Book Review: Scintillate by Tracy Clark

Scintillate
The Light Key Trilogy #1
Author: Tracy Clark
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy | Magic
Released: February 4th 2014
Review Source: Entangled: Teen

A mighty flame follows a tiny spark.

Cora Sandoval’s mother disappeared when she was five and they were living in Ireland. Since then, her dad has been more than overprotective, and Cora is beginning to chafe under his confines. But even more troubling is the colorful light she suddenly sees around people. Everyone, that is, except herself—instead, she glows a brilliant, sparkling silver.

As she realizes the danger associated with these strange auras, Cora is inexplicably drawn to Finn, a gorgeous Irish exchange student who makes her feel safe. Their attraction is instant, magnetic, and primal—but her father disapproves, and Finn’s mother orders him home to Ireland upon hearing he’s fallen in love. After a fight with her father, Cora flees to Ireland, both to follow Finn and to look for her missing mother.

There she meets another silver-haloed person and discovers the meaning of her newfound powers and their role in a conspiracy spanning centuries—one that could change mankind forever…and end her life.

Scintillate is the first book in this lush and exciting new trilogy, full of romance, adventure and metaphysical mystery.

Even though I didn’t love this story as I expected I would, I did enjoy it. Scintillate is about a girl that is able to see aurora. How cool is that? I know I would love to have this unique talent.

After her mother disappeared, Cora has been trapped into a cocoon. Her father is very overprotective of her and for a good reason. Cora never actually had an issue with this until one day she gets very ill. While at the hospital, she gets a visit from a strange man. Since she is very ill, she thinks she hallucinated this. Until she gets well and starts seeing colors on everyone. She tried to explain this to her father but he keeps shutting her down. This is when she tries to come up with an explanation and she is open to a new world. A unique and dangerous world. A world that she is wanted dead. And the man she saw at the hospital is not a hallucination but a man that wants her dead.

The story was very well paced from the beginning and it’s a page turner. As Cora begins to discover the truth, it makes you want to learn more. I liked her new persona. She broke away from her cocoon and became this brave child that is ready to discover the world. I really liked this about her and I cannot wait to read more!

I recommend this book to any paranormal lovers. The book is very entertaining and it will have you turn to pages with its short and well paced chapters.