Zellie Wells has a devastating crush on Avery Adams, the son of her mom’s high school sweetheart. At her sixteenth birthday party, held in the basement of her dad’s church, she finally finds the courage to talk to him. Turns out, the devastating crush is mutual.
As Avery takes her hand and leads her out onto the makeshift dance floor, Zellie is overwhelmed by her first vision of his death; shocking because not only are they both covered in his blood, but they’re old, like 35, and she is pregnant.
Afraid to tell anyone about the vision, (she’d just be labeled a freaky black magic witch, right?) Zellie keeps the knowledge of Avery’s future to herself and tries to act like any other teenager in love. When they get caught on their way to a secret rendezvous by her mom and his dad, they are forbidden to see each other.
Convinced that their parents are freaking out unnecessarily, Avery and Zellie vow to be together no matter what. They continue their relationship in secret until Zellie learns that their parents are just trying to prevent her and Avery from suffering like they did. The visions are hereditary, they’re dangerous, and if they stay together the visions will come true.
Now Zellie must choose between severing all ties with Avery, like her mom did to prevent his father’s death, and finding a way to change Avery’s future.
Glimpse was a book that I wanted to like, but just couldn’t seem to get into. The beginning of the book is well thought out and well written, but upon reaching the point of Zellie’s 16th birthday party, the writing starts unraveling for me. Events seem rushed, the characters aren’t developed enough and seem one dimensional, the dialogue is awkward at times, and the romance evolves unbelievably fast. This novel carries some pretty emotional, heavy themes but I felt like the gravity of those situations didn’t really come across. With all the things that turn Zellie’s life completely upside down, she seems rather unaffected.
Overall, I think Glimpse has real potential, and there’s nothing wrong with the basic idea of this novel, but the emotional, relationship and character development left something to be desired.
Author: Stacey Wallace Benefiel
Title: Glimpse
Series: The Zellie Wells Trilogy (Book #1)
Published: April 20th 2010
Format: Paperback, 262 pages; Kindle; Nook
Website: www.staceywallacebenefiel.com
Source: Purchased
My rating: 
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The premise really sounded nice and if I saw this book in a bookstore, I’d definitely buy it without hesitation. It’s too bad you didn’t like it but I’d still be adding this to my TBR list. Perhaps I’ll enjoy it. Thanks for the honest review!
The cover is gorgeous isn’t it? And you totally should add it if it interests you! I hope you enjoy it more than I
Thanks for dropping in Sarah!
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy this book! I did enjoy it and found Zellie so funny!! However to each their own and this is why I enjoy everyone’s reviews!! <3 and hope you like your next book more!!!
Very true… not every book will be a winner to everyone, and that’s just fine! I’m glad you did enjoy this one.
Did you finish the rest of the series? If you did, what did you think as a whole?
Yikes. This is like a giant *no not approach* sign for me! The premise might sound cool, but the rest? Hurried characterization and relationships, heavy stuff treated lightly. Nope, not for me… Sorry you had to read this one, and couldn’t enjoy it!