This review has spoiler s for the first two books in the Darkest Powers Trilogy, The Summoning and The Awakening. Nothing too bad for The Reckoning.
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Hmmm, to be perfectly honest, I always hesitate about encouraging someone to continue reading a series after they have already disliked a book in it. It kind of drives me bonkers when I don't like a book and someones like "oh but book 2/3/whatever is sooooo good. You should read it anyway!" I always want to tell them "No! There are plenty of other books for me to read. Have you SEEN my TBR mountain? I didn't like it, now back off!" but I can't be mean...
Er... that anger is not directed at you. Got a little off topic. But after reading your review, I would cautiously encourage you to at least pick up The Awakening, which is now in paperback, and therefore cheaper. The rest of the trilogy (especially The Awakening) is similarly fast paced. There is less of a cliffhanger at the end of The Awakening, although there's still plenty of stuff left to resolve in The Reckoning. By the end of The Reckoning, Chloe's story is resolved quite well, although there are a few threads left dangling for a follow up trilogy, involving another set of characters (apparently Armstrong is contracted for six books total, but it could go longer).
The one thing that concerns me a bit was the fact that you didn't connect well with Chloe, because I connected pretty well with her from the start. There movie-maker references are still there, but they seem less frequent in The Reckoning. Since I read The Awakening a year ago, I don't remember how frequently they occurred there. The reason this concerns me so much is because for me, if I don't connect with a protagonist, the book just isn't going to work for me, no matter how well it's written. Not to mention bad first impressions are really hard to break.
But anyway, give it a shot. If you have any interest pick up the paperback of The Awakening. I know I really enjoyed it, and hope you do to.
Yes. One of the biggest themes is her to desire to move beyond the "damsel in distress" type role she feels pigeon holed in and to learn how to use her powers in the right way to defend herself.
Er... that anger is not directed at you. Got a little off topic. But after reading your review, I would cautiously encourage you to at least pick up The Awakening, which is now in paperback, and therefore cheaper. The rest of the trilogy (especially The Awakening) is similarly fast paced. There is less of a cliffhanger at the end of The Awakening, although there's still plenty of stuff left to resolve in The Reckoning. By the end of The Reckoning, Chloe's story is resolved quite well, although there are a few threads left dangling for a follow up trilogy, involving another set of characters (apparently Armstrong is contracted for six books total, but it could go longer).
The one thing that concerns me a bit was the fact that you didn't connect well with Chloe, because I connected pretty well with her from the start. There movie-maker references are still there, but they seem less frequent in The Reckoning. Since I read The Awakening a year ago, I don't remember how frequently they occurred there. The reason this concerns me so much is because for me, if I don't connect with a protagonist, the book just isn't going to work for me, no matter how well it's written. Not to mention bad first impressions are really hard to break.
But anyway, give it a shot. If you have any interest pick up the paperback of The Awakening. I know I really enjoyed it, and hope you do to.
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