Sometimes growing up means giving up your preconceptions.Aaron Anderson and Jake Matthews were childhood sweethearts until Aaron developed psionic abilities that turned both of their worlds upside down and tore them apart. Six years later they reconnect when Aaron returns home to work with a youth summer camp affiliated with SPIRE. Jake is at the same camp, along with his current partners, to … his current partners, to protest the organization funding it. Sparks fly when the couple reunites and Aaron discovers hidden abilities that bring him to the attention of SPIRE.
Aaron and Jake have every intention of seizing their second chance at love. But once more, forces outside their control are at play. And the organization Aaron believes in is at the center of events targeting vulnerable youth.
This M/M urban fantasy contains an open M/M/M relationship as well as an M/M relationship.
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4.5 rounded up
This is a new author for me, and I really enjoyed this book. From I understand, there is a prequel to this that I will be looking into along with other books in the series. The characters are very well developed throughout the story, and the writing style is smooth and flows nicely.
The book is divided into three parts. The first is when Aaron and Jake were teenagers, young and newly dating, but best friends for a decade or so; the time leading up to Aaron’s emergence as a psion; a person with a genetic predisposition for powers such as different types of telekinesis and telepathy among others.
The second part is the six years they spend apart after Aaron gains his psionic powers. It’s a time of self-realization and growth for them both, although they take different paths. Jake finds love and support as an anchor and a man in an equal rights group called SaFE, known by some to be a bit radical. He finds himself in a committed, yet open poly relationship. Aaron has devoted his life to helping young psions who are disadvantaged. The government branch devoted to psions, SPIRE, has helped shelters open across the country, and offers training summer camps that Aaron believes are in the best interests of his charges as a camp counselor.
The third part of the book is the unexpected reunion between Aaron and Jake. They are on opposite sides of a political and personal divide, but the link formed when they were young was never severed. In fact, it gives Aaron’s powers a boost, leading to the beginning of a dangerous situation. Aaron has devoted himself to SPIRE because he believes in them, but he has to face reality when proof of what Jake has accused is right in front of him. Aaron and Jake must work together while physically apart, along with the members of SaFE to bring the truth to light.
Although not entirely satisfied with the outcome of the perilous journey taken to prove the truth, some serious changes are taking place. Jake is still in love with his partners, Caleb and Elliot, and also his newly rekindled relationship with Aaron. The three men in his life accept his feelings and even become a family of sorts. And, for the open triad and his relationship with Aaron, they have a happy for now ending.
Happy reading!
* I received an ARC of this book and I am leaving my honest review. *
Aaron and Jake are best friend since they’re 5 years old. At sixteen they decided to date but what supposed to be the most important, and beautiful, moment of their life turn out to be the beginning of the most difficult time of their life. Aaron is diagnosed with Psion ability while Jake as an anchor. While Aaron is happy to have the love of his life as his primary anchor, Jake refuses to see Aaron give up his dreams for him.
Pushed by his parent, Aaron leaves Seattle and start a new life in Connecticut… for 6 years, Aaron and Jake will live their own lives far away from each other, until life put them in the same path again.
Bright Spark by Alex Silver was an interesting and intriguing book. It was my first book by the author, and I discovered his universe and style.
The story was divided in three part, between the moment Aaron and Jake discover Aaron’s Psion ability and the moment they’re reunited together.
There’s a lot of details in the book, from the Psion phenomenon to the political scheme behind it. This book is also very inclusive (I adored it) we have a huge panel of the LGBTQA+ community represented by the diversity of the secondary characters; we also have a poly amorous relationship.
It was my first book in this series, it took me a little time to be in the story, too much details and information to assimilate but the author managed to keep my interest in the story until the end and I will read the next one in this series.