She simply has to picture their wound and the energy from her body will enter theirs to end their pain, but by doing so she will make their maladies her own. Remy has the ability to heal others by touching them. It’s safe to say I really, really like her.īut I have to say that the most interesting concept of this novel was her “super-power” and the lore that came hand-in-hand with her enemy.

While the abuse was a huge part of her life that caused her to create a huge shell around herself, when forced to face new situations she slowly opened herself to the possibility of a normal life with friends, family, and most of all, love. I really enjoyed this aspect of Remy’s characterization because she wasn’t looking for sympathy and pity the way many abused characters do. She became emotionally fortified and determined to survive-easily one of the toughest characters (both physically and emotionally) that I have found in a long time. She wouldn’t break under him, despite the fact that he would break her bones because he was so maniacal. And instead of allowing him to ruin her life, she allowed him to make her stronger. He feeds off of not only Remy’s pain, but her mother’s as well. Remy’s stepfather, Dean, is an alcoholic. If violence makes you uncomfortable, this certainly isn’t the book for you. There are many sequences of physical abuse that are pretty detailed. I can’t say I loved this one, but I greatly enjoyed it. But Jackson manages to tell such a unique intriguing story with one of the strongest heroines I’ve come across in a while.

I can think of at least two stories I’ve read already with similar concepts and another one that I know about just off the top of my head. The whole “magical powers enacted by touching people” idea has been done before many times in YA lit. I admit, I was hesitant to start this book. Because Remy has the power to make Protectors human again, and when they find out, they’ll be coming for her-if Asher doesn’t kill her first. Falling in love is against the rules between these two enemies. Only by killing a Healer can a Protector recover their human senses. Once a Protector of Healers, Asher sacrificed his senses to become immortal. And then one night her stepfather goes too far.īeing sent to live with her estranged father offers a clean start and she is eager to take it. Living in a household with an abusive stepfather, she has healed untold numbers of broken bones, burns,and bruises. Remy O’Malley heals people with touch-but every injury she cures becomes her own.

Touched by Corrine Jackson