The Year of the Great Seventh by Teresa Orts
Summary from: goodreads.com
Sophie has always felt out of step—an outsider, even amongst friends in her high school with all the hype about celebrity culture. Her life in L.A. seems to have been already written for her, but when her junior year starts, it all takes a drastic turn. When she crosses paths with the school's heartthrob, Nate Werner, they fall for each other in a way neither can understand. What they don’t know is that by giving in to their desires, they are unlocking an ancient Egyptian prophecy that threatens to return Earth to the dark ages.
To undo the curse, Nate and Sophie embark on an adventure that takes them across the country. But their quest is not only to save the world as they know it. It is also a fight for their very survival. Behind the scenes, there are those that are counting on them to fail.
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The Year of the Great Seventh was definitely interesting. I
don’t know what I expected going in but what I got surprised me.
I was gripped by the lure of possible paranormalcy, but also
thrown off by some of the character actions and redundancy. What kept me
reading most was the fact that the mythology element hadn’t yet come into
complete play…like the story wasn’t all the way there and I was waiting for
that to happen. It didn’t, until the end when things began to unravel and I wish
there had been more throughout the book. It took a little while for me to feel
like we had reached a solid ‘middle of the book’ but by then we were almost to
the end. (I think that’s a contribution of the lack of mythology)
The characters seemed, originally, to have potential to be
strong and full and have the ability to form emotional ties to me but it felt
like to me that something was off
about them. Sometimes they said odd things or random events happened that I just
wasn’t sure where they came from. That really took away some vital story
connection for me.
However, that being said I did enjoy the book and something kept me reading. The ending
was really a cliff hanger and I plan to read the next book. I hope the
mythology is more prominent in that one.