Leigh Fallon

I found the mythology of it all very interesting, and it made the story m9ve along. However, the romance felt forced, and exactly how the nasayers in the story described it.

My only complaint is: the last few pages were too summary like and told rather than showed what was going on. Other than that i really liked it. It seemed like it could have ended up like Twilight or one of those terrible star-crossed love stories taking place in high school, but it didn't so it was wonderful.

This is the first in a new series for young adult readers. Some elements will feel familiar -- high school girl moves to new town, unexplained attraction with boy who doesn't fit in, mystery behind the attraction slowly revealed, girl becomes part of new mystical world. But the premise behind all of this is unique, the Irish setting is refreshing and the story hooked me in. The second in the series was just released and I will be picking up a copy for summer reading.

It was a very good book. Carrier of the Mark was kind of Twilight with elemental magic instead of vampires and werewolves, but it was still an interesting read. I jumped right into the second book, [book:Shadow of the Mark|12543750], because I felt so incomplete with the ending of the book. I know there is a third book, but it does not appear to be written yet. I'm not sure if it will ever be written at this point.