Review: Haven

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Haven Haven by Mary Lindsey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a phenomenal take on shifters. The author took her time to weave a story of mystery, romance, intrigue and deception so thoroughly it was hard to put the book down to sleep at night. This is a young adult book but I would suggest it for high school age and up due to content about gangs, sex, violence and explicit language.

Aaron Ryland is a seventeen year old who has been raised on the streets. He commits crimes just to get by. His mom has substance abuse issues that keeps them in and out of shelters and sometimes just leaves them on the streets. He goes by the name Rain. His mother gave him the nickname by telling him that's all her life had been since he came along.

One night he's coming home to find his mom being led out of the shelter on a gurney with a sheet over her head. A judge orders that he will go live with an aunt he never knew about in a town he'd never been to. He takes a bus to get to New Wurzberg and there is a cop car pulling up as he waits at the bus stop. This is how he finds out his aunt is a cop and his mother's identical twin.

He thinks living in a small town might not be so bad until he realizes just how close this small town is. That's when he meets Freddie. The most intriguing girl he's ever seen with the most remarkable blue eyes that almost glow. This is where things get interesting...

I highly recommend this book and was disappointed this is a standalone and not the start of a series. I hope this author continues writing more fantasy as her take on shifters and witches was unique and fun to read.

This book was given to me by NetGalley and the publisher for a fair and honest review. These words and opinions are all my own.

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