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Summary

A teen who can see secret messages in classic art tries to stop the murders her visions portend.

Stats

Genre: YA (16+ years) paranormal

Series length: Two books

Violence: Moderately high, some explicit

Magic/Supernatural: Very high, largely unexplained/confusingly explained

Romance: Moderately high, clean

Christian/spiritual element: Subtle worldview

Recommendation: Readers who enjoy paranormal with unexplained weirdness

You might like this book if you liked... 
Milton's ​Paradise Lost.

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Opening Lines:

Some girls want to change the world. Others want to rule it. Me? I'd be happy if fall never came. Weird, I know. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty I'd like to change--a lot of things, in face, but as soon as the autumn wind blasts through town and the leaves turn aspen yellow, I know what's coming. 

Mortal Sight (The Colliding Line, Book 1)
by Sandra Fernandez Rhodes

When worlds collide, shadow wrestles light.

Seventeen-year-old Cera Marlowe wants a normal life; one where she and her mom can stop skipping town every time a disturbing vision strikes. But when a girl she knows is murdered by a monster she can't explain, Cera's world turns upside down. 

Suddenly thrown into an ancient supernatural battle, Cera discovers she's not alone in her gifting and vows to use her visions to save lives. But why does John Milton's poem, Paradise Lost keep interrupting her thoughts?

​In a race against time and a war against unearthly creatures, will decoding messages embedded int he works of classic literature be enough to stop the bloodshed and protect those she loves?

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Opening Lines:

I bounce my foot as Devon drives us deeper into the forest at a crawling pace. Maddox sits beside me, tapping a restless beat on his knee as the rumbling engine fills the growing silence. Autumn leaves blanket our path, and the bleak horizon blocks out the rising sun, but I know it's there, hiding behind the clouds, waiting to break through. 

Realms of Light (The Colliding Line, Book 2)
by Sandra Fernandez Rhodes

From the ashes, spring will rise.

On the run from the brutal Sage and his army of Legions and Cormorants, seventeen-year-old Cera Marlowe knows the only place strong enough to protect her is the Alliance Council Estate. 

Cera's introduction to the Estate is far from welcoming. As a Blight, her dueling powers of light and darkness make her a half-breed threat to the Alliance's sacred powers. Cera's ability to decipher hidden messages in classical artwork buys her shelter temporarily, but the clock is ticking as she's faced with a daunting choice that could cost her everything. 

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