When sixteen-year-old cello prodigy Cole (short for Nicole) starts having visions of the past while visiting London, she's afraid she's going crazy. She feels as though she's walked the streets before--though they're slightly different. And at the Tower of London she practically envisions a beheading--her own! Then she passes out in the arms of the amazingly attractive Griffon and feels an intense attraction to him. Once she's back home in San Francisco, her visions continue, sometimes triggered by a smell or a touch. Griffon explains that the visions are from past lives and she's transitioning to becoming an Akhet, like him--someone who has lived before and will continue to do so with memories intact in order to help the world. But before that can happen, a rogue Akhet from Cole's past threatens her life while trying to right a perceived wrong from the past. Racing to solve this mystery, Cole puts herself and those she loves in danger.
Transcendence is a wonderful and unique blend--part mystery, part thriller, part romance, part historical--that adds up to a fabulous read. Omolulu creates a tense situation by having Cole's past come back in bits and pieces involving many people in her current life. The mystery from the past is particularly intriguing as Cole and her best friend Rayne research old San Francisco to figure out what happened. The scenes at the Tower of London involving Nicole's past are also well done and engrossing and make for some additional surprises. All in all, highly recommended for ages 13 & up. Sexual situations, mild language.
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