![]() ![]() The pacing of the narrative is also slightly off-kilter. Unfortunately, other key characters are not developed fully. This story has plenty of appeal and potential and offers a twist on the typical paranormal romance-while a sincere, thoughtful LGBT relationship is important to Aiden's character development, it isn't the central focus of the book. When tragedy strikes, Aiden become more determined to find answers, so he and Jarrod embark on a journey for the truth to Lily Dale, NY (a famous town of Spiritualists). The more Aiden finds out, the more he wants to know. Through visions, the teen travels through time to see his paternal relatives and learns unsettling things about the Lockwood family history. Aiden's brother and father are blissfully unaware of anything beyond the material world. His mother is also a seer with abilities similar to Aiden's she seems to know all but tells her son the bare minimum. Aiden slowly realizes that buried along with his memories were his unique abilities to see the future, the past, others' dreams, and more sinister visions, such as the moment of death. ![]() Only a gifted psychic can view the Invisible World. ![]() Aiden is confused about why he cannot remember details from when he and Jarrod were best friends in middle school. A world of wonder and fear lies all around us just outside the range of normal human perception. Gr 9 Up-Aiden Lockwood is a 17-year-old farm boy drifting through his unremarkable life when Jarrod returns to their small town and long-buried memories begin to surface. ![]()
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