Miriam Black has only to touch your skin with hers to know exactly when and how you will die. This knowledge also comes with no ability to do anything about this fact as she learned fairly early on. Now she travels around the country, finding someone who will die soon and picking their pockets to have enough money for the next meal and place to stay. It's lonely and nomadic but also keeps her from forming close bonds to anyone.
Then she meets Louis, a trucker who rescues her from a beating, and sees that he will die soon, tortured, and with her name as the last thing he says. She runs from him.
Afterward, she meets Ashley who is a conman with secrets to hide but who will live a long life but is willing to blackmail her to get her to use her powers for his gain. He finds out about Louis and sends Miriam after him.
But Ashley's secrets involve another party that is interested in Miriam's powers as well and they will do whatever it takes to have her in their fold and what Miriam wants doesn't really matter to them.
This book ended up on a list somewhere and looked interesting. The premise still sounds wonderful but unfortunately, the execution left much to be desired. All of the characters lack depth and are nothing more than stereotypical molds. What backstory we do get is bland, lifeless, and completely typical. The story itself was formulaic and predictable. Apparently there are a lot more books in the series but after this one, I don't think I'll bother finding out what happens next because I just don't care about any of these characters.
Page count: 320p/17,912p ytd/309,928 lifetime
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