Luminescence by J.L. Weil
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars



Gavin might be dark and dreamy, but he wasn’t the guy in my dreams. Lukas Devine looks like the boy next door, and it’s his sunny face that heats up my unusual dreams, and the closer I get to Gavin, the crazier they become. Then the unexpected happens, Gavin literally freezes an object mid-air saving my ass.

Turns out Gavin’s a witch, and he’s not the only one around…

I really enjoyed this book. It started out a little slow, but once it got going, I couldn’t put it down. The plot is well developed as well as the characters. The romance was slow and felt natural, not the ‘I can’t breathe without you, even though I just met you’ kind. I also liked that even though she dreams of Lukas, you really didn’t feel the angst of a love triangle. Some authors really play up this angle ‘til it becomes the bulk of their plot, where as Weil maintains it as a subtle possibility in the background. Brianna herself passes off her feelings toward Lukas as ‘only a dream so it can't be real, can it?’.

Of course every good book has an antagonist, and this story isn’t without. The closer Brianna gets to Gavin, the more strange things start to happen to her. She also can’t shake the feeling that someone is watching her. After Gavin needs to save her life twice, she starts to wonder if this is going to be a new trend.

Unfortunately, I must address the ‘elephant in the room’ concerning this book. There are a lot of typos and grammatical errors. Normally I would try to stay away from such unedited formats, but in this case, I think it would be a huge mistake for you to walk away from Luminescence for this reason alone. Once you look past this, the story is really well worth it.

I don’t want to reveal too much, but Weil wonderfully teases you with all the possibilities of what’s to come with her cliff hanger ending. There are definitely enough mysteries left to keep you coming back for the second book. I know I will be looking forward to it.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.


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