Title: RelicAuthor: Renee Collins
Publisher/Publication Date: Entangled Teen, August 27, 2013
Format/Source: E-ARC, Publisher
Age Range: YA
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Summary from Goodreads
After a raging fire consumes her town and kills her parents, Maggie Davis is on her own to protect her younger sister and survive best she can in the Colorado town of Burning Mesa. In Maggie’s world, the bones of long-extinct magical creatures such as dragons and sirens are mined and traded for their residual magical elements, and harnessing these relics’ powers allows the user to wield fire, turn invisible, or heal even the worst of injuries. Read More
My Thoughts
After reading the summary of
Relic by Renee Collins, I was really excited to read the book. I was intrigued by the Old West setting, so I eagerly took the plunge but was disappointed to find that the story wasn’t as I’d imagined. The
history pertaining to the power of relics was interesting, but when
considering that this book was categorized as a young adult novel, I just
couldn’t get over some of the content. In the beginning it seemed like Maggie
was evolving into a strong heroine. After she was faced with the tragedy of
losing her parents, it seemed that Maggie had started to overcome adversity as
she found a job as a hostess at a saloon and cared for her sister. Okay, so here’s the
problem, Maggie was only 16, and she worked in a saloon that employed dancers
who also worked as prostitutes. The behavior of her boss, Connelly, can be
described as nothing less than repugnant. He had a crass attitude and treated
the young female employees like property and a paycheck. I personally found
Connelly’s behavior so distasteful that I did not finish this book.
I received an e-arc of Relic by Renee Collins from the publisher in exchange for an honest review, thank you.
