This book kept me hooked until the end. I'm glad the next book is out so that I can continue following these characters and their roller-coaster of emotions. I loved them, I hated them, I felt for them, I was annoyed. Great writing and loved the real world aspect of the supernatural powers. Can't wait to read more! Thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy in exchange for my honest review. ( )

Won from a first reads give away.

`Sometimes saving the person you love can cost you everything.`

There is one person that ties Oliver Richter to this world: his wife Kai. For Kai Oliver is the keeper of his secrets.

Really enjoyed this book, different from other books I've read. Liked the structure as swapped between the two main characters as the story line moved along. Also liked the reality of the story line & dialogs between the characters. ( )

This book is about a young man, Oliver, who is devoted to his wife, Kai, who happens to be a telepath. Because she is so receptive to the pain and ugliness all around her, her mind has become fragile and she is at almost constant risk of suicide, especially living in a place like Manhattan. To save her, Oliver gives up everything, “kidnaps” her, and takes her to an old house he inherited in out-of-the-way Butternut, Wisconsin.

But of course, evil isn’t restricted to New York, and soon Kai is in trouble again, both mentally and physically.

Most of the story, told in alternate chapters by Kai and Oliver, has two main focuses: Kai’s telepathy and the problems it causes, and the strain in their marriage produced by returning to the place where Oliver grew up, and where his ex-girlfriend Mickey is still in love with him.

Although the book was compulsively readable, at the same time I found Kai’s continued histrionics and immaturity very annoying. These aspects to Kai also marred the ending, which once again showed, in my opinion, how Kai could not overcome these weaknesses. Realistic? I didn’t think so, in light of Oliver’s devotion to her. And the fact that nobody could figure out who the bad guy was? Also seemed improbable. ( )

This book had an interesting storyline, but never the right combination of trust between anyone. The ending resolution seemed flimsy to me. ( )

author from Wolcott, CT ( )