powers stand by each other and I think that that is a brilliant concept.I would never have thought of that!
There were a few things that bothered me a bit about the book, but I ignored them. I didn't get the thing with Merrin playing the drums. I know it's a stress relief, and I can get why, but it didn't really fit in my mind for some reason. It felt as if the romance between Merrin and Elias was a bit too fast, but that might just be me. I did like the whole thing tho.
The pacing was good. It wasn't too rushed, nor was it too slow. It made me feel all the feels throughout the whole book and I just really really liked it! I was really scared for them in the second half of the book and that part was so damn good!
I really really enjoyed this book. I do recommend it to anyone who likes super heroes or romance or a really good book! Don't get your expectations too high tho, because you might end up not liking it.
I am currently reading from the second book, Two, and I like it so far. I'm not too far into it, but it's really good. I got it as an eARC from the author in exchange of an honest review. And I will review that when I finish it but post it when it comes out, because spoilers.
Here's the cover:
I think it's a really really cool cover and I like it. It's also narrated by Elias and it's really really awesome!
LeighAnn Kopans also has a book coming out this next February and it's called Solving the Ex.
But when gorgeous new girl Sofia rolls in and steals Brendan, Ashley's place on the team, and her fragile foothold on the Mansfield Park Prep social totem pole, it’s on. Sofia is everything Ashley left her old school to escape. The only thing Ashley didn’t count on is Sophia’s sexy twin brother Vincent.
Vincent is not only the hottest boy in school, he’s charming, sweet, and he’s got his eye on Ashley. He’s also not taking no for an answer. There's no real reason Ashley shouldn't like Vincent, but with the
battle lines being drawn between her and Sofia, Ashley’s not sure which side he’s on. Or which side she wants him to be on.
She does know Sophia is trouble with a capital T, and she’s determined to make Brendan see it.
SOLVING FOR EX is a YA contemporary romance that remixes Mansfield Park as Clueless meets Mean Girls in a crazy mix of high school society, mathletic competition, and teenage romance.
(synopsis from Goodreads)
I hope you liked my review and that you read the book!
Goodbye,
E.
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