Emmy’s mother Emmeril took her own life when Remy was twelve. Then her sister Makayla is missing without a trace soon after. At eighteen Remy is given a necklace her mother had always wore . Remy also finds out about her roots and she learns she is one of the seven varieties of Occuli also her social standing which is told by the color of the Occui’s eyes. Each has a variety of powers which can affect others but also the elements around them. Then her cousin Ruby gives her a protector named Zian as a birthday present. Remy’s aunt and cousin will take on Remy’s training now that she is eighteen.Remy had been having dreams about Zian for a long time. Then Remy meets the new boy in town - Drake and is startled by his eyes. Drake is a Reaper. Remy has little time to figure out who she can trust .
I loved this story , it was a great read. It had a great plot and writing. This was a very original but successful story. It was fast paced and very in depth. This story had a lot to it: humor, romance, adventure, excitement, suspense, magic, a Reaper, trust, destiny, twist and turns, loss, a protector, mystery, intrigue, hidden worlds, and danger. I was surprised by the ending but it did pull everything together. I loved the characters and the twists and turns of this story and I highly recommend.

This was an enjoyable read and both teens and adult paranormal readers will like this new series. Remy discovers on her 18th birthday she is not human, she is Occuli. Since she is grey eyed she is considered royalty. Since her mother died before telling Remy about the Occuli, her aunt and cousin take on her training. The characters are strong and the story line is fun and realistic. I can see this becoming a teen favorite. Just as you think you have the plot figured out Ms. Stenzel throws you for a loop. everyone will be looking for book two.

DNF at 40%.

That's it, I'm throwing in the towel on this book. I tried... I really tried to finish this, but I'm just so, so bored. Bored by the heroine and her love interest, bored by their romance, bored by the writing and the pacing. The only thing that actually grabbed my attention was the original premise of the story, but the execution just didn't work for me.

I know I'm being the party-pooper again, and I can only imagine how much blood and sweat goes into writing a book of that length, especially one that requires so much world-building, but I just don't want to spend more of my precious reading time with a book that isn't able to hold my attention.

No rating since I didn't even make it halfway through.