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A review by mahjabinmeem
Touch by Claire North
4.0
4.5 stars.
Claire North is just full of amazing and unique ideas! All her books have such intriguing premises, and they don't fail to deliver. This is my first Claire North book and I'm thoroughly impressed. Claire North writes books that often don't fall into a certain genre. I'll classify this as a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Thriller.
Most of the time thrillers have average writing with minimal character development(except psychological thrillers) because most of the writer's focus goes into developing the plot. But Touch has all these elements balanced out beautifully. The writing is flowing yet quite crisp at the same time which I think suited the tone and the pace of the book perfectly. The pacing differs throughout the book but never lags. Its not a very action packed book, compared to mainstream thrillers.
The strongest part of this book is the characters in my opinion. Because our main character jumps from so many body to body, we get beautiful and descriptive insights into various different personalities. Reading this book will fill you with a sense of longing and melancholia. It shows that love can come in any shape or size or form. There are some beautiful historical elements in the book also which I always appreciate.
The timeline of this book is not linear. It jumps from past to present many times. The story is told from a "1st person" pov. I loved the voice of Kepler. With its uniqueness and excellent writing, this book just stole my heart. I highly highly recommend this to everyone. I know sometimes we are reluctant to pick up a fairly unknown book on someone's random recommendation, but trust me on this. Give it a try. This book deserves this much at least with its originality and fresh ideas.
"Have you been losing time?"Kepler is a "Ghost". An entity which can switch its consciousness from body to body just by touching. Kepler means these host bodies no harm — and even comes to cherish them intimately like lovers. But when one host, Josephine Cebula, is brutally assassinated, Kepler embarks on a mission to seek the truth — and avenge Josephine’s death.
Claire North is just full of amazing and unique ideas! All her books have such intriguing premises, and they don't fail to deliver. This is my first Claire North book and I'm thoroughly impressed. Claire North writes books that often don't fall into a certain genre. I'll classify this as a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Thriller.
Most of the time thrillers have average writing with minimal character development(except psychological thrillers) because most of the writer's focus goes into developing the plot. But Touch has all these elements balanced out beautifully. The writing is flowing yet quite crisp at the same time which I think suited the tone and the pace of the book perfectly. The pacing differs throughout the book but never lags. Its not a very action packed book, compared to mainstream thrillers.
The strongest part of this book is the characters in my opinion. Because our main character jumps from so many body to body, we get beautiful and descriptive insights into various different personalities. Reading this book will fill you with a sense of longing and melancholia. It shows that love can come in any shape or size or form. There are some beautiful historical elements in the book also which I always appreciate.
The timeline of this book is not linear. It jumps from past to present many times. The story is told from a "1st person" pov. I loved the voice of Kepler. With its uniqueness and excellent writing, this book just stole my heart. I highly highly recommend this to everyone. I know sometimes we are reluctant to pick up a fairly unknown book on someone's random recommendation, but trust me on this. Give it a try. This book deserves this much at least with its originality and fresh ideas.