Title: Love at Second Sight
Author: FT Lukens
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: April 29, 2025
Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Bookshop | Goodreads | StoryGraph
Summary
Cam hopes that changing schools as a sophomore will help him to stay flying under the radar. Since he’s a human at a school where kids have supernatural powers, that shouldn’t be a problem. Until he has a psychic glimpse during a school fight where a girl gets murdered.
Turns out true psychic visions are rare in the supernatural community, so Cam suddenly finds himself the center of attention. But all he wants to do is solve the mystery of the girl he saw to hopefully stop her murder.
Review: Love at Second Sight
Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for an advanced copy of Love at Second Sight by FT Lukens! Always a fan of Lukens work, and this might have worked its way up to my favorite book by them. It seemed like there was a little more at stake in this book than in their previous books.
Let me just start by saying Lukens brilliantly draws parallels between the way Cam’s parents won’t accept their supernatural ability and parents that won’t accept their kids’ sexuality. Cam’s parents are trying to change who he is, despite his journey towards accepting himself. It’s a very fitting comparison to make in a society that is actively trying to erase LGBTQ+ identities.
Aside from that, the characters are what initially drew me into this story. Cam is a wonderful narrator, and eventually finds a little group of friends who accept him wholeheartedly. And help him on his journey towards the supernatural. His relationship with Mateo was adorable, and it had a realistic progression throughout the book.
The ending of the book is a bit wild, taking a turn that you might not expect. But this made the book even more engaging for me, and I was definitely on edge for that last 20% of the book. If you like supernatural mysteries, definitely check this one out when it comes out in April!
4.5/5 stars