How often do we think of words? Not just read the words flying by us on the page, but actually think about their meanings? Or how a single sentence can shift a story? It's almost as if we miss something, or just simply skim over a section, the story turns out completely different than it would had it truly captured our interest in the first place. For those that spin their magic and win us over by captivating our precious attention and drawing us into their characters, they are deemed works of art, not necessarily by the literary world, but by the opinion that should matter most to us: our own.
For me, my first read of the new year will most certainly be one of the latter. Intrepid by J.D. Brewer not only captured my attention but catapulted my imagination. Intrepid is a dual perspective following the characters of Texi and Liam. Texi grows up in Geronimo, Texas (I know, so many Doctor Who feels!) and is a perfectly average teenager with perfectly normal problems...or so she thinks. When she begins to experience severe headaches and her best friend tries to kill her, she realizes life is anything but normal. Enter Liam, the boy who has been watching Texi her whole life on board the solitary boat Geeta. He knows of all of Texi's secrets, but he cannot anticipate her greatness. Texi is not who she thinks she is. In reality, she is the last of her kind, someone who was created to explore the Multiverse, looking for the one Universe among the dying Multiverse that can create energy once more. With everyone around her hiding ulterior motives, can Texi discover who she is before beginning her search to save humanity? Can she become Intrepid?
Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy
Positives: I felt the story was unique and the characters were so well written. I easily got absorbed in this book and was disappointed when it ended.
Negatives: The book took until about 24% into it to get to action, but be patient! The wait was definitely worth it!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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