"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place or circumstances. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break."

Where do I start? When I first read the summary of "The Passage" I thought: WOW! That sounds so cool, I need to read that!
And well, I got the opportunity to read the book in exchange for an honest review before it's even published. And now that I'm finished I was thinking about how to write the review so people will read it too and will understand that it has a great potential and that it's unique - because it really is! Now you're maybe wondering why I only give it 3 stars then? Well, let me explain ...

First of all, let's talk about the main character Kino!
I wanted to like her but at times she really annoyed me, I don't even know why but especially in the end she bothered me a lot. Her actions seemed unbelievable and in general I had a hard time to connect with her. But still, I have to say that there were some awesome scenes involving her! It's just her emotions ... I don't know how else to say it, she seemed a bit cold-hearted.

"Despite having many girls around me, she was the first one that I was worried about."

Neal was amazing! I immediately liked him - I don't really know how much I should say about him ... after all it should be a surprise, right? He was the one character I REALLY loved a lot - he acted reasonable (most of the time) and I enjoyed his story and everything he knew about the Zone and Lumen.

The plot itself was awesome - I liked the general idea and story behind everything but I feel like Kino should have been more "included" in everything. Again I can't say exactly what I mean but once you read it, you'll probably know.

I liked Kino's team mates - Link as the funny one, Axel as the handsome leader, Nova and Brea and Beny, who is incredibly smart (and small!) - those "group-scenes" were all amazing and I wanted to read more about all of them! :)

The ending was also really good, maybe a little rushed but definitely full of action! I wish there would have been a few more chapters, explaining all about ... well, Axel and some other interesting stuff but maybe we'll find out in a second book? There are definitely enough unanswered questions that deserve another book!

Seems overall positive, right? It is! Despite the things I mentioned that bothered me, I really enjoyed it! Unique idea with great potential and some nice characters! Of course there's still some work to do and I know it's not the last, finished version of the book - once everything is revised and corrected, I'm sure it'll be an awesome book and definitely worth a read! ;)