By: Jocelyn Davies
ATTENTION: DO NOT PROCEED TO READ THIS POST IF YOU HAVE YET TO READ THE FIRST BOOK OF THE SERIES (A BEAUTIFUL DARK).
Glad we got that out of the way, now onto the book.
This was certainly not what I was expecting! In comparison to the first book, it lost a lot of sparkle and fun because Skye almost got dead and was basically forced to choose Asher at the end of the first book. Don't get me wrong, this book still has it high points, with Skye learning to control her powers, and that ridiculous thing that Devin ends up doing at the end there in order to win back her trust. Overall I enjoyed the book, but I can't say it was as good as the first.
The secrets need to quit, you lose the element of surprise if that's all you do, over and over again. Let Skye figure out some shit, it's not fun if she is literally in the dark the entireeeee time.
As for the introduction of all of the Guardians into the school, it just annoyed me if anything. This entire book is fantasy based, but the idea of tons of random students suddenly being students at Skye's school, its just something that was too far fetched for even me to imagine.
I enjoy the characters of Gideon and Ardith, they add a little color to Asher and Devin's background. Andddd I actually ended up liking Raven after the surprising thing that she does in order to keep Devin around-- Don't yell at me, just read the book and you'll see!
Grade: Mehhhhh (So descriptive, I know.)
**Note: Book 3 of this series: A Radiant Sky, isn't set to release until 9/24/13, so hang on until then, and enjoy more juicy reads.
For more on the author:
http://jocelyndavies.com/
Later Worms-
B
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