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Marjorie M. Liu Shadow Touch First Published 2006 384 Pages ISBN: 0505526301 |
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Reviewer Amanda November 2005 |
Perhaps Elena Baxter is an angel, she's certainly worked miracles, healing broken minds and bodies with a touch of her mind, though at great cost to herself. Her weakened condition after one such healing leaves her vulnerable to being taken. She is not the only one. Arthur Loginov is a detective who helps the helpless with his own set of incredible talents; shape shifting, pyrokinesis, and telepathy. These two are caged like animals by those who want to use them, and only by uniting their gifts can they hope to escape and stop the ones who took them from hurting others. Simply put, this is an X-Men or Mutant-X novel for adult ladies. The action, though fast paced, is enhanced by the romance and getting to see inside the souls of the characters. However, don't take the above statement as a sneer, since I was a little girl once who read the X-Men, I think this is a terrific concept and look forward to seeing more. |