Then an unexpectedness guest comes forcing Eli to flee with Clara, leaving her temporary family behind. She is thrown into his world of underground 'traitors' and learns much of his past. They meet many new people and creatures along the way to freedom. But when tragedy strikes the two, will Clara see the monster in Eli? Can she handle his strange world and awful past? Will one of them lose their life forever...
I'm jumping right in, much the same way Crane picked up in this sequel where she left off in the opener. Just a warning, reviews of sequels and any installments that follow a series opener are hard to put together without spoilers, so if you haven't read this series opener yet, just know that it's a series you should get on board with immediately and come back to check out the reviews later, but if you're already finished with the first installment read on.
Clara of course was ever hopeful that she'd be able to finish off high school and maybe tie a neat bow around everything but with the Horde an ever present threat a lot of that was out of her control.
Eli on the other hand has two priorities...keep Clara safe being the first and most important to him and then of course trying to ensure her happiness. It's a tough job, but clearly one he wasn't walking away from. Once these two were forced to flee, his goals start to become harder to maintain, but the action and suspense sure do get your heart pounding. The new character additions were interesting and certainly threw curve balls into the mix, but who doesn't enjoy it when an author spices things up, right?
I know a lot of readers will be sad to see Crane end Eli and Clara's story after just two books, but at least we have a chance to see some more of them in Enoch's story, Altered. I for one am really looking forward to getting more from Enoch. I'm curious to see if he'll surprise us when he's center stage and I'm eager to find out.
No comments:
Post a Comment