Rating: 3.5 StarsTo me, this book is for a very very young adult. I didn't really enjoy it as much as i was hoping to due to that fact. Jessie moves to North Carolina to live with her grandma after hers parents split. She doesn't realize that her parents break up is a lot more complicated. She finds out after meet Caleb, a boy she knew when she used to visit her grandma, that she is a light tamer and so is Caleb. She feels a pull toward Caleb and she just mistakes it for attraction but Caleb makes her realize that they are bound to each other. They have to watch out for the dark ones, they like to suck the light from light tamers. She meets a girl, Amber who is a feisty, loud mouth who is always moody. She's hard to get to know but Jessie has no problems with being her friend. When a guy named Otto comes on the scene and pairs up with Amber, everything goes great until they finds out that he is a dark one. They have to come up with a plan to send him back to the underworld. On top of all this, Jessie is discovering new things and a surprise visit from her dad tells her more.It wasn't fantastic but it was a pleasant, light read that i'm sure young adults will love to read. It was free when i picked it up. Plus it actually says for 13 years and up. *Spoilers are a plenty. I couldn't rant about this book without them*I made it to 77% of the way into the book. I was engaged, I loved the story and where it was going, I really was enjoying it. Then the author decided to mess with the freaking relationship. Alright, here is the thing. If you do Insta-love and you make it work (which in this case it totally did, especailly with the little bit of history you learn regarding the characters) and you draw that intense connection between the main characters and you pull the readers into it. YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE RELATIONSHIP AT 77% OF THE WAY THROUGH THE BOOK BY HAVING THE BOND BREAK. OMG, that did me in. I spent a great deal of time invested in the story and was interested and intrigued and couldn't wait to find out where Jessie and Caleb were going only to have the bond break and for her to fall into a bond with another guy. Oh hell to the no.It kind of irritates me because I was so really enjoying the story and I just couldn't get past that part. I didn't want to try and bond with another male lead (even if it will only turn out temporary or whatever). I hate when authors mess with relationships they have built in books this way.If you can get past this kind of thing, then read the book. It probably is good and you probably will enjoy it. I just couldn't get past it and it actually killed my interest in the book, which is sad, cause I think it would have been a great story.
What do You think about The Light Tamer (2012)?
Really liked this book but felt it dragged in places but still a book I would recommend.
—quickrnu2
