Review: Touch - Claire North



Touch 

Review: Touch - Claire North - February 2015

When I first saw this book and read the blurb I expected a murder mystery as the cover looked creepy especially those eyes and it talked about killers on the back cover. As I started reading it though, I was in for a bumpy ride as this was one of those stories that you will find a weird read, but at the same time you will find it intriguing and addictive and you will not want to put it down as you want to keep reading and find out what happens next. The main character as we learn in Touch is known as Kepler - I am going to go with her as when I was reading the novel, I kept for some reason associating her with more of a female gender. Kepler though started out hundreds of years ago as a young boy who was beaten up and left for dead, until he grabbed the killer's ankle and next thing he knows he is in the body of his killer. So began the journey of what is known as Touch or Body-hopping and Kepler is one of many whom are called "ghosts" as they are spirits of a kind who hop from one body to another whenever they want. Some stay longer in bodies, others can be short-term or even a couple of hours . Just as long as they get done what they need to or extract some sort of information/revenge. Someone however is killing the ghosts as a ghost can die while in a hosts body and now Kepler is one of the few that are alive and well. Can Kepler stay alive as she goes through her past tracking down ex-hosts and old friends in order to stay a couple of steps ahead of the organisation Aquarius who want this ghost exterminated ? 
This was quite a fast-paced book and holds the readers attention as the chapters are only 2-4 pages long , most are 2 pages long and as I said the writing style is one that will captivate the reader and not want you to put the book down.

 

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