A review by jeslyncat
Fearless by Francine Pascal

5.0

This series is definitely one of a kind. I've always enjoyed indulging in Young Adult books, and even though I continue to read them--they're usually pretty predictable. But with this series Pascal creates a whole different animal. The characters are so realistic and believable, which shocks me because no one in the book is even close to normal. Pascal creates a young girl, Gaia, and there is a great dealing going on around her. The book alternated between Gaia struggling with being a teenager and Gaia struggling to stay away from the people who want to steal her gift. When you first meet Gaia, and begins to narrate her past, you realize that this is exactly how anyone would act. The best part of this book is that it's not any one thing--it's suspenseful, romantic, funny, emotional, and carries a serious note of science fiction. And it's not written like a young adult novel--the subject matters are mature and Pascal did a very good job bringing that maturity to the narrators, but still keeping the believability that they're just kids.