For fans of a fantastical world meets a great side character cast, Love at Second Sight is for you. As someone who’s been fully diving into Lukens’s books, this was next on my TBR! Keep reading my book review of Love at Second Sight for my full thoughts.
Summary
Tired of being known as the artsy oddball, fifteen-year-old Cam Reynolds hopes to fly under the radar when he changes high schools as a sophomore. It shouldn’t be too hard, considering he’s a human going to school with kids who have super-cool paranormal powers, like his best friend and witch, Al, and longtime werewolf crush, Miguel.
Then Cam has a psychic glimpse of the future in front of most of the student body, seeing a gruesomely murdered teen girl from the point of view of the killer. When Cam comes to, he knows two things: someone he goes to school with is a future murderer and his life is about to change. No longer a mere human but a clairvoyant, one of the rarest of supernatural beings, Cam finds himself at the center of attention for the first time.
As the most powerful supernatural factions in the city court Cam and his gift, he’ll have to work with his friends, both old and new, to figure out who he can trust. Because the clock is ticking, and Cam and his friends must identify the girl in the vision, find her potential killer, and prevent the murder from happening. Or the next murder Cam sees might be his own.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Love at Second Sight is my least favorite Lukens book. It’s a really high bar though since I’ve absolutely loved each of them so far. For me, the pacing was the most difficult part. At the beginning, I was obsessed with the fantastical world which was created. For each Lukens book, I’m always impressed with the amount of world mixed with the contemporary setting. It’s always one of my favorite parts to see where Lukens takes us. And after this initial [redacted] moment, I felt like the pacing kind of lulled for a bit throughout the middle.
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Don’t get me wrong, friendship breakups and complexities always get me in the feels, but it falls on the strengths of the characters and side characters in the middle. And while I was definitely loving them, I did feel a bit like it was slow to come together. Love at Second Sight is perfect for those who love friendship groups. A pretty late game theme development is asking us whether we can change what it is written. I’d definitely still recommend Love at Second Sight because it has the signature character work – and friendships – I associate with Lukens. I just had a bit of trouble in the middle.
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