Gatlin, South Carolina. Where the re-enactment of the Civil War is played out every year. Where everyone knows everyone, whether you wanted them to know your business not they do. Where movies become available to watch on the big screen at the same time the DVD is available to watch at home. That is the place that Ethan Wate lives. Ethan is named after family but doesn't find out until he meets the mysterious girl from his dreams. He doesn't know her name, he has never seen her face, what he does know is she smells like Rosemary and Lemons. In his dreams he can't seem to save her, every night is the same, she slips out of his fingers and he is awake exhausted wondering how and why this dreams happens over and over again. That is until the day of the storm, everything seems different. And by the time Ethan gets to school he realizes that the hearse he thought he saw was real, the myth of a new girl attending school is true. And most of all, she smells like Lemons and Rosemary. Can this be the girl from these dreams? Why is she here in Gatlin, no one moves here, this is the kind of town you run from if you are brave enough to leave. Who is this girl and why would she come to this place? And what does she she have to do with Ethan?I enjoyed this story and the way it was written from Ethan's point of view. I loved the explanation of the south, the history wrapped up in this story for me it helps make a fictional story feel more real. I liked the "caster" idea, and the twists that it creates. When I get a chance, hopefully soon, I will be reading books 2 & 3. I liked that book 1 didn't leave me hanging in desperation, but that I want to know what will happen between Lena and Ethan.
I feel that this book is appropriate for ages 14 and up, due to the history and story. It is quite and intricate story and could be confusing to younger readers. No sex, or sexual connotation.
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