Series and Book #: Caster Chronicles #2
Pages: 503
Summary:
Some
loves are meant to be. Others are cursed.
Ethan Wate used to think of his small
Southern town as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he met mysterious
newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in
plain sight all along.
Together, Ethan and Lena can face
anything, but after suffering a tragic loss, Lena starts to pull away. Haunted
by strange visions, Ethan finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of
underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as
it seems.
Now that Ethan’s eyes have been opened
to the darker side of Gatlin, there’s no going back.
The second book is just as good as the first! I'm so upset I wasn't able to continue this series until now, long after I've read Beautiful Creatures. That was such a long time ago.
Lena acts like an actual person mourning from serious loss. Albeit she is a Caster and has a more powerful way of displaying her emotions. Although this whole series is based on Ethan and Lena's relationship, their not being together didn't make the book collapse. Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl have added enough substance to the novel that it's not boring when Ethan and Lena aren't together. I think that is an excellent way to write a book, because a single relationship shouldn't be the sole purpose of a book. There should be adventure, mystery, and bigger problems than two teenagers who are having trouble in paradise.
There was so much going on but it wasn't overwhelming. I was able to keep all the details straight as I read the book. Ethan, Liv, and Link's treks through the underground world of the Casters were fun if not a good glimpse into the magical world Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl are writing about. They are very good at making their setting and characters truly realistic.
The Cover: The lettering is so lovely. Thank goodness they haven't changed the covers. I don't know if I would like any other covers.
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