A young shut in girl from London who can see auras is desperately trying to be as normal as possible. Her mother's solution to her daughter's abilities as well as the issues that surround is to tell her never to speak to anyone of what she can see and that she isn't allowed out of the house without an escort. Young Anna, however, has other things in mind and escapes as often as she dares to visit her friends in town. Within the town it seems the group of friend's biggest issue is The Marylebone gang, but Anna and her friends soon learn that their town and inhabitants can be terrifying.
Once Anna accidentally discovers she can manipulate others using her aura she is given an option to join her uncle and his master to train and fight in the coming war of good vs evil. The choice is hers, but once it is made there is no going back.
I received a physical copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. The only thing I hate about this book is how long it took me to read it. I started reading it shortly after I got pregnant and had a very rough pregnancy along with moving and many other obstacles since then. As a result I finished this around my daughter's first birthday. Yes, I know, it is an awful amount of time and I feel terrible about it. The amount of time it took me to read this book was in no way the fault of the book. Omega is interesting from the first page.
It is a young adult book where a young girl dreamt of the greatest evil and now it has locked it's gaze on her. Since the beginning Alpha and Omega have been locked in a battle of good and evil. However, soon the world will only be all good-Alpha or all evil-Omega. No longer will there be any middle ground and it is up to Anna if she wishes to join the battle or stay on the sidelines. All of these points are simultaneously new and old tropes. The old: We have a main character who is very adept at their abilities being seen by the bad guys and presented with a choice on a side to choose. Then we have the new: a Beast of HighGate which rips people apart, an evil man who manipulates teenagers through seemingly innocent tasks, and a the powers all hold. I can't think of another instance where I have read of someone being able to manipulate someone through their auras. It is very intriguing to say the least.
The main character developed well throughout the book, and while things are just being set up for the series in the book you don't feel like you've been left without content. We have a love interest set up, a looming war, training, and a monster terrorizing the city. During this book we find out more about the monster and about the young girl coming into her abilities. I feel this starting point will be very important in how the rest of the series plays out. A solid foundation on which to build and all that this series is sure to offer.
I enjoyed this book a lot and look forward to what will happen later on in the series. My biggest "hmm I wonder" is when the Omega actually reaches this world and what horrors will follow.
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