My mother-in-law had this book sitting on her shelf for the longest time. In some ways, she's a lot like me - she collects books and takes her time reading them. In her case though, I think she really just enjoys buying books and letting them sit. I knew she wasn't really going to miss this so when I was looking for something interesting to read, I snagged this off her shelf and scurried away to the bedroom to escape the world for a while. This was one of those books that really ended up surprising me by all its twists and turns and unexpected moments. Cora's ability with being able to see other people's auras around her fascinated me. I used to be intrigued by the notion of being able to see auras and sometimes like to pretend that I can see them myself (though maybe, not as strongly as this character can). I was fully prepared for this book to end up being one of those types of reads where a character struggles with her ability to see something others can't, then meets the one person who maybe understands her and loves her despite it and romance ensues and happily ever after, yadda yadda yadda ... 
 But such wasn't the case. She meets a boy, yes - but he turns out to be someone completely unexpected. Her ability to see auras ended up being something else that she hadn't expected and is still coming to terms with. Somewhere in the middle of the book, it takes a turn for the interesting - where a mystery opens itself up to her. She ends up traveling to Ireland to find her answers and in turn, end up meeting the boy who 'got away', and meeting another who actually does understand her. There were a few heartstopping moments, frustrating ones, confusing ones - turning the pages was something of a roller coaster. I liked it. 
 This book, while not an intensely unique one, has its own unique attributes. It's a page-turner and I felt like the author did a great job with sucking the reader in (namely me) to its story. That cliff-hanger ending, as usual, drove me crazy - but I have the second book sitting on my shelf, waiting for me to pick it up as soon as I'm done reading the book I have now. So yay!