
She makes important decisions on a whim and justifications for reasons like “because I’m a girl.” However, Keeley is very selfish. I love her strong will and sense of humor. Although I felt Keeley was a bit too over-the-top and pushy at first, she really grew on me. She creates a situation that allows the pair intense sparks and passionate scenes, satisfying my inner romantic. While I wasn’t wow’d by Torin’s book, I did enjoy the way the author brings together Torin and Keeley. Showalter could make a lover out of a man who cannot touch another. I’ve been waiting for The Darkest Touch for a long time, curious how Ms. Together they escape and begin the journey towards home, but whether it is as friends or foe, neither can tell.

When he recently broke this vow of separation, he ended up in Cronus’s prison where he meets Keeleycael, the Red Queen, a very longtime prisoner. Knowing his touch would either kill or create disease carriers who would spread pestilence, Torin enforced his own isolation. Torin, possessed by the demon Disease, has spent his immortal life separate and apart from those he calls friends.
