Chimera: Weaver (Book 1)

Chimera Weaver Book 1 by Vaun Murphrey

398 Pages

Publisher: Artemis Femme

Release Date: March 10, 2015

Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Texas, Survivalist Group

Cassandra is 13 years old and has been held captive and given the silent treatment for 8 years. Her uncle Jerome finds her in the web and brings her home. His wife, Maggie, is a doctor and helps train Cassandra in connecting in the web using her mind.

She meets Melanie, a teacher, when she is tested on general knowledge and gets a perfect score. While there she also meets James. He is 15 and has a sister, Cara, that is lost in the web. Maggie and the nurses hold little hope that she will recover. When an alarm begins blaring warning of an intruder, medical staff find Cara missing. Once she is found, it is apparent she is aware of her surroundings. She seems drawn to Cassandra but doesn’t know why. When Cara touches her, Cassandra has a weird sensation. She hears a voice in her head. It turns out it is her twin, Silver. They though Cassandra was a Weaver when, in fact, she is a Chimera. With Silver’s knowledge, Cassandra is growing in strength and wants to be a leader.

The book has a steady pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the first-person point of view.

There is a scene in the beginning book that is disturbing. A man violates Cassandra, and his obvious pleasure is horrifying. There should be a trigger warning on this and although it would be a good teen and young adult series, I cannot recommend it as one.