"Are her dreams her imagination or her memories?"
Cat, a young seventeen year old moves in with her
grandmother after the unexpected and shocking death of her
parents. Once there, her grandmother reminds her of
nightmares she suffered from when she was younger, centering
around an old mirror in her room. Barely over the shock of
her parents death, Cat begins having intense dreams of a
younger version of herself in strange settings where magic,
faeries, and even unicorns are real. She steps through the
mirror into a world called Infinity. This new world is
linked to ours, if it dies so will ours. Every one hundred
years a new light bearer must be chosen to maintain the
balance between good and evil. Cat wonder if these dreams
are her imagination or her memories? Once Cat arrives safely in Infinity, she is told her
memories of Infinity were blocked and her grandmother was
supposed to restore them. Instead all Cat has, is bits and
pieces without context and out of order. Everything in
Infinity is confusing, including the fact that no one helps
anyone without payment. Evil is overtaking compassion on
"this" world. On her first day in Infinity, Cat is kidnapped while on her
way to become a priestess of the Light. Her rescuer is Raven. A very handsome prince, who Cat has
memories of, both good and bad. Raven becomes her partner as
she trains for the duties of a priestess - but can she trust
him? Cat knows her feelings for Raven are growing, but after many
incidents and accidents, Cat is never quite sure who she can
trust. She has memories of Raven but she discovers even more
memories of Phalantis, a member of the Fae. Phalantis and
Raven are at odds with each other, seemingly over her but
she just can't remember why. Cat's confusion is very real. Who is she? What type of
person was her younger self? Is she pure enough to be not
only a priestess but to bear the light? What happened to
her? Most importantly, why do they keep calling her the
wrong name? This is a story of a young woman's quest to find the truth,
both hers and Infinity's. The world building was very well
done. You can feel Cat's confusion, as the story is jumbled
in with her memories. Since Cat doesn't receive them in any
order, it was also confusing to this reader. All of the
secondary characters held great appeal and depth. I
thoroughly enjoyed Cat learning the difference between lust
and a loving relationship, and Cat's growth from a sometimes
spoiled child to a woman, compassionate, loving and self
sacrificing.
Reviewed by Angie Gipson
Posted April 7, 2009
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