It’s been two years since the events of Sanctuary and Jess
is different. She finally caved into Dr. Krantz’s pleading and went to work for
the government. The only problem is that she was actually in the war zones and
saw things that a 17/18 year old shouldn’t see. She comes back with nightmares,
her powers gone, and according to Rob – broken. Speaking of one of my favorite
male characters, Rob and Jess have broken up thanks to a misunderstanding that
she saw when she came back from the war. She hasn’t seen him since…until he
shows up at her apartment door in New York.
Turns out his sister – half-sister: same father different
mom – is missing and even though he’s heard that Jess doesn’t have her powers
anymore he’s hoping that she’ll at least try to help. Shockingly, the next day,
she knows exactly where his sister is only she’s not missing. She ran away to
be with her older – he’s 27 and she’s 15 – boyfriend. Who also turns out to be
the son of one of the new major developers in the community. Yikes.
Like I said, this book was amazing. I love Jess’s
non-violent attitude and her interactions with Rob are just a complete hoot.
You finally get to see what happened after Jess introduced Rob to her folks as
her boyfriend – mom gave a speech about statutory rape that made him run – and
why Rob was put on probation – I would crack up about it, but considering when
he told her I was still in shock. You also get to see Jess and her mom have
that blowout that I’ve been dying for since book 1. I’m sorry, but moms in YA
books just drive me completely bonkers. The only thing I would have wished is
that you got to see Rob on his bike more. I was really disappointed that he
traded up for a truck.
Final Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. Great conclusion to an
awesome series.
Bookshelf worthy? Seriously, I need more bookshelves.
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