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I really liked many parts of this story, especially the way Liz and her father related to each other and interacted. I also liked Liz's unique powers and her self-confidence and how she learned how to protect herself using those powers. What dropped the stars for me was the predictability of parts of the plot and Liz's immense guilt over using her powers to hurt evil people in order to protect herself and her friends. She admitted at one point that she'd gladly shoot the bad guy if she had a gun, but she was continually racked by guilt over hurting him using her powers. Maybe that's really how a teen heroine would feel afterwards but it irritated me and took away from the story.


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At First Touch edition by Mattie Dunman Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

The book is aimed at teenagers, particularly teenage girls. It taps into universal pubescent angst no one understands them, they are isolated yet unique, they are gifted but their gifts must be hidden and - most importantly - somewhere there is a gifted boy meant for them. He's strong and honest, handsome and perfect. At the same time, they're persecuted and live in constant peril.

This would have been a lot better if it had been written for an adult audience as a suspense or horror novel. I found the premise very interesting. Consider all the books in which some young girl has almost supernatural powers, like Carrie by Stephen King, or The Fury by John Farris. It would have been improved by added back story, since that gifted boy is given short shrift compared to our heroine, Liz. I liked it a lot, but there were some flaws that could have been cleaned up, like an unattractive secondary character who seems to be a budding sociopath. The time frame is also a bit off; things happen way too fast. Finally, there are some shades of other popular YA novels; nothing too derivative, but enough for me to notice them. The way Liz is bored in class because she already knows everything reminded me of Edward Cullen of the Twilight series, forever trapped in high school and trying to seem like an average student, although Liz is purely human. The way Liz tries to help the authorities solve crimes reminded me of Lisa McMann's Wake series.

Despite those problems, I really enjoyed this book and I think the author has a lot of potential.
I always start w a content rating
Safely YA but not so neutered that the story is toothless. Some kissing and cuddling but very reserved and not edgy. The father in the story was a very good dad which is refreshing to see. Usually dad's are villains and moms are worse. No overt drug use and even the teen parties in the book were ,dotted, w parental observers to keep things in check. That scored high in my book for reality intruding on cliche. Was nice to see. In spite of all the good there were kids in the story w bad homes and distant parents but it wasn't overdone. Was some violence and some tense harassment type situations but all in all safe for younger YA readers.

The story
Our nicely fleshed out, likeable and believable main character has (through an accident and medical Tom foolery by doctors) developed the ability to read people's minds. Before you sigh and say - NOT AGAIN! - let me say that this is a different angle and take on the over played condition. Even the over done super duper special guy she meets at school didn't make me want to hurl - though I did grumble and roll my eyes as the cliche was just too prevalent for anything remotely like a pass. You have to go into this book knowing it's a light teen read and - if you give it room to breathe - I'm sure you'll enjoy the book. I did. It's not 5 stars, but to be fair, it's a hair over 4, well written and fun so I rounded up.

Good - light -fun book.
"At First Touch" is an original and imaginative story about sixteen year old, Liz Hannigan, who after a near fatal accident and some medical tinkering develops the unusual ability to download a person's thoughts with a touch of her hand. Pursued for years by the FBI and a nefarious organization called the Coalition that wants to exploit her abilities, Liz and her father finally settle in the small town of Pound, West Virginia where her life becomes somewhat normal. It is in this town that Liz begins to make new friends like VJ and the mysterious Carey Drake with his striking good looks and athletic physique. Only when Liz is attacked by a Coalition agent and stalked by a sinister FBI officer does her life begin to unravel and she has to decide to flee or fight to stay in her new home.
Liz and her father are realistic and likeable characters; both struggle emotionally, wanting to protect each other, trust others and feel secure in a world filled with evil men that want to exploit Liz's gift. Thrasher is believable as the enigmatic FBI agent whose moral ethics, honesty and sense of justice wins the Hannigan's trust. Even though Preston Deene's characterized as arrogant and abusive I couldn't relate to him. His vengeful hatred of Liz is too sudden and too intense, bordering on psychotic.
VJ's personality is a contradiction, She's too down-to-earth and jovial for someone from a dysfunctional and unloving family.
Like Liz, Carey's a loner who has always stayed clear of emotional entanglements because of his secret. But,unlike Liz who continually questions her strong feelings and sudden connection to Carey, he's quickly obsessed by his infatuation for her. There seems to be no explanation in the story as to how Carey obtained his power, his connection to the police force and why, if he's a local hero, others in town haven't discovered his secret. Nonetheless this is an interesting story that's worth reading.
I really liked many parts of this story, especially the way Liz and her father related to each other and interacted. I also liked Liz's unique powers and her self-confidence and how she learned how to protect herself using those powers. What dropped the stars for me was the predictability of parts of the plot and Liz's immense guilt over using her powers to hurt evil people in order to protect herself and her friends. She admitted at one point that she'd gladly shoot the bad guy if she had a gun, but she was continually racked by guilt over hurting him using her powers. Maybe that's really how a teen heroine would feel afterwards but it irritated me and took away from the story.