Would I recommend this book? Yes, as mentioned, the story itself is good.

For those of us who do not know her, we are missing some key thought processes. If she does have beta readers, I would suggest getting one or two more who don't know her well, because clearly the ones she has knows how her brain works well enough to fill in the blanks for themselves. They might tell her that Mobile really wasn't necessary in the story, and unless he/she/it is coming up somewhere else - that entire section could be removed. They would ask for some clarifications and definitions. I'm not sure if Racquel has beta readers, if she doesn't I suggest she find a few that are not her BFFs, because this felt like I was reading a draft, something a beta reader would read and send feedback on.

Many words are misused, and then you have the word Hayden, which you figure out it is a catch phrase for supernatural. Where is Black Phoenix? I would normally assume this is just a magical world, but there are references to America and other countries that are part of our world, so where is this place? For example, why does her father actually hate her. There are so many unanswered questions, that if fleshed out might help you understand why Seiren is the way she is. She doesn't respond she reacts like a three year old a good part of the time. She walks around chanting 'no fear, no fear' but she is fearful most of the time. She is annoying, stubborn and not clearly developed. What I didn't like: I never connected with the main character. If that is the case, as a first effort she did really well, and I suspect as with most new writers, she will only get better. If I'm not mistaken, and I could be, this is Racquel's first book. Racquel has a really good story line, but it lacks polish. What I liked: The actual idea for the story itself. Let me start with this, the book isn't bad, if you looked at my Review Policy page you saw that 3 stars means I enjoyed reading the book, but there were issues.and there definitely were issues. I had a very hard time getting into this book, and am having a really hard time writing this review.

Desolate City by Racquel Jones