Kelley Armstrong

A debut entry in a new series by the best-selling author of the Darkest Powers trilogy follows an Ivy League graduate's shattering discovery of her adoption and her biological ties to imprisoned serial killers whose proclaimed innocence she is compelled to investigate in the small Illinois town of her birth.

A Cainsville Novel

Omens

A life shattered in one moment. Olivia Jones has lived a life of privilege and good fortune. But on the eve of her wedding she discovers two shocking facts. One - she was adopted. Two - her biological parents are notorious serial killers. A young woman forced on the run. With her life in immediate danger, Liv must face reality in the most brutal way. But then she is confronted with a tantalising hope - is it possible her parents are innocent? And the mysterious town that gave her sanctuary. At a price. Arriving at the remote town of Cainsville, Liv believes she has found the perfect place to hide while she fights to discover the truth. But Cainsville is no ordinary town - and Liv's arrival was no accident...

Becky

It took me forever to finish this book and I wish I knew why because I enjoyed every minute I was reading it. I've already begun to learn that Armstrong is an excellent writer, but every time I read one of her books I get absorbed into the story and this one was no different. I'm just upset I've only gotten the first of the series out of the library because now I have to hope the second one is still available.

I enjoy a book where the fantasy elements of the story are simply hinted at. This is an urban fantasy book where the world inhabited by the characters is as close to ours as possible. I loved the seeing omens thing Olivia had because we all have out silly superstitions and it was interesting to see how they could be interpreted.

I will definitely be checking out the full series on this one because I've enjoyed it

Justine Travis

Could not put it down. I love that this book is a mystery that still manages to capture Armstrong's paranormal aspects. I was worried at first because Women of the Otherworld is my favorite series, but Omens was a nice change of pace.

Judy Hudgins

Olivia Taylor-Jones is the daughter of wealthy Chicago parents. Everything in her life seems perfect, engaged to a fantastic guy and her only obstacle is with she wants to be the wife of a rising political star. Then she finds out not only is she adopted, but her real parents are alive and in prison, for being serial killers, and her real name is Eden.

Thus Olivia finds herself living in the little town of Cainesville, working at a diner and investigating the last two murders her parents where suppose to have committed with the aid of her mother's appeal lawyer, Gabriel Walsh, who is also from Cainesville. And to add to the confusion Olivia is feeling, she is seeing 'omens' in everything going on around her. However, no one in Cainesville seems to think that is as odd as Olivia/Eden does.

The storyline is fascinating and her growing on-again-off-again relationship with Gabriel Walsh is half fascinating, half frustrating. And what makes Cainesville so different from other towns, other than the multitude of gargoyles? From ravens to poppies to mind control, Olivia's journey of discovery and self-discovery make a great read. You want to find out exactly what happened to her parents. Kelley Armstrong's new town of Cainesville is intriguing and I can't wait to read the next book. in the series.

Chantale

This is the very first book by Kelley Armstrong I have read. I have always wanted to read her books because all my friends kept telling me how awesome her books are.

Anyways I read Omens this weekend and I absolutely loved it. It is very well written and I just couldn't put it down.

If you are a fan of Kelley Armstrong I think you will love this one.

Megan

I loved Omens. It was not at all what I expected, yet it felt very similar to the urban fantasy style that I’m used to. It was more of a supernatural mystery than an urban fantasy, not focused on romance or supernatural creatures at all. The book was set in a normal world, but Cainsville itself was a strange town that Olivia ended up in. She could also read omens, but didn’t really know why. 

Olivia thought she knew who she was, but she discovered she was adopted and her real parents were convicted serial killers. Her adopted father passed away and Olivia really only connected with him in her family, so the news was shocking and it left her feeling like she had nowhere to go. Her life was turned upside down, so she decided to find out more about her real parents.

Gabriel is one of my favorite characters. He was weird, untrustworthy, icy, and incredibly interesting. Olivia and Gabriel began this weird working friendship in which he assisted her, but they both clearly wanted something from each other and it was the only reason Olivia chose to work with him. It was strange, but I was drawn to their relationship. 

Omens didn’t really contain any romance, but I could sense a slow burn between Gabriel and Olivia and I loved watching their friendship unfold. There also seemed to be people in the town of Cainsville rooting for their friendship, which was also interesting. The town itself was supernatural, I think, but couldn’t be sure. The rest of the book seemed like a regular mystery, so I liked the underlying weirdness that set it apart from regular mysteries and urban fantasies because it straddled the line. 

I definitely recommend Omens, especially if you like urban fantasies, but want something different.

Samantha Jackson

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Thriller. Twenty-four-year-old Olivia Taylor Jones has the perfect life. The only daughter of a wealthy, prominent Chicago family, she has an Ivy League education, pursues volunteerism and philanthropy, and is engaged to a handsome young tech firm CEO with political ambitions. But Olivia's world is shattered when she learns that she's adopted. Her real parents Todd and Pamela Larsen, notorious serial killers are serving a life sentence

Omens A Cainsville Novel

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