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The Awakening
by
Kelley Armstrong
paranormal fantasy in a paperback edition that was published by HarperCollins on April 28, 2009 and has 360 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Broken, Personal Demon , Living with the Dead, Men of the Otherworld, Tales of the Otherworld, Frostbitten, Dates from Hell, Exit Strategy, Made to Be Broken, The Reckoning, Spell Bound, The Gathering, "Hidden", The Calling, Aftertaste, Kisses from Hell, The Rising, Omens, Wild Justice, Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions, Visions, Deceptions, The Masked Truth, City of the Lost, Empire of Night, Forest of Ruin, Betrayals, A Darkness Absolute, Indigo, Rituals, The Unquiet Past, This Fallen Prey, Stolen, Rough Justice, Dime Store Magic, Industrial Magic, Haunted, Broken, Waking the Witch, Portents, Missing, Alone in the Wild, Watcher in the Woods, Otherworld Secrets, Wherever She Goes, "The Case of the Half-Demon Spy", "Escape", Otherworld Chills, A Stranger in Town, "Bargain", Hex on the Beach, "Recruit", "Checkmate", "Framed", Cursed Luck, High Jinx, Bitten, Driven, "Forsaken", The Deepest of Secrets, "Dead Letter Days", Men of the Otherworld, The Boy Who Cried Bear
Second in the Darkest Powers paranormal series for Young Adult readers.
My Take
Awakening is more of a bridge in the series as we learn the purpose and history from which Chloe, Simon, Derek, and Tori are escaping.
The minor plot provides opportunities for some of them to explore their interrelationships and their powers as they figure out how to survive on the streets and evade their captors.
A very enjoyable read with interesting characters. The dialog was well done in that it felt accurate for teens without overusing teen vernacular.
