Discovery of the Five Senses | Blog tour

Genres: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller.

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Publication Date: September 15, 2021

Synopsis:

Welcome or unwelcome. Fate has arrived. A suspenseful incident in a forbidden preserve heightens the senses of five friends. Sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell become super-gifts that forever change the world. But furious battles confront the boys as they try to understand their sensory super powers in a race to save mankind. With light beings and mysterious strangers complicating their plight, will the boys be able to defeat the evil Druth before it’s too late? Get prepared for the twisting and grinding of this award-winning, action-adventure story — an edge-of-your-seat narrative for young and mature readers alike.

My review:

This book is about five teenagers trying to save mankind from an evil person with their newfound powers. The title fits so perfectly with the story, which I admire the most in the book.

When five friends, Jordan, Chase, Kinsu, Alex, and Rhee, wander into the woods, they blacked out and woke up with heightened senses. With power comes the price; their life which was once carefree and fun turned into tragedy and violence.

The plot was intriguing and unique. The prologue was so exciting and ended on a cliffhanger, which hooked me on the story from the beginning. The author did an excellent job of portraying the difficulty Alex faced in adjusting to their newfound powers while also juggling the demands of school and daily life. To me, Alex is the only person who seems sane among his friends.

The other four boys, except Alex, didn’t seem to care about their life. They got used to the power so quickly, which was so unreal. It would have been better if how they adopted their power were explained briefly. Also, there was no explanation for why these five boys got the power and what is so special about them.

The characters lack uniqueness, and I don’t feel connected to any of them. Likewise, I don’t feel the friendship bond between the five friends, which is the major drawback because the whole story revolves around them.

Even though there are so many things that could have been better, the plot kept me going. The twist at the end was unexpected and good. In short, this story has so much potential but could have been executed better. I found the book to be average.

My rating: ⭐⭐⭐.5

Thank you Colored Pages Tours for including me in your book tour.

Thanks to the author for providing me with the free e-copy.

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Book links:

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About the Author:

K.N. Smith, winner of the “Best of” in the category of “Outstanding Young Adult Novel” at the Jessie Redmon Fauset Book Awards, a Readers’ Favorite “Gold Medal”
honoree for “Young Adult – Mystery”, and the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards “1st Place Honoree” for “New Author: Fiction and Science Fiction/Fantasy”, is an author and advocate of literacy and arts programs throughout the world. Her lyrical flair sweeps across pages that twist and grind through action-adventure and urban fantasy in edge-of-your-seat narratives. K.N. has over twenty-five years’ experience in communications and creative design as an award-winning consultant. Reading is still her foremost hobby. She inspires people of all ages to reach their highest potential in their creative, educational, and life pursuits.

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