***Review*** Touch by Jus Accardo

Touch by Jus Accardo

Released : 9th October 2011

Publisher: Entangled Publishing

Series :Yes #1 in the Denazen series

Format :Kindle

Source : Bought from Amazon UK

Buy at : Amazon - UK  - The Book Depository
Author Site:  Jus Accardo

Goodreads Synopsis:

When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home.

Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized.

Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they’re caught and her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent her life keeping safe.

A secret Kale will kill to protect.

 My review:

I know it’s going to be a good book when my friend gives it a top rating- we have very similar taste in books.  So bearing that in mind Touch certainly had high expectations to live up to.

Well my friend got it spot on!!! I absolutely loved this book. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I finished reading it this afternoon and I’m still mulling over the story hours later.  Definitely one for the “keeper” pile.

I was hooked right from the start, it certainly started with a bang and the pace picked up to more excitement and adrenaline.  I thought it was a perfect start to the story; I quickly got to know the main character Dez and also her troubled relationship with her Dad.

It’s a refreshing change from the books I’ve recently been reading.  I loved the concept about kids with super-powers being manipulated by a big corporation.  Mix that in with a kick a** main female character, Dez, who is feisty and fierce and it made the perfect book.  There are some tender and sweet moments between Dez & Kale and it was a joy to see their relationship blossoming.  There is an element of mystery and I thought this kept the excitement going throughout the story.

I notice this is book one in the series, so I very much look forward to reading more.

This will be one of my top reads of the year.  I loved this book and it ticked every box – great story, great characters and a fantastic ending.  I highly recommend this book.

Story Rating: 5/5 - this was a fantastic book and I loved it.

Cover Rating : 4/5 - I like the cover, the boy I assume is Kale and he looks hot!  Especially with the piercing blue eyes *swoon*

About the Author:

Jus Accardo is the author of YA paranormal romance and urban fantasy fiction. A native New Yorker, she lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband, three dogs, and sometimes guard bear, Oswald. Her first book, Touch, is due out in November 2011 from Entangled Publishing. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.