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The Concealed by Sarah Kleck

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Everyone's families are tragically dead. Evelyn, Jared, Colin- anyone of any significance in the story. Evelyn enters college in a town far from home. Her parents and sister were recently killed, and she grieves for them. She gains friends and starts her new life.
Category
Fantasy, YA Fiction
Why I chose this book
Kindle First
My personal opinion (the review)
Frankly, this feels like a photocopy of the Twilight books. A new girl starts school a little late, falls in love with a perfect, "special" guy. He only has eyes for her. He glows, sometimes. A guy friend of Evelyn/Bella is interested in her, but can't take the hint that he's in the Friend Zone. Big, beefy "brother" of Jared/Edward is fun and likes to fight. The parallels go on.
Don't get me wrong, it's a decent novel and I'll probably buy the sequel. But don't expect originality. No vampires in this one, but plenty of other magical beings. If you liked Twilight, you'll probably like this as well.

Warnings
Language: 1 F-word, a handful of other minor bad words
Violence: a sexual assault, a girl being trained to fight, a battle against evil creatures
"Adult" situations: 1 violent, 1 romantic, both might make people uncomfortable
Death: yes, but not major character(s)

Movie rating equivalent
Possibly R
Protagonist description
Evelyn is the "new girl", and is struggling with grief
Point of view of story
First, from the perspective of Evelyn
Book length
Shorter
Story flow
Excellent
Grammar and spelling issues
None
Character connection (no spoilers)
I'd like to know more about Colin's story, and Ruth Hayman's.
For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Assuming integral

Series review as a whole
Just started

If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
The Concealed - start at the beginning

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