‘Visions’ by Kimberly Readnour captivated my attention. Even though the beginning took me a little bit to get into, once the preliminary introductions of characters and the idea of main character Heather’s visions were explained, I sped through the story with deliberate ease.

Heather’s visions come to her at any time, dependent especially on touch, whether it comes from a person or an object. Even though this quality of clairvoyance should be something to be admired and respected, Heather is instead shunned by her peers and made to feel as though this characteristic gives her a freak-like quality that defines her. Being a teenager in the midst of attending high school doesn’t make her life any easier. Judgment and stares follow her no matter where she goes.

That is until she moves to a new town. She’s certain she doesn’t want to open herself up to anyone in any way ever again after what happened to her last, but she finds herself drawn to Barry, the grandson of her next-door neighbor. When he drops by to help she and her mom unpack when they first move in, sparks fly and a relationship is the only natural outcome. Despite her guarded nature, she allows Barry in, only to be upset by the fact that when it is revealed to him about her visions, he tells his friend Nicole without getting Heather’s permission first. This is all cleared up in time, as Barry and Nicole’s old friend Johnny went missing ten years ago, and Barry only told Nicole about Heather’s ability since she had been close with Johnny and her uncle was the lead detective on the case that has since gone cold.

Working with Barry, Nicole, and Detective Tanner, Heather finds herself embroiled in the mystery of what happened to Johnny and the worry over a new seven-year-old boy who, they fear, will go missing as well. Passions run high, professionally and personally, in this intriguing story that combines newfound friendship and acceptance of oneself with a mystery that will certainly keep you on the edge of your seat, reading until your curiosity is fully satisfied. The story does end on a cliffhanger, but it will only make you that much more eager to read the next installment in Readnour’s series.

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