[ARC Review] Pushed by Corrine Jackson

Pushed
Sense Thieves (book two)
Corrine Jackson
November 26, 2013
K-Teen

ARC provided via Netgalley by publisher for an honest review

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She didn't know how far she'd go - until she was pushed. Remy O'Malley was just learning to harness her uncanny healing power when she discovered the other, darker half of her bloodline. Now she lives trapped between two worlds, uneasy among her fellow Healers - and relentlessly hunted by the Protectors. Forced to conceal her dual identity, and the presence of her Protector boyfriend Asher Blackwell, Remy encounters a shadow community of Healers who will put her loyalties to the test. Pushed to the limit, with the lives of those she loves most on the line, Remy must decide whether to choose sides in a centuries-old war - or make the ultimate sacrifice and go to a place from which she may never return...

*** Review may contain spoilers if you have not read book one, Touched, and some for Pushed as well.

Pushed pretty much picks up right where book one left off with Remy wanting to find a way to contact her grandfather for more answers about being a healer. Asher doesn't think this is a good idea, but Remy is determined to get answers. Remy gets word from her grandfather and goes to visit him in San Francisco and of course Asher follows her there and they decide to meet in secret and tell her grandpa everything, like what Remy can do and their relationship. They are not sure if they can trust him. Then Remy and Asher are kidnapped by other protectors and they believe the other is dead.

I liked this book pretty good and I definitely liked it better than book one, Touched. I am really intrigued by this world of pain, healing, and secrets. I think that is what keeps me coming back to this world. I am not sure about the cheesy plot lines. When Remy thinks Asher is dead she accidentally bonds to his brother Gabe and of course he is in love with her but she can't betray Asher like that, but she does come to care for Gabe. This book, like I have seen and will see in other reviews, is like the Twilight books. Sometimes love triangles are interesting and sometimes, like when they are between two brothers, they are kind of cheesy and just there for drama. I mean, come on, even if Remy does eventually heal from Asher's death it is not like she is going to immediately fall into Gabe's arms. There is one thing I do like about Remy, it's that she's a survivor. I do think her love and loyalty to those she considers family is clouded and as far as that goes she can be naive.

In the end I liked the ending and these books always end on a cliffhanger that makes it so I can't wait to read more. I liked this world as it expands and more secrets are revealed. So, even though I think the romance in this story has gotten cheesy it is full of action and I feel like I am invested in these characters. I have come to care about the outcome and so with that in mind I will be reading the next book in the series. I give Pushed, book two in the Sense Thieves series, three laser pistols because the cliffhanger has me longing for more.