Fated

Fated

The Soul Seekers book 1

By Alyson Noel

★★★★☆

“I have no idea what Paloma looks like-what she'll be like. I have no idea what to expect. I should've asked more questions. I should've used the last ten hours to grill Chay until he broke-until he confided every dark and dirty secret Paloma is hiding. Instead, I chose to eat. And read. And dream about some phantom boy with smooth brown skin, icy-blue eyes, and long glossy black hair-a boy I've never even met in real life. Lot of good it did me.”

            Daire Santos has never had a home. Growing up with her mom Jennika as her only family, she has travelled the world for her mom’s job as a Hollywood makeup artist- ironic because they spend so little time in Hollywood. When Jennika’s job takes Daire to Morocco, something very unusual happens- Daire has a total ‘mental breakdown’, as the doctors call it. But it wasn’t a hallucination, it was real. And so Daire is plunged into the magickal world of the Seekers, and finds that she holds great power. But like they say, with great power comes great responsibility. When Daire’s grandmother falls ill and Daire uncovers a plot to take over the world, Daire must confront the Bone Keeper and, along with her love interest Dace, keep the Coyotes from taking over the world.

            A mystic and magical novel, this book was everything I expected- and more. I love how Enchantment seemed to be this tiny, unimportant town, but when you looked deeper as Xotchl was able to, that’s when the magick revealed itself. Having Spirit Guides was also a nice touch to the story, as was the ‘flying’. What was also really cool was how Cade and Dace were like, the ‘dark’ twin and the ‘light’ twin. And I was laughing at Daire because even though Paloma kept telling her she had nothing to fear from Dace, Daire was like, I can’t trust my instincts because they’re telling me to kiss him(she kept on thinking she had to avoid him also.)! The only thing lacking in this book was that I feel Daire as a person could’ve been developed a little more- the insight to her character was pretty good already, but I still feel like I was slightly disconnected from her character, but maybe it’s just me. Read it and tell me what you think!!!

Underworld

UNDERWORLD

Meg Cabot

★★★★☆

            “Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible. She's not dead. Not this time.”

             

Escaping from the Underworld is impossible if the death deity in charge wants you back. Pierce isn’t dead, not this time. This time she’s being held prisoner in the dark castle worlds away from Isla Huesos, where her friends and family are. Her captor, John Hayden, forbids her to leave, claiming the Furies are trying to kill her because it’ll hurt him. Some of the departed are so unsatisfied with their final resting place that they come back as Furies, intent on revenge on the person who sent them there and his love. But even if Pierce is protected from the Furies in the Underworld, they can still get at those she loves back on Isla Huesos, and lure John and Pierce out by hurting them. Her captor is so in love with her he would have her give up her whole world to be with him. Unless Pierce is careful, this time she’ll be stuck- for good.

            The second installment in the Abandon trilogy, Meg Cabot has done it again. A successful continuation of Abandon, this novel answers the unanswered, then presents you with more questions. Will Pierce fall for the pomegranate trick? Will Alex survive? I loved this book because it's sort of a cross between Percy Jackson and a romance novel. It's actually not a bad combination. READ ITTTTT :)