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A review by ekearle
Seeker by Kim Chance
5.0
First of all, I want to say how proud I am of Kim. I know how much she gave this book, and it's paid off; hard moments and all. I've had the privilege of beta reading Seeker and getting an E-Arc from Netgalley, and I have some serious feelings about this book. There's drama, humour, Marvel references, love, and the ties of friendship that literally make me cry. I'm not kidding when I say that Lainey and Maggie are friendship goals.
NOW, onto the review stuff. I'm going to keep-er this spoiler free (hahaha). Seeker picks up so seamlessly from Keeper. Right away you're thrown into the thick of the consequences of Keeper (no spoilers! You gotta go read it). Kim somehow manages to balance out and maintain the tension from here while still wriggling in some tender moments between various relationships. Essentially, it's an emotional roller-coaster. My favourite part of these books though are how human the characters are. They're all in the midst of the worst situation of their lives but they still have their arguments, their moments of teenage angst, and parental conflict. They aren't written like adults, like a lot of YA authors seem to do, and I love it. I'm glad to see teens being teens.
While I'm sad to see the conclusion of Lainey, Maggie, and Ty's story, I'm completely satisfied with the way Kim handled it. I think she's left the door open enough in case she wants to see them again. This is also straight up a request: Kim, write a prequel about my gal Josephine!! I need this in my life!
NOW, onto the review stuff. I'm going to keep-er this spoiler free (hahaha). Seeker picks up so seamlessly from Keeper. Right away you're thrown into the thick of the consequences of Keeper (no spoilers! You gotta go read it). Kim somehow manages to balance out and maintain the tension from here while still wriggling in some tender moments between various relationships. Essentially, it's an emotional roller-coaster. My favourite part of these books though are how human the characters are. They're all in the midst of the worst situation of their lives but they still have their arguments, their moments of teenage angst, and parental conflict. They aren't written like adults, like a lot of YA authors seem to do, and I love it. I'm glad to see teens being teens.
While I'm sad to see the conclusion of Lainey, Maggie, and Ty's story, I'm completely satisfied with the way Kim handled it. I think she's left the door open enough in case she wants to see them again. This is also straight up a request: Kim, write a prequel about my gal Josephine!! I need this in my life!