F.T has yet to write a book I didn’t like and this one was also fantastic!

Everything from the cover art,plot,characters is awesome

Cam and mateo are just the cutest and this had me not wanting to put my kindle down

This was cute! I’ve only read Otherworldy by this author which I also enjoyed, so with this adorable title and cover I thought it’d be another good one. I loved the friend group in this and the plot kept me turning pages. There was less romance than I was expecting, but I did think Cam and Mateo were cute together, I just wish they were fleshed out a little more. I didn’t loooove the dramatic climax but the overall ending was nice. Fun characters in this one, though!

Love at second sight was a well written YA paranormal romance. Following Cam a 15 year old human living in and around the paranormal world. He has to navigate high school, the feelings and the drama.
There was so much representation throughout the story and I feel that the fantasy side had many hidden meanings which was a nice touch The romance was adorable, the suspense was nail biting and the story just flowed nicely. I wish I could read this again for the first time!

Cam has just started his sophomore year at a new high school. As a human going to school with supernatural students, he is mainly interested in blending in and crushing from afar on the cute werewolf in his grade. That is until he becomes an unwilling casualty in a school fight, and ends up having a psychic episode in front of half the school. With his newfound clairvoyant abilities, Cam must recalibrate everything he knows. What’s even worse, his first vision is of a teen girl being attacked from the killer’s perspective. Now he must find a way to track down the murderer before they commit their kill. As well as make sense of the complex politics of the supernatural world.

Yes I read this in one day. Yes I giggled. Yes I loved every character.

FT Lukens knows how to write the most endearing characters. Their lead characters are often clumsy, awkward, and goofy. At the beginning of their stories they are very lost, but are guided by their desire do what’s rights and protect those they love. Cam definitely fell into this category. As a 15 yr old, he’s very shy and self conscious. His youth tends to seep through the pages and this helps showcases the immense character development he goes through later. By the end of the story you could see his gaining strength, self-confidence, and direction in life. And it was largely due to the friends he made, the people he surrounded himself with.

FT Luken’s other strength is side characters. They know how to write a diverse friend group that has their own strengths, weaknesses, and development. Reese, Kaci, Gemma, and Al were all lovely characters and I appreciated their dynamic. They each inspired something different in Cam’s development. And I loved how they each struggled with their own abilities. We saw their growth alongside Cam’s. Mateo, of course, is both our love interest and a member of this friend group. I love werewolf boyfriends, I think all protagonists should have werewolf boyfriends. Mateo is adorable and sweet and soft. I loved that he was just as shy and moony as Cam. I think they work well together.

The overarching mystery plot of this book definitely fell more to the wayside for me. I think the other explorations in this book took the forefront and were more interesting. But it did drive the plot and while I had suspicions of the twist, it was still enjoyable.