Title: Keep You from Harm
Series: Remedy #1
Author: Debra Doxer
Pages: 328
Publisher: Smashwords
ISBN: 9781492381235
Source: InkSlinger
Purchase Links: Amazon
RATING ★★★ 1/2
Secrets…
They weigh you down. I’ve kept a secret all my life. It’s my mother’s secret, too. I inherited it from her along with a unique ability that only we possess. She’s gone now, another victim of addiction. If her death isn’t enough to bring me to my knees, her betrayal flays me to the bone. Because the secret my mother and I have been keeping is just one of many she’d kept. She never told me I have an older brother. And now he’s here, eager to be my guardian.
There is no one else. So I move across the country to live with this stranger, my brother. But experience has taught me that most situations are temporary and forming attachments only leads to hurt in the end. That’s why I’m determined to keep to myself in this new place, struggling to seem aloof while I’m quietly breaking apart.
Then I meet Lucas…
His magnetism is hard to resist, and most girls at school aren’t resisting. I don’t fall so easily though, especially not for guys who use their good looks as a weapon. From the start, our interactions are tense and volatile. I know it’s because I’m denying the unwelcome desire that grips me when he’s near. I think he feels it, too. He looks at me with an intensity that threatens to unhinge my resolve. Soon he’s trying to break through the walls that past hurts have built.
But I’m not what I appear to be, and it wouldn’t be fair to get involved with him. At least that’s what I tell myself. Until a terrible act of violence reveals that Lucas has a secret, too. It’s a secret that links us together and ties us to an evil history I could never have imagined.
REVIEW
A teenager who has the ability to heal but has a talent so raw she couldn’t control it.
A boy who will do anything to keep the girl he loves from being destroyed by the ability that can help others.
A situation wherein danger is at the door.
How will Raielle control her power and keep the people she love safe at the same time?
I’ve read similar stories like Keep You You From Harm before which is why I dived into it blind. I wanted to explore the story without knowing any details and I’m glad I did. Keep You You From Harm is a quick read, I read through without realizing the story ended. And although it has holes here and there, it definitely provided the results I was hoping for. I think it’s missing a chunk of back story but realized that Doxer had other plans with regards to that one so it did not pose a huge issue but you’ll definitely have questions left unanswered by the end.
Doxer’s characters are OK. Not the strongest I’ve read but not disappointing as well. A lot of conflicting emotions – as expected from stories like this one – but I liked how the characters reacted to situations as it happened. May not agree most of the time but I do understand why each reacted they way they did. The romance was cute and I enjoyed seeing both Raielle and Lucas grow as individuals and as a couple. Their attraction was natural and realistic not like the insta-love crap. I do believe that they worked well together. They were not nauseating like some romance I read and because their dynamics is a big part of the story, it helped with the overall scheme of things. Do not worry though because Keep You From Harm is not romance dependent – it is so much more than just that. I would have appreciated ample information as to how Raielle got her ability or about her family but I expect to read more about that in the next book.
Keep You from Harm is a good read with enough room for development both for the story and its characters. Where it lacked in development, it definitely provides enough suspense and intrigue for readers to push through it. There were no boring parts that I can think off. You’ll get enough of the romance and action to excite you. It was not bad – I just needed more than what is given. Definitely looking forward to what happens next to Raielle and Lucas.
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