Review: The Mark by Jen Nadol

I just finished reading The Mark by Jen Nadol for Around the World Tours.

Summary: Sixteen year old Cassie is haunted by "the mark." Ever since she was a child, she has had a sense of when someone will die. On the day of someone's death, she will see a light surrounding them. She is frightened by this, and also worried about what she should do with the knowledge. Her parents died when she was a child, and she has been living with her grandma, Nan, ever since. One day, she sees the mark on Nan and tries to save her but to no avail. She is sent away to live with an aunt she doesn't know, across the country in Kansas, where she continues to see the mark and wonder about whether she has the right to cheat fate and death by warning the people, or if she should leave things be.

My Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book. It was a fast paced book with lots of excitement. Overall, the book had a really dark undertone and was very unique. It also made me think a lot about fate, death and destiny. This book kept me turning the pages at a fast pace so that I could find out about Cassie's power, and her family's unusual past which led to the mark. I'd recommend this book to people looking for something different and exciting, particularly fans of YA paranormal and supernatural books.

My Rating: 4/5