In The Fifth Strain: Clairvoyant, Brady Moore told the captivating story of young Rion, who missed his childhood and the privileges he enjoyed at the time. He was clairvoyant and kinetic; he discovered he had magical powers. He was part of a group of clairvoyants who possess mystical powers primarily utilised for the protection of their members. Rion found that he embodied mystical powers after the predators came searching for him. His meeting with the predators led to a terrible fight in the school, prison time in the psyriins, and terrible memories. He later escaped from prison and was happy to be found by other clairvoyants; they catered to him in the safe house. The clairvoyants always hid from the psyriin, a group led by Brad and another group led by President Edward.

In the quest to survive and save their members, the clairvoyants got involved in different fights against the psyriins, and some of those combats led to the death of their members. They decided to bring everyone together in a safe space but couldn't achieve that because they always had reasons to separate. Rion was informed he would be the ring leader to establish peace. He later made an unfortunate discovery that one of the clairvoyants had been betraying them. Who was the betrayer? Read the book to find that out.

There were some interesting points in the book that I wouldn't forget to mention. Firstly, until the betrayal I found later in the book, I loved the loyalty and togetherness among the clairvoyants. I love how they looked out for each other whenever they came up against oppositions of all sorts. The reader could learn the need to develop team spirit from that. Also, the characters in the book received adequate development. I had an in-depth understanding of each character and also understood the reasons behind most of their decisions. Also, although the book told a somewhat abstract story, it was so beautifully written that the reader could relate to the picture the writer painted. The book told the beautiful story of love, friendship, betrayal, and the will to survive.

Additionally, the message of self-discovery could be taken from the book. Rion wasn't aware of his capabilities until he discovered he had superpowers. The reader is hereby reminded that he is worth so much if only he could take the time to discover his strengths and leverage them.

There are some parts of the book that I didn't quite appreciate. Many questions were left unanswered, especially concerning Rion's mum, Carina, and the brain behind the mother's forgetfulness. Even though the author tried to make the storyline very relatable, it was still alien to me because it was majorly about superpowers.

Owing to the fact that I found no spelling or grammatical errors in the book, I can confidently say that it was exceptionally well edited. Consequently, I rate the book 4 out of 4 stars. The author was very detailed. It was amazing to see how he brought the different characters in the book to meet at a focal point. It was equally interesting to see that virtually every character in the book had a defined role in the major character's life. Also, most of the supporting characters were well developed. As conflicting and challenging as most of the characters were, they still could provide solutions and help each other when they needed it most.

I recommend this book to lovers of science fiction, romance, and superpower stories.

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