Lainey is has it all planned out. Graduate from school with top marks, and go the the college of her choice to study Science.
But a strange meeting with a woman covered in blood sets in motion a chain of events. Turns out, Lainey doesn't know everything about her past. And suddenly the past catches up with her and she is thrust into danger.

I really enjoyed reading Keeper - it was well written, interesting, great world/magic and character building.

Recommended for urban fantasy/supernatural fans.

I'm hanging for book two!

When Chapter Two of the Keeper by Kim Chance mentions my favorite show "Supernatural" with Sam and Dean I am more than hooked! Teen characters with adult hurdles to leap over will entertain both age groups. Lainey is a driven student with college on her mind and one goal "To ace the SAT Test". Her best friend Mags is a quirky, fun, optimist with a craving for anything comic book related. Being raised by her Uncle Gareth and his psychic girlfriend Serena; Lainey has spent her life moving to tons of sleepy little towns. Lainey's secret past is revealed when her long dead ancestor Josephine appears to her. Josephine DuCarmont was a powerful WITCH in her day and a Keeper of a leather bound book called the Grimoire. Action packed, romantic elements, loyalty, and deceit fill these pages with amazing characters who fight the forces of good and evil. Ending is amazing and only makes the reader anxious for future additions to it. To quote a passage "MAGIC ALWAYS LEAVES A MARK". "A copy of this book was provided by Flux via Netgalley with no requirements for a review. Comments here are my honest opinion."

KEEPER is everything a reader could want in a contemporary fantasy with Southern Gothic and historical undertones. I absolutely loved the way the author blended the past with the present and KEEPER has so much to swoon over—from its hauntingly beautiful setting, to the world-building, the magic, the female friendship, the elusive love interest, and the intense struggle the main character faces when her carefully planned life runs smack into a new reality—all the hooks are there. It read SO MUCH like a movie. I could see everything Kim Chance was describing and the pacing was nice and fast. It kept me turning the pages so I can see KEEPER being a huge, and well-deserved, hit!

What can I say? I am absolutely in love with this book!

"Magic always leaves a mark."

This book will definitely be leaving it's mark on me!!

That cover is simply beautiful. Eye catching and promising fantastic things beneath and it did not disappoint! Happening upon Kim Chance by accident was the best thing ever! Keeper was brilliant, so magically charged that I was hooked immediately. I couldn't put it down.
Kim Chance is obviously a very talented storyteller blending so many different elements into one seamless story. There are a few twists and turns to keep you firmly on your toes with this unpredictable, spellbinding story and that ending! I need the next book yesterday.

Seriously this is not one to be missed!

I received Keeper by Kim Chance from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The cover is what initially drew me in and made me want to read this but the plot line left me wanting more. I loved the premise of Keeper. A teenage girl comes into her heritage/powers, learns the truth of her family and she goes on a journey with her friend, and love interest. This one fell short for me as an avid fantasy/paranormal/sci-fi reader. I was expecting more.

It felt almost like it wasn’t a fully thought out idea or read like fanfic posted over a period of weeks. What bothered me the most was the inclusion of Josephine POV chapters, there weren’t enough of them. You didn’t get the full story like I feel like you should have in order to understand how powerful Josephine and Lainey truly are and why its so important for the Master to get to her.
When I first started reading Keeper, I was amused by all the pop culture references Maggie made. I knew exactly what she was talking about and she did have good timing but it got tiring after a while. There are other ways to show Maggie is into comic books and cult-hit television shows. I did find myself wanting to know more about Maggie rather than Lainey or Ty though.

The ending didn’t blow my mind. It was pretty easy to tell where things were going.

Would I recommend this to others? Eh, maybe someone in high school but not any of my friends or family.

Great paced story with a back story as well. Lainey was very likable and acted age appropriate for what was happening to her. Maggie and her references were fantastic! Loved reading her comparisons to characters to what was going on in the book. The history of the Keeper was written and placed in the story at intervals that worked well with the rest of the story. Ty was a great character and I would have liked to have known more about his history and his family's history. The twist at the end had me going and I can't wait to see what happens next. I received a free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

A fun enough read, but definitely meant for a younger audience, not quite middle grade, but definitely no older than 18. Despite that, some of the pop culture references feel too old for the characters, and they frequently feel shoehorned in like they're aiming more to amuse the author and audience and less like they're meant to establish characters and setting. World building feels a little too kitchen sink, and while that's true of many urban fantasy settings, most of them start small and slowly expand the world where this almost dumps it all on you at once. Pacing feels off because if you've read the description you already know she's a witch a spend a significant amount of time waiting for her to figure that out. While I'm fine with no clearly defined magic systems in fantasy, this book makes no sense. She can basically do whatever she wants with her mind, but people are desperately concerned with her spellbook, even though there's no indication that anyone needs to know spells at all

It's a book that seems fine while you're reading it but the second you give it any thought later, it all comes crumbling down. And it definitely feels like a debut author.

'Keeper' is a solid debut effort from author Kim Chance. Best suited for younger YA readers. A magical young-adult witchy read!

I was very pleasantly surprised with this book. The world building was great and the characters were likable. The twists were truly twists I didn't see coming. Very well done and left it open for a possible sequel.

"'What? I’ve been marathoning Supernatural. There was this one episode where Sam and Dean—'
'Wait. Supernatural? Seriously, Mags?'"

If that’s not enough to sell you on Kim Chance’s debut novel Keeper, then I don’t know what is.
Keeper is about the sixteen-year-old Lainey, a super ambitious girl with a nerdy best friend who just wants to do good on her SATs. But fate has other plans for her, and she soon discovers that she’s a not-so-normal-girl but a witch… a secret which her uncle has kept from her for the last sixteen years. (If you want to know more about the book, consider reading the official synopsis—it gives away a lot more.)
I’ve been a fan of Kim for over a year, her youtube channel being a constant source of inspiration and optimism for me. It made me all the more excited to receive an arc of her debut novel.
Long story short: I adored Keeper. From the very first page the story pulled me in; I could barely stop reading. Lainey is such a kind and sensitive yet ambitious and witty protagonist and I adored her from the beginning. She seems wise beyond her age sometimes, and I loved seeing her conquer her fears and overcome all the burdens she was confronted with. Her narration of the story was nothing but beautiful, Kim’s writing style being simple yet elegant.
If possible, I loved her best friend Maggie even more! Oftentimes in YA, the best friend is reduced to a one-dimensional sidekick, but that’s not at all the case in Keeper. Maggie is not only present throughout the novel—she accompanies Lainey in both her good and bad times and is the most amazing support system a teenager could wish for. Seriously. I’d like to have a Maggie myself, thank you very much.
The same goes for Ty, the new boy at school who’s all mysterious at the beginning, yet develops to someone far more than the usual love interest. The romance was adorable—but I loved the friendship developing between him and Lainey even more. Kim proves that there’s more to a love interest than a snarky, overly protective guy, and for that I loved her and Keeper even more.
I already mentioned that I practically flew through the book, but holy crapkittens (as Maggie would say), the last chapters were absolutely breathtaking! I literally could not put it down, and every time I thought it couldn’t possibly get any more complicated, Lainey proved me so wrong. (You have no idea!)
The book isn’t flawless—sometimes I felt like the story didn’t quite provide enough answers to the questions asked, that the world building could become even stronger—but friends, for a debut, Keeper is brilliant, far ahead of so many other debuts I’ve read.
There IS a downside, though… the book doesn’t come out until January 2018. I know, I know. I can reassure you, though: I have to wait even longer for the sequel than you do. (And I really, really, REALLY want a sequel right now. That ending!!) And it’s already up for pre-order. So go pre-order, you’ll thank me later.
All in all, Keeper is a touching story about a girl who has to come to terms with the fact that life doesn’t always go as planned; a story about family and friendship and fate that is executed beautifully. I cannot wait for you all to read this.

"A person’s destiny isn’t a concrete certainty. There a people who live their entire lives and never fulfill their true purpose. Free will and choice, you see, are powerful tools of alteration. A simple choice can change everything."

Keeper by Kim Chance is phenomenal! And it's her first book, I expected action, magic, awesome characters, charming witchcraft etc and it delivered! From the very beginning, I knew I'd love it. Lainey Styles is a bookish practical girl whose life gets turned around when she has an encounter with an apparition (ghost sort of). Wanting to get to the bottom of it, She investigated and eventually made a disturbing connection to her late mother. As weird stuff is happening to her, she encounters a mysterious and enigmatic hot guy, Ty who literally oozes Mysterious Supernatural dude appeal. Odd things happen whenever he's around Lainey. Lainey eventually learns through memorylike visions that the ghost she's been seeing is Josephine, A girl who has magic and lived in the past. But things were still confusing as Lainey didn't know the full story. Everything blows up with a bang when Lainey gets attacked by a tree (a Dryad specifically) and has to use magic to free herself, This leads to the revelation that she is the last descendant of a long line of powerful witches. Each family has a Grimoire and a Keeper (A Keeper is the person in the family tasked with keeping the Grimoire safe). The more powerful the magic of the family, the more powerful the Grimoire is. As Lainey's family is one of the most powerful witch lines, they have been hunted throughout time by a dark being called the Master who seeks the Grimoire. They kept it safe until Lainey's mom got killed and the Grimoire was taken (It can be transfigured into an emerald amulet). Finding out that she's been lied to all her life by her Uncle (who is not actually her real uncle) who is apparently a Faerie and she has this powerful magic linked to her emotions was not easy for her to deal with but she had her best friend superhero fanatic Maggie and Ty who has a supernatural secret of his own. Her ancestors have been hunted and murdered for generations but Lainey was determined to get her life back. Since she apparently has powerful magic than the world has seen in a long time, She was going to go after the very people hunting her. They have taken what was hers and she is going get it back or she will die trying. The romance between Lainey and Ty is a nice touch to this book, Their love is beautiful, adorable and hot. It was really quite nice seeing them together and I totally ship them, HARD.
The ending was a crazy whirlwind of action, magical fights, insane twists and turns that left me excited for what's next in this series. Keeper is a really amazing book, most especially because of Lainey. She's brilliant, feisty and just simply amazing. Kim Chance has impressed me with Keeper. She is a master storyteller and her books are now a must read for me. Keeper is a superb combination of magic, romance, wit, monsters, action, supernaturals and a splendid cover. I happily recommend Keeper to all readers out there, it will definitely resonate with everyone.

This one is for anyone who has dreamed of being bitten by a radioactive spider...the premise of this book is what first caught my attention with a very interesting twist on the supernatural world.  There are a lot of unpredictable twists that kept me guessing until the end,  oh my gosh, that ending!  I will definitely be picking up book two to see what happens next!

This novel was much more than I expected it to be and I enjoyed it immensely. Once I started reading the book, I could not put it down!! It kept me is such suspense!! It involves magic and other supernatural creatures that has spanned over time. It brings the past and present together to stop an evil that is relentless. There is also action and romance, with lies and betrayals. Nothing is ever as it seems and those choices impact the choices that are made. Free will allows one to make choices, which makes one choose if they are willing to accept their destiny or run from it.
Lainey Styles is an ambitious 16 year old, trying to graduate high school early. When she is confronted with a ghost, her whole life turns upside down. Now she has these magical powers and no control. When the truth is revealed to her, she finds out "The Master" has been killing generations of her family members to get a spell that was stolen from him and placed in the Grimoire. Along with her best friend Maggie, who stands by Lainey through it all and Ty, a street fighter who is more than he seems, they try to stop The Master's plans before he can use the spell to steal all the world's magic. I cannot wait to read the next novel in the series to see where the adventure leads Lainey and her friends!!