Penny has a heart condition that nearly
kills her. To save her, the brilliant surgeon Calvin Warwick implants a
clockwork heart into her. However, soon after, he becomes a fanatic and starts
augmenting (replacing parts) for many people, which ends with most all of them
dead. He becomes known as a terrorist, escapes jail and his execution, and
kidnaps Penny’s parents. Penny teams up with her friends and the dashing Marcus
Kingsley, who is the army general and will stop at nothing to capture Warwick
to see him receive justice for his crimes.
I had such high hopes for this book. I was
so disappointed. There was some amazing content in this book and I could easily
have loved it, if it just had a bit of work. The action was gripping and I
loved the story behind Warwick’s insanity, but there were parts of this book
that really bothered me.
I enjoyed the chemistry between Penny and
Marcus, but they seem to fall in love so suddenly that while reading this book,
I kept looking up the author to figure out if this book was the second in a
series. Sadly, it’s a stand-alone with nothing to precede it. I felt so
confused by how serious they both were in the relationship – so suddenly – that
I really felt like I’d missed something.
I thought the elements focusing on
contacting the dead were interesting, but they I almost felt like the book
could have not had that and been totally fine. If they played a bigger role in
the whole book and been completely vital for the overall story, it would’ve
been better.
There was also the slightly hinted
animosity between the Penny and her brother Nic that ended up exploding. I
didn’t fully understand why he would be so upset with her for the reasons he
was. A rift was created in their relationship that seemed misplaced by how they
interacted and loved each other the rest of the book.
Overall, I just tried to get through the
book. Like I said before, I was so disappointed. This was one of those books I
had on my TBR (To Be Read) list for a while and I’d always looked forward to
it. If not for the main characters’ sudden relationship and a few other issues,
I would have absolutely love this book. It had great content, but poor
execution.
With that said, the writing was still
excellent. There were sometimes lines that just felt so profound and really
stuck with me, such as this one:
“I can’t see where I’m going if I only
look where I’ve been.”
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