Echoe (Book) - 1/16/2018 9:06:35 AM
I was drawn into this story very quickly. Echoe, a young girl suffering from... well, some mystery disease which puts her in a wheelchair, also has telekinetic powers. The interesting, or perhaps very believable thing about her character (especially given our modern climate), is that she is more interested in becoming a famous writer/director rather than use her telekinetic powers to become a superhero, which is definitely the more tried and tested story.
The writing is very good, and it flows really well. You never get bored reading this, and are genuinely rooting for Echoe to overcome 'the curse of her grandpatch'. I think a young woman who has a similar disability might relate to Echoe. Echoe is not held back by her disabilities (especially since she decided the chair was preferable to an endless series of painful operations), and rises above them (albeit with the help of magic.
There were a few problems, little things that I think a professional editor could sort out. For example, in the prologue the main character isn't even named. It's just 'she' or 'her'. It's not obvious that the title of the book is the character's name (not until chapter one). There are lots of little oversights like this, but thankfully these things do not detract much from the overall enjoyment.
