Title: Underworld
Author: Meg Cabot
Author: Meg Cabot
Release date: May 8, 2012
Publisher: Point
Publisher: Point
Pages: 336
Source: Around the World ARC Tours
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Summary:
Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back.
Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn’t dead.
Not this time.
But she is being held against her will in the dim, twilit world between heaven and hell, where the spirits of the deceased wait before embarking upon their final journey.
Her captor, John Hayden, claims it’s for her own safety. Because not all the departed are dear. Some are so unhappy with where they ended up after leaving the Underworld, they’ve come back as Furies, intent on vengeance…on the one who sent them there and on the one whom he loves.
But while Pierce might be safe from the Furies in the Underworld, far worse dangers could be lurking for her there…and they might have more to do with its ruler than with his enemies.
And unless Pierce is careful, this time there’ll be no escape.
Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn’t dead.
Not this time.
But she is being held against her will in the dim, twilit world between heaven and hell, where the spirits of the deceased wait before embarking upon their final journey.
Her captor, John Hayden, claims it’s for her own safety. Because not all the departed are dear. Some are so unhappy with where they ended up after leaving the Underworld, they’ve come back as Furies, intent on vengeance…on the one who sent them there and on the one whom he loves.
But while Pierce might be safe from the Furies in the Underworld, far worse dangers could be lurking for her there…and they might have more to do with its ruler than with his enemies.
And unless Pierce is careful, this time there’ll be no escape.
Review:
Underworld is the second book in the Abandon Trilogy. I love Meg Cabot, but was underwhelmed when it came to the first book in the series, Abandon. Before reading this book, I was hoping that I would like it more than the first, thus encouraging me to go on. After reading it, all I can say is Meh.
It was okay. It was fine. It was about the same as Abandon. Honestly, I do think I'll read the third one, only now because I'm 2/3 of the way through the series. I need to find out what happens. I'm compulsive like that.
Underworld takes us back to where we left off. Pierce and John are still together, although in a slightly different sense. The Furies are still out there, and they're coming for anyone and everyone.
John as a character was iffy for me. I know he's supposed to be all dark and broody and a tormented soul, but it really kinda bugged me the way he acted. So much so that I felt that the relationship (in the beginning at least) between him and Pierce was toxic.
The good thing about this book is we did progress in the plot points. That included the backstory of John, which made me like his character a bit more. I began to understand him more than I had, and I appreciated that Cabot clarified that for me.
I don't want to give too much away, seeing as how this is the second book in a series. Questions were definitely answered, with more popping up their place. The story progressed, and I'll be interested to see where it goes in the final chapter.
It was okay. It was fine. It was about the same as Abandon. Honestly, I do think I'll read the third one, only now because I'm 2/3 of the way through the series. I need to find out what happens. I'm compulsive like that.
Underworld takes us back to where we left off. Pierce and John are still together, although in a slightly different sense. The Furies are still out there, and they're coming for anyone and everyone.
John as a character was iffy for me. I know he's supposed to be all dark and broody and a tormented soul, but it really kinda bugged me the way he acted. So much so that I felt that the relationship (in the beginning at least) between him and Pierce was toxic.
The good thing about this book is we did progress in the plot points. That included the backstory of John, which made me like his character a bit more. I began to understand him more than I had, and I appreciated that Cabot clarified that for me.
I don't want to give too much away, seeing as how this is the second book in a series. Questions were definitely answered, with more popping up their place. The story progressed, and I'll be interested to see where it goes in the final chapter.
So disappointing. This one still looks good tho! I'm sorry you didn't love them. Hopefully the third one will be awesome!
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