Rating: 3/5 
 Disclaimer: I received an ecopy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review 
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 I went into this book not sure what to expect. The synopsis definitely sounded interesting, but I wasn't sure what to think about the overall concept of this book. The Ore seemed strange, and I was curious as to what it really was. 
 This story follows Gabriel, a boy who finds that a piece of white ore that his father gave to him before he died becomes embedded in his chest. This ore gives him unique abilities which you learn more about over the course of the book. We also learn more about the ore itself and how it works. It's quite an interesting thing that I found a bit confusing at first, but things begin to clear up as you continue reading the book. 
 A lot of things about this book just seemed okay to me. Nothing really stuck out as overly extraordinary. The characters were alright, but I found that there weren't really many qualities about them that made you love them or feel overly emotional towards them. 
 The book started out at a very slow pace, and it took a while for me to get into it. The story seemed boring for a while, and I found myself wondering when things were going to start picking up and getting exciting. Wondering what was happening with Gabriel and how the shard in his chest would affect him is the main thing that kept me reading. 
 A lot of things were left unanswered at the end of this book. I will be reading the second book soon, and I hope that the next book will fill in some of the gaps from this one.