Impervious

Trinia Warren is an average girl with an average life. Having suffered the loss of her mother she traverses the difficult life of highschool and friendships before everything changes. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish, I empathised with Trinia and her character was likeable so that I rooted for her the entire way through. The plot itself is fast paced, intriguing and kept the pages turning. Without ruining the plot, there is a twist towards the end however due to the strong groundwork provided throughout the book the twist was not only believable but heart wrenching. Overall I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy an element of fantasy interlaced with normal life. Good read.

Impervious is a book that grips from the start making it very difficult to put down. You cannot help but read it one or two sittings. It has all things you want in a book a bit of mystery, fantasy. A book that does not disappoint and you will not regret reading it.

Wow, this book absolutely blew me away.

To get the technical aspects out of the way, this is wonderfully written and the character of Trina is really engaging and relatable. If this had been a standard fantasy I would have given the book a great review anyway. But there's more to it.

While the book starts off with a pretty standard fantasy trope - magical object, chosen one with a destiny - and sticks with it for the first half, the second half of the novel is where Hartley really shows his mastery over storytelling. There are twists within twists, all leading up to a dramatic, poignant and heartbreaking conclusion.

Hartley sprinkles clues about the true nature of what's happening throughout the book like Hansel and Gretel leaving breadcrumbs through the forest. About 80 percent of the way through, I was almost sure I knew what was really going on, but even then, I was half expecting another twist before the end.

To be clear, ther is no fluff here. This is, at its core, a book with a message, though, and Hartley gets that across beautifully. In fact, there is more than one message, as Trina's journey shows us the power and beauty of self-sacrifice and what it means to choose to be brave.

There's no magical reset button, which may take a toll on some readers, but it's a beautiful, savage, powerful story that seriously moved me, and you should read it too.