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Swirls (The Outsiders Trilogy #1)

by F.A. Hershey (Goodreads Author)

3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 · rating details · 47 ratings · 21 reviews

Sixteen-year-old Julia finds herself leaving her London life behind to move with her parents to the Amazon jungle.

A native descendant, she becomes familiarized with her own roots for the first time in her life. However, she never imagines she is about to discover much more than her own past but also just how crowded our little planet is...

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Paperback, 254 pages

Published July 8th 2011 (first published June 26th 2011)

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Jun 29, 2012 Rachael Woohoo rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, 2012-challenge-books-challenge, book, ebook, june-challenge-2012, review-copy, reviewed, romance, june-2012, ebooks-i-own

Disclaimer: The fact that I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review has not affected my rating.

First of all, I would like to thank the author for providing me with a free review copy. However, since this is an honest review, I apologize for my negative words, and am in no way trying to disrespect you.

I was really psyched by the description of this book – it’s pretty rare to have a contemporary YA book set in the Amazon. I suppose I was expecting something along the lin...more Disclaimer: The fact that I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review has not affected my rating.

First of all, I would like to thank the author for providing me with a free review copy. However, since this is an honest review, I apologize for my negative words, and am in no way trying to disrespect you.

I was really psyched by the description of this book – it’s pretty rare to have a contemporary YA book set in the Amazon. I suppose I was expecting something along the lines of naked natives in tents. To a degree, this is true, but unfortunately, the writing and plot style of this book wasn’t for me.

Let me start off with what I liked – mainly the setting of the book. As I said before, a contemporary YA book set in Amazon is pretty rare, and seeing a tribe there was unique and held some of my interest. I liked reading about the trees, tribes’ rituals, and beauty of nature!

However, the main thing that put me off was the fact that despite being away from the Amazon most of her life and knowing almost nothing about the Guardians or her heritage, Julia was able to master her abilities and be considered very powerful, very easily. I was hoping to see her struggle or grow a bit, but this did not happen.

Moreover, there was the dreaded triangle trap. I suppose I’m sick of it by now, but if used effectively, I might not have minded. However, Julia, Gabriel, and Yoji pretty much all fell to insta-love. I didn’t see much of their relationships developing; just a lot of heated cheeks, wistful or annoyed looks, and mind reading. But what really put me off was the fact that (view spoiler) Other than that, there wasn’t much chemistry between Julia and Yoji anyways (she even mentioned him being like an older brother…) – how could she consider him to be a suitable lover?

The writing style also didn’t suit me. When I was reading, I found that many of the “clues” the author left were so, so obvious – it was practically pointed out. There was almost no mystery for me – I predicted the ending a few chapters ahead of the “climax”. Quite a few spelling and grammar mistakes were also made – I might be being a tad picky because I just came back from an SAT English class, but the way I imagined Julia’s voice put me off, especially since some of her thoughts seemed to eloquent for a teenager.

Overall, this book wasn’t for me. If you’re sick of insta-love and love triangles, skip Swirls. However, if you don’t mind them and are looking for a PNR book with a unique setting, go ahead and read it.(less)

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Dec 21, 2011 Veronica Morfi rated it 4 of 5 stars

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When I started reading Swirls I thought it'd be a story about a girl going back to her roots in Amazon and finding more about herself and maybe finding some magic powers or something to go along with it.

In some ways it was:
Julie lived all her life in London away from her true home Amazon. When her dads moves the whole family there for a job, Julie starts having painful dreams about a woman with red hair. She feels so misserable she has to leave behind evertyhing she knew and venture for the un...more When I started reading Swirls I thought it'd be a story about a girl going back to her roots in Amazon and finding more about herself and maybe finding some magic powers or something to go along with it.

In some ways it was:
Julie lived all her life in London away from her true home Amazon. When her dads moves the whole family there for a job, Julie starts having painful dreams about a woman with red hair. She feels so misserable she has to leave behind evertyhing she knew and venture for the unknown roots of her grandmother. Once these she makes friends with Halola, a girl working at the lodge their staying and begins to discover more about the tribe she is partly from.

And in some ways is was nothing like that:
Julie learns about the past of her tribe and realizes that she is more part of their future than sh e ever expected to be. She is Gifted. She is a Guardian. And it's time for her to start acting like one or someone could get hurt. Ans that someone would pobably be her. With Halola right on her side, the help of the tribe's young leader and a mysterious tousist always around she is about to discover the history of her people and her own.

I really loved the parts of this book describing the Amazon, it really made me feel like I was there. And even if there was not much action at the first half of the book, and nothing much supeernatural I enjoyed it because of the sceneries and everything that was going on in Julie's head. I could really connect with her saddness of leaving everything behind and starting anew, even if I've never done it in such a great scale.

The second half was where the characters got to interact with each other more. Julie finally visited the tribe and learned some things about herself and who she is supposed to be. But when the story was progressing I ofund myself not feeling like I did about Julie, she was so confused and unsure I didn't like her that much, on the other hand I started liking Halola even better. She is a great character. I wish there was more action in this book, there was a chapter at the end which I thought was going to be a cool action scene but it really wasn't, I want to see them using their powers in real danger. I hope I will in the second one.(less)

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Feb 23, 2012 Jude rated it 4 of 5 stars

Swirls is one of the most intriguing books I've ever read. For starters, the summary doesn't give too much away, so the moment I started reading, the big question came to my mind: WHAT? lucky for me this wasn't annoying, it was more like a "What is going on? I want to know! I need to know!" sorta thing.

We start with Julia ready to leave London and go live in the Amazon - she's not too happy about this. Also, she's not too happy with the strange dreams she's been having, especially the part were...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Beth rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: making-connections, ya, young-adult, romance, paranormal, scifi

Julia's father announces that due to job issues their family must move to Brazil. Julia is devastated to leave her London home, friends and grandmother behind. She starts having strange dreams/nightmares that night before they are scheduled to leave for Brazil. Julia thinks her grandmother might know what’s going on but she tells Julia she must be stronger than she’s ever been before. Julia’s grandmother and her mother are both native Kanuayed from Brazil. Julia quickly learns that she has a dee...more

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Mar 06, 2012 Candace (Lovey Dovey Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-paranormal-supernatural

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Swirls is a beautiful story. It was a little slow getting started for me, but I appreciated the build - up. The build - up allowed me to get to know and understand Julia on a deeper level. I was able to see a change in her attitude and perspective of life by the end of the story. Julia is a character that readers love and want to see do well, and since Swirls is only the beginning of her story, I have reason to believe that she will surprise everyone.

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Jul 24, 2011 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fhershey-outsiders-series

I actually wanted to give this book 3 stars, for a few reasons but I just couldn't. I honestly did really like the story and I think there is a lot of potential here. Reasons I wanted to give it 3 stars: for one, there are typo's. Actually it's more like words that don't belong (for example, I instead of and or an)like maybe there were some word changes in the editing but all of the original words didn't get deleted. Another reason was some time line errors. In the first chapter, Julia comes hom...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Natshane rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-new-release, amazing-covers, first-impression-check

Julia did not want to leave London and move to Brazil, but when her father's job required them to relocate to a remote area in Brazil, Julia had no other choice than to follow. Little did she know that what awaits her in Brazil could change her fate, and her destiny.

I was intrigued by the aspect of getting-to-know-your-roots. In most YA novels these days, family history has not been given much thought. However, as a young adult myself, I think it's imperative for young adults to know at least a...more Julia did not want to leave London and move to Brazil, but when her father's job required them to relocate to a remote area in Brazil, Julia had no other choice than to follow. Little did she know that what awaits her in Brazil could change her fate, and her destiny.

I was intrigued by the aspect of getting-to-know-your-roots. In most YA novels these days, family history has not been given much thought. However, as a young adult myself, I think it's imperative for young adults to know at least a thing or two about their roots, and that was one of the reason why I respected the idea that the book plot started off with the main character, Julia acknowledging her family history, especially when her family was descendants of a native tribe called Kanuayeds.

I liked Swirls because it was different, it was unusual for me to read about spiritual tribes that possessed unique gifts and folklore history. Furthermore, Swirls added a new meaning to the term 'Guardian' and introduced a new concept the 'Soul sisters'. I like that the author was innovative with her story and she had created such a mysterious world that allured readers. Besides that, the writing was great and smooth and the plot build-up was climatic.

On top of that, who wouldn't fall for a mysterious handsome boy with rare blue eyes and dark hair? I was as attracted to Gabriel as Julia was and I couldn't seem to get enough of him from the book. And then there was the tribe leader, Yoji who seemed bubbly and polite, but I can't help feeling he plays a bigger role in the story.

Overall the book was great, however I wasn't able to be completely engrossed in the story because it was lacking in character development and the plot was inadequately elaborated in certain parts. I wasn't feeling the closeness between Julia and her dad, or between Julia's dad and mum, but I loved the friendship between Lola and Julia, they were the ones that I could really relate to.

I was also unsatisfied with the way Julia accepted the truth about herself, I was expecting more fight and denial from her instead of calm acceptance, nevertheless, the ending left me feeling anxious to read the sequel, it was such an unexpected turn of events.

Prepare to be Swirled!

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Jul 26, 2011 Sharon rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, author-review

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‘Swirls’ was kindly provided to me by the author, F.A Hershey and is the first book in ‘The Outsiders’ series.

Julia feels her life is in turmoil when her Biologist father receives a job opportunity in Brazil; reluctantly they make the move from London leaving behind her home, her grandmother who she shares a close bond and her friends.

On arrival in the Amazon, Julia meets Halola, they form an immediate bond and soon realize they descend from the same Kanuaye...more http://obsessionwithbooks.blogspot.com

‘Swirls’ was kindly provided to me by the author, F.A Hershey and is the first book in ‘The Outsiders’ series.

Julia feels her life is in turmoil when her Biologist father receives a job opportunity in Brazil; reluctantly they make the move from London leaving behind her home, her grandmother who she shares a close bond and her friends.

On arrival in the Amazon, Julia meets Halola, they form an immediate bond and soon realize they descend from the same Kanuayed tribe. Julia is accepted into the tribe with open arms and finds out she has special abilities which she will need to hone in order to fulfill her role and purpose.

I was curious about the tribal history and traditions and the link they had to Julia’s grandmother; there was a lot of learning and training for Julia to undertake in order to perfect her abilities which she was starting to understand correlated to the unusual dreams or visions she had been experiencing as well as to the woman who appeared in these dreams.

Julia is on a journey throughout this book of self discovery and new beginnings, she shows a lot of emotion and has personal struggles she needs to get through, she grew from strength to strength as the story progressed and as she learnt more about her heritage you could see her growing as a character.

I did enjoy the relationship between Julia, her best friend Lola, Yoji and of course the love interest Gabriel, there was mystery and something unusual about him that made me want to explore who and what he was. I hope to see their relationship progress.

Julia’s relationship with her mother was strained, before they even moved from London it showed they didn’t share a close bond but it was tested when Julia wanted to meet the tribe, there were secrets that certainly weren’t meant to be revealed and abilities that should have remained hidden; I was disturbed by the outcome of their not so pleasant meet-up at the tribe.

The pacing for me started off slowly but picked up around halfway, it is a well-written story with an original take on the YA genre, I haven’t read a lot of sci-fi so I don’t have a lot to compare it to but the world Ms Hershey has built is certainly fascinating and unique and I am eager to find out how the story will progress in upcoming installments, especially since it ended on a cliffhanger with both Gabriel and her parents.

All in all, an enjoyable debut in this new series by Ms Hershey. (less)

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Mar 05, 2012 Mallory Anne-Marie Forbes rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: YA, Paranormal, SciFi

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Julia’s family is moving to the Amazon, from London, with next to no notice at all. Her father has found a new position there, and hopes to get out from under the family’s financial difficulties. In a sense, Julia and her mother ought to be happy for the trip, because her mother’s mother is an Amazon native, a member of the Kanauyed tribe. But Julia’s mother has always distanced herself from that heritage, which Julia can’t understand, and doesn’t want to leave London life-neither does Julia. Bu...more

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Oct 02, 2011 carole rated it 4 of 5 stars

I've never read a book like this one before. Julia is being moved from London to the Amazon to connect with a heritage she's never known very much about. The book takes an incredible turn once the characters are in the Amazon. We learn secrets, dark and buried family secrets that just might explain a lot.

Swirls is a story rich in scenery and a lush history that evolves throughout the book into much more than I ever expected. This book is so rich in elements from all of the stories that I love. I...more

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May 30, 2012 Alana ~ The Book Pimp rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, 2012-reading-challenge, ebooks

Hmmm...

Story was good and interesting, different- incredibly unique, in fact... but overall it didn't knock me in the head and say, "Love Me!" For the novelty and level of description, I'll give it 4♥'s but it just earned it by the skin of its teeth.

No worries of themes too big for younger britches. You can safely give this to a younger YA audience, as long as death and mild violence will not bother them. There is not much violence, but it exists. There were some parts of the story that didn't e...more

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Nov 20, 2011 Cassie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: magic-and-other-beings, sci-fi

The first thing that comes to mind after reading this book is…Interesting! This can be both good and bad though. If you are looking for a new twist on paranormal YA’s then you may be delighted by this book. If you like a book to pick up pace quickly then you may get irritated and give up on this book. You don’t start to find out what’s going on till half way through, but when you do, it’s very intriguing! Julia is a sweet and likable character who has to deal with moving away from her home in Lo...more

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Jul 11, 2012 Tammy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, other-paranormal

The summary for this book caught my eye because of the setting-the Amazon jungle. I thought a book about a girl who is forced to move from London to a remote location then discovers some new paranormal creature would be really interesting. At some points the book was interesting, but overall it really wasn't my cup of tea.

I like that Swirls does have something paranormal going on but it isn't anything expected-no werewolves, shifters, vampires, angels or any of the usual suspects. I also think...more

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Oct 03, 2011 Krysta Felix rated it 2 of 5 stars

Under normal circumstances I wouldn't have read past the first five pages, but I got this book from Goodreads' Giveaways and so I felt an obligation to finish it.

There were several glaring problems with this book:

1. The worst was the spelling/grammatical mistakes. They went way past merely annoying or distracting: they were the most memorable part of the book, in a 'bang my head against the wall' way. I don't think there was a single paragraph without a mistake of some sort, or at the very least...more Under normal circumstances I wouldn't have read past the first five pages, but I got this book from Goodreads' Giveaways and so I felt an obligation to finish it.

There were several glaring problems with this book:

1. The worst was the spelling/grammatical mistakes. They went way past merely annoying or distracting: they were the most memorable part of the book, in a 'bang my head against the wall' way. I don't think there was a single paragraph without a mistake of some sort, or at the very least an awkwardly written sentence. If the author is not a native English speaker or simply isn't very good at grammar etc, she should get a good editor to help with that.

2. The main character's 'powers' weren't particularly believable. One moment she has no clue what she's doing, the next she is suddenly some sort of protege, and then she goes back to being helpless. What exactly is going on here?

3. The main character (Julia) doesn't love her mother. Maybe some people might think this is no big deal, but to me it seemed a glaring flaw. Her mother didn't seem like that bad a person to begin with, and people tend to care about their parents even if they can't stand being around them for more than a few minutes at a time.

4. I hate the cliche of two extremely attractive guys both going after one girl. Enough said.

5. My biggest pet peeve after the structural flaws was this: Everyone keeps telling Julia to trust no one. But doesn't she have to trust them when they tell her this? It especially bugged me that she trusted one character in particular whom she had never met before the beginning of the book and who gave her no good reason to trust her in the first place. But Julia sees fit to ask this character about the trustworthiness of other characters!

6. *SPOILER ALERT* Nathaniel. That character had so many plot holes surrounding him I'm surprised he didn't fall through the ground. A)If they knew he was a poisoner, why didn't they press charges/ban him from their village/tell everyone they knew that he was dangerous? B)Julia is completely oblivious to his actions even when he's being crystal clear. Whatever gave her the impression she should trust him? C)If he's Lola's cousin, shouldn't she be a little more upset when she thinks he's dead? Even if he's a distant cousin, she's still probably known him most of her life.

I hate to give a bad review about a book, but I can't honestly give this one a good review. The concept was somewhat interesting, so perhaps with major revision this could become a fairly decent YA novel. But as it is I would not recommend it to anyone.(less)

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Apr 01, 2012 Preet rated it 3 of 5 stars

I initially chose to review this book because it seemed different from other YA books. This book definitely took me a while to get into. Now I'm not saying it was bad, it just took some time for the story to get going. A slow beginning doesn't usually bother me, but I really didn't care for Julia as a character. She was a tad bit too whiny for me. I understood she was sad about moving, but every time she was sad it just seemed like the same sentence. After a while I really just stopped caring th...more

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Jan 14, 2012 Carly rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Swirls for me was such an interesting novel, I was intrigued with where the storyline was going to take me from the start of the book, I was not disappointed F.A. Hershey has written an amazing start to what I hope will be a interesting series. Special thanks to F.A. Hershey for the review copy.

Julia is the main character in the book, she is 17 and is a really intelligent down to earth teenager. Her father tells her that they are moving to Brazil, beside the Amazon Rainforest. She doesn't want t...more Swirls for me was such an interesting novel, I was intrigued with where the storyline was going to take me from the start of the book, I was not disappointed F.A. Hershey has written an amazing start to what I hope will be a interesting series. Special thanks to F.A. Hershey for the review copy.

Julia is the main character in the book, she is 17 and is a really intelligent down to earth teenager. Her father tells her that they are moving to Brazil, beside the Amazon Rainforest. She doesn't want to go and neither does her mother but in the end they have to as her dad has secured a good job over there.

Julia has roots roots in the Kanuayed Tribe, her grandmother grew up and lived there for a long time. She has heard some stories of the Tribe from her grandmother and is excited to learn more. She leaves with her family to their new life in Brazil. On the plane journey Julia has another nightmare, she also sees a cute guy who catches her eye, sitting right behind her on the plane.

When she arrives at the place they are staying, she meets a girls who works there called Halola and the pair form an instant friendship. Haolola takes Julia under her wing, she invites her to come meet some of her family who live in the jungle. Julia is only to happy to tag along, she is very interested about where she is descended from and her Gran would want her too.

Julia and Halola track into the jungle with a guide Halola's distant cousin, Nathanual. When they get to where the tribe lives, Yoji the tribe leader welcomes Julia with open arms and introduces her to the rest of the tribe.

Yoji makes some shocking revelations to Julia, she is stunned but probably not as shocked as she should be. Gabrial, the cute guy who she seen on the plane, is also there with the tribe, which Julia thinks is very strange. Turns out Julia has been gifted with a very important role, which Halola also will also play a big part in. I am trying to be very careful as I don't want to spoil this amazing story for anyone. The ending is a complete shocker, I can't believe everything has had to go through, the deceit of someone she trusted is very hard to take. It left my dying to read the next in the series THREADS.

I loved all the wonderful descriptors F.A. Hershey has used to describe the jungle, I am a big fan of reading about the Amazon Rainforest and F.A. Hershey has delivered for me. I also loved reading about the tribe culture, the regular everyday life in a tribe. The storyline was very interesting and I was fully engaged from the start. The title Swirls is very vague if you haven't read the book, it gives nothing away and you don't know what to expect.

Julia went through so much in this book, she learnt so much about herself, was very excepting and dealt with everything very well. she is likeable and relate-able and I loved reading her journey.

Halola is a fun, bubbly, loyal, interesting character and is also a great friend to have.

My favourite character has to be Damien, he is sexy, smart, interesting and best of all mysterious. I knew there was something about him from the start. I really hope we get to read alot more about him in further books.(less)

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Dec 08, 2011 Leanne Bell rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi-paranormal, first-in-series, given-by-author-for-review, kindle-read, paranormal-romance-book, read-2011, young-adult

I would like to start by thanking F.A. Hershey for the chance to review this book in exchange for an honest review. I would also like to say that though this book had some interesting ideas though I didn't take to it as much as I would like, which I will go into in more depth once I've given a synopsis:

'Sixteen-year-old Julia finds herself leaving her London life behind to move with her parents to the Amazon jungle.
A native descendant, she becomes familiarized with her own roots for the first t...more I would like to start by thanking F.A. Hershey for the chance to review this book in exchange for an honest review. I would also like to say that though this book had some interesting ideas though I didn't take to it as much as I would like, which I will go into in more depth once I've given a synopsis:

'Sixteen-year-old Julia finds herself leaving her London life behind to move with her parents to the Amazon jungle.
A native descendant, she becomes familiarized with her own roots for the first time in her life. However, she never imagines she is about to discover much more than her own past but also just how crowded our little planet is'

I had a few issues with this book and I hate to write anything negative, but I won't write a false review and compromise my integrity as an reviewer, otherwise I may as well not be reviewing.
The first issue I had was the writing. Now, I make mistakes with my grammar and spelling as much as the next person but then again, I don't have an editor so I think myself and my other fellow reviewers can be excused to some degree.
However, there are a lot in this book, and I mean a lot. Nearly all the books I've read have had one or two in that make me chuckle a little bit, but some of the errors in this confused me some what.
Even so, I could probably ignore spelling mistakes, if it were not the sentence structure that annoyed me a bit too, and the way things tended to jump around a lot. I think with a good editing these sorts of errors could easily have been avoided, so it's a shame that I've had to drop my rating partially based on that fact.

The other problem I had was the lack of detail and explanation. From what I gathered from the story I understood most of it but some elements seemed to far out there with no explanation that it just didn't make sense. For example,certain characters were supposedly aliens (so to speak) but why would they chose to come to earth and why would there be people chosen to have powers like them? I just couldn't wrap my head around it completely.

The characters, for the most part were OK. I liked Julia though I found her a little contradictive. One moment she's helpless, the next she suddenly understands everything and doesn't question a thing. This is a thing that annoys me with characters; when they have a life changing event and they just cope, with very little urging or adjustment (I can't write much more about that without posting spoilers)
The other characters, such as Lola, I loved to pieces. I thought she was genuine, pretty funny and such a good friend for the main character.
Gabriel was an awesome love interest and hey, he sounded very nice too, and played a part that was a lot bigger than rescuing the damsel in distress, which made a nice change.

The actual idea of the story was really good. The powers that Julia developed were different, fascinating and it would have been interesting to see how they developed further, and to see how well she learned to use them. There were a few holes in the plot and I think the ending could have been a bit more descriptive as the events were stretched across two places and I didn't get to see what happened in the other place, which by the sounds of it, all the exciting things seemed to happen.
If I'm honest, and I always like to be, this has the potential to be a good YA book. It has the characters, a decent plot and a pretty good cliff-hanger/unexpected ending. The only thing stopping it from being so is a lot more revision, some rewriting of events and a few tweaks to the characters and background info.
I'm not saying I'll run out and get the next book in the series, but I will give it a go in order to find out how the story progresses.
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Feb 15, 2012 Heather from NightlyReading rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Julia's father is overly excited to move to the amazon jungle. Her mother, not so much. Julia is not as excited either, but goes along with it for her father's sake. And also that she has no other choice.

She runs into a strange man in the airport, that she feels connected to in some strange way, but has never seen him before. When she arrives at the hotel where they will be staying, she quickly becomes friends with the owners daughter. This soon becomes her journey to discovering her legacy as a...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Tina rated it 3 of 5 stars

I found this book to be an interesting and quick read. It is the story of a young girl who is uprooted from her life in London to life in Brazil with her family. She finds that her heritage is a rich one, and meets new friends along the way who show her a side to herself and the world that she never knew possible. It is part mystery and part paranormal. Overall, I enjoyed reading this book and will continue on in the trilogy.

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Apr 30, 2012 Elsa Carrion rated it 4 of 5 stars

Loved the cover and the story! I would like to extend my deep appreciation to the author F.A. Hershey for providing me with an e-copy of his wonderful tale. I found the setting unique as well as the characters. I did notice that there were a few errors that editing missed but nothing that will change the story as a whole. This was the first time I have read a story that included any type of Amazon Indians. The Kanuayed Tribe was descendants from Mayan civilization with their beautiful skin and h...more

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Nov 27, 2011 Sabine Reed rated it 3 of 5 stars

An intriguing setting. A coming of age story about a young women who discovers her real roots, and her power. The plot needs some tightening, but otherwise it's a fairly good read.

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Of Italian background, I was born and raised in Brazil and had strong influences from my grandmother, who had always been an avid reader herself, and who first introduced me to the path of literature.

I created a lifetime bond with my great-grandmother, who gave me my first insights into philosophy (though neither of us knew at the time that there was a name for it).

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