Review: Significance, by Shelly Crane

Significance by Shelly Crane
Series: Significance #1
Published by Kiss Me Publications, LLC on June 15th 2011
Genres: Action & Adventure, Fantasy & Magic, Love & Romance, Paranormal, Young Adult
Pages: 450
Read it as: eBook
Source: Purchased
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Synopsis

Maggie is a seventeen year old girl who's had a bad year. Her mom left, her dad is depressed, she's graduating, barely, and her boyfriend of almost three years dumped her for a college football scholarship. Lately she thinks life is all about hanging on by a thread and is gripping tight with everything she has. Then she meets Caleb. She saves his life and instantly knows there's something about him that's intriguing but she is supposed to be on her way to a date with his cousin. But things change when they touch, sparks ignite. Literally. They imprint with each other and she sees their future life together flash before her eyes. She learns that not only is she his soul mate, and can feel his heartbeat in her chest, but there is a whole other world of people with gifts and abilities that she never knew existed. She herself is experiencing supernatural changes unlike anything she's ever felt before and she needs the touch of his skin to survive. Now, not only has her dad come out of his depression to be a father again, and a pain as well, but Caleb's enemies know he's imprinted and are after Maggie to stop them both from gaining their abilities and take her from him.

Can Caleb save her or will they be forced to live without each other after just finding one another?

 

 

I read this book  a long time ago, but in the wake of the upcoming release of the book number five in the series, I decided to write this review. Significance is about Maggie and Caleb, two people destined to be together. Caleb comes from a family who belongs to a group of people called ‘Aces’. Aces find their significants (soul mates) at some point of their lives, usually in their 20s. But it hasn’t been happening for a while, until it does. And it’s Maggie, a human, the one that gets caught up in the middle of it all.

Maybe I’m biased, since I’ve read the four books now, but in spite of not being the best, Significance does provide a good reading experience. Of course, if you can put up with insta-love.

I don’t usually feel confortable with that, but since the blurb states that indeed, I can expect that, I can hardly condemn the fact that it’s there. I can only comment on how it was done.

10: I hardly even noticed  it was there

8: There were times it was unrealistic

5: I’m not sure I’m buying this

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In my random and very reasonable insta-love’ meter, it gets an 8. Being significants comes with its perks, but the couple also has to face a lot of dangers. This balance of all not being roses and rainbows was a good way to soften the insta-love’s blow. At first, Maggie is of course, a little freaked out, but she eases into the idea rather quickly. While some might say it was too quickly, I kind of think it was reasonable. If you are suddenly faced with forces beyond your control, some will get stuck in denial, and others will suck it up and deal. Maggie belongs to the latter.

The characters in this book were… meh. I liked how Maggie’s family problems were very present throughout the book (and then throughout the series). That side was great, in my opinion. Now, it’s Caleb’s family the one I’m a bit hesitant about. I get they’re all good and happy and perfect, but I’d have liked to see a bit more dynamic between them that didn’t involve living like a role model of a family.

The plot was okay too. It was rather blurry, but I could see where it was going, so, not bad. One aspect I really liked was the Watsons. A key antagonist element. Superficially, they grudge looks petty and too convenient. Sure: Watsons, bad. Jacobsons, good. But if you dig deeper, you realize the Watsons, while not justified, have their reasons. Their motives are good. Jealously is the cause why people do a lot of bad things.

Now, straying a bit from the content: Many self-published authors don’t find a lot of success with their books. I have to give it to Mrs. Crane. She did a freaking awesome jobs getting her books out there and she deserves all the cookies in the world for that. The cover looks professional, and the book is properly edited.

Also, Bish ♥

 

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