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I was stuck. Stuck in an endless Now, watching a terrible future I was powerless to change. Or was I? What if I could change the future? Could I ignore that kind of power? And if I did—what would I become? Caleb Swift knows he’s a complicated guy. He sees the unseeable: winged beings that haunt both his dreams and his waking visions. He knows the unknowable: horrifying visions of countless unspeakable futures he feels powerless to prevent. And if that weren’t bad enough, these potent revelations might be driving him insane.
Who needs that kind of trouble? Not Caleb. He’s doing his best to live a totally uncomplicated life, to ignore the visions of doom that hound him relentlessly. But no matter what he does, one particular vision still plagues him. The one with the girl. The girl who’s in mortal danger (or will be soon). The girl only he can save. Now Caleb has a choice. To ignore his gift, to live the ordinary life he so desperately desires, even if it means letting her die…. Or to act. To interfere. To become extraordinary. And let one girl’s future turn his present completely upside-down.
My Review
The Channeler starts off with Caleb knowing or at least being told that he is a complex person. That there are things about the universe that we may never understand. However, in his head he believes there is a world separate from the ones they live in and that people like him just think differently. Lost in his thoughts he is startled when his aunt calls out to him.
Caleb is definitely not normal, he has visions. Specifically visions of a girl in danger. Will he save her, will he get involved? You need to read to find out, but let me tell you - you will not be disappointed.
This ARC was provided to me free of charge in exchange for honest opinion. Yes, buy it. Read it, it's a great story. Highly recommend.
Caleb has a problem: he receives visions of the future. But are they real? Is he interpreting them correctly, if so should he try to avoid the events or act to change them, knowing that what he does may actually bring about the event? And who - or what - is the winged being he sees. It makes for an interesting plot. Add in a long lost sister and some romantic interest and we have a good read.
I was intrigued by the blurb and the issue Caleb was facing: what would you do if you could look into the future? Would you act and try to change the future and prevent horrible things from happening? Or don't you want to interfere with the universe out of fear for repercussions? Or what if you are wrong?
Caleb has been seeing future events for as long as he can remember. And he also has a friend, with wings. So, he is not exactly ordinary. But he desperately wants to be normal. But when he suddenly comes eye-to-eye with the girl who has haunted his visions for years, he feels a need to prevent the future from happening. But where to start?
Darla turns out to be not just any girl, but Caleb's long lost twin sister. Suddenly things are starting to make more sense to Caleb. And for once, he is not the 'odd' guy, but he feels like he belongs somewhere. When there is also a girl, who is interested in him, life can't get any more normal. Or can't it?
A wonderful read, full of tension, paranormal creatures and events and heartwarming stories about family and belonging somewhere. Four out of five stars from me and the missing star is mostly because the story ends in a cliffhanger: what happened to Shay and will we see her in the next part??? Thank you Netgalley for providing the arc.