I wasn't quite sure what I was getting into here to start with however it was an intriguing action-packed start and the mystery of X's origin drew me in. Of course, X being hot helps a lot  😜

Zoe, is an easily likeable protagonist especially with her relationship & interaction with her younger brother with ADHD. That's not to say that she didn't make any mistake; she actually did a huge boo boo but they patched it all up and it was just such a positive sibling relationship and I loved it. The family is still grieving the lost of her father and as his body was not recovered, all is not quite finished especially for Zoe and her brother. In fact, there was a lot of anger and all that build up ended up rather anticlimactically though you can then see the big plot twist coming right up at you.

X came from a place called the Lowlands which described nearly like hell though not quite. I'm not actually sure what/where that's supposed to be except that it's not of this world. Nor how their powers work - I supposed these were all saved up for book 2. Seeing as book 1 ends with things hanging up in the air, I was a bit displeased seeing that I do not own book 2. Most of what I like in this book is the secondary characters: Zoe's brother and best friend, X's "colleagues" - they are all so very unconventional!