Romantic888's Reviews > Touch

4.5 stars - I love stories with unusual magical powers, and this one held my attention until the end. Chariz is Chancellor of a Council that his mother controls and a distasteful character to start. Spoiled and angry, we learn that he’s haunted by a tragedy that makes him keep everyone away until he meets Oriel, an empath with highly unusual powers that Chariz is shocked by and drawn to unexpectedly. Oriel also has his own tragic past, and he is living a fairly nomadic life while trying to find a way to live with his powers and retain his sanity. The author leads us through a well-developed story of their budding relationship and throws in a few twists and turns and plenty of passion before getting to the end. I do wish the story between Chariz and his mother was a bit more developed and the ending less rushed, but overall, it was a satisfying read.