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Awaken

(Abandon #3)

Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)

3.92 · Rating details · 12,977 ratings · 1,009 reviews

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, the dark reimagining of the Persephone myth comes to a thrilling conclusion.

Death has her in his clutches. She doesn't want him to let her go. Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew by accepting the love of John Hayden, she'd be forced to live forever in the one place she's always dreaded most: the Underworld. The sacri ...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Khanh, first of her name, mother of bunnies rated it it was ok

Shelves: ghosts, paranormal, romance, ya, boring-main-character, demons, jericho-fucking-barrons, high-school, tstl, shits-and-giggles

Actual rating: 1.5

"You couldn’t go back to your mom's house and hide under the covers when you had a baby, pretending you couldn’t hear its cries. That big, fat, demanding baby was your responsibility now. You had to take care of it, for as long as it needed you, even when it wasn’t being cute and giggly, but when it was crying and hungry.
I should never have worried about having a demon baby as a result of making love with John in the Underworld: The Underworld itself is a demon baby."

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Sep 19, 2012 Booknut marked it as to-read

Shelves: to-die-for-book-covers

Holy Hades...is that...is that JOHN ON THE COVER?!

And Pierce's dress - I'll give it to her. She knows how to look absolutely fab for a girl who's dating Death :)

Can't wait for Awaken!! ...more

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Aug 22, 2012 Taylor rated it really liked it

John and Pierce MUST stay together and I kinda hope she has a baby even though it's not supposed to happen. I also want Kayla to stay with Frank in the underworld.

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Nov 14, 2011 Annabelle added it

Shelves: arcs, better-than-the-first-one, fantasy, favorites, romance, i-love-a-guy-in-this-book, paranormal, gorgeous-cover, books-that-made-me-cry, best-books-in-the-world

*****FINAL RATING: 4.65 STARS*****

CATCHALL
Awaken is without a doubt my favorite Meg Cabot book thus far, and a true jewel. I absolutely devoured it. From start to finish, it was a ride I was happy to be on. I simply couldn’t get enough of it. When I read the last page, I flipped back to the first. It was that amazing.

THE HEROINE
PIERCE
Pierce is my girl. I adore her. She’s strong and smart, and though she doesn’t always make the smartest decisions she does what she does for a reason and is ...more

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May 21, 2012 Nicole rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2013

So to say that this book made me an emotional mess is a complete understatement! From the very first few chapters it already broke my heart and threw all of the pieces around. At the end of a certain chapter I was like YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! I mean I knew there was no way it could possibly be true but for it to tease me like that???? Heart breaking D:

However Awaken was a great ending to this series despite all of the heart ache. All of the plot lines were tied up nicely and I have no que ...more

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Dec 06, 2012 Crysta DenOuden rated it really liked it

Beautiful cover!! I loved ABANDON, which was so perfect. UNDERWORLD was even better, if possible, and I have to say that Pierce is one of my favorite heroines. Cannot wait for AWAKEN. Really, I'm just so glad that I found a YA book that DOESN'T deal with stupid love-triangles. :)

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Jul 28, 2018 Ashy Khaira rated it really liked it

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Nov 01, 2012 Michele rated it really liked it

... Blink...

It didn't work it isn't May yet! BAaah July now!

---- Loved it! Read it in one day because I couldn't wait to see what happend.

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Dec 14, 2012 Angie rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, netgalley, reviewed, read-2013

I received an ARC through NetGalley.

This is one of those series that definitely does not get better as it moves along. Awaken was an extremely boring, and kind of pointless, ending to a lackluster series. It was pure curiosity and determination that made me read this conclusion. Mainly, I wanted to know what the heck the plot was! Well, what I thought may have been the plot in the previous book may not have been, and a new plot was revealed in this one. I don’t understand why it took until the t I received an ARC through NetGalley.

This is one of those series that definitely does not get better as it moves along. Awaken was an extremely boring, and kind of pointless, ending to a lackluster series. It was pure curiosity and determination that made me read this conclusion. Mainly, I wanted to know what the heck the plot was! Well, what I thought may have been the plot in the previous book may not have been, and a new plot was revealed in this one. I don’t understand why it took until the third book of a trilogy to have a solid plot, but then again this entire series takes place over the course of a few days. Maybe a week. The Furies are still after John and Pierce, but now there is chaos in the Underworld! What’s causing it? And why was this even added in?!

There wasn’t much that I liked about Awaken–or any of these books, really–but I did kind of enjoy the addition of Thanatos. At least in theory. John dies early on, and of course everyone is freaking out because how does a dead man die?! Well, it turns out that Thanatos, the god of death, actually exists and has his soul. I was kind of excited about this prospect, but then we meet Thanatos and it’s kind of lame. Then everything regarding this is resolved super quickly and as if nothing happened at all. Everyone just moves on. I was majorly disappointed! The author has some really good ideas revolving around this god, but absolutely nothing came of it. In fact, this mini plot makes no sense and doesn’t even add anything to the overall story. It just gives Pierce and her friends something to do during the hurricane.

Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like Pierce got even more annoying in Awaken. She wasn’t too bad in the previous books, other than declaring her undying love for John after two days and one conversation. For starters, she uses the term “boyfriend” at least 100 times within the first few chapters. We get it, you and John are together! I still find it weird to refer to a 184 year old man as a boy though. Then there’s her obsession with her bird, Hope. Every single time someone mentions hope, as in the feeling, she’s like “Oh, where?!” and starts looking for her bird. She also says “oh” a lot. I rolled my eyes at most of her dialogue. Her cousin, Alex, also got on my nerves. There was way too much of him, but apparently he was important to the plot.

One more thing: the drug storyline involving the Rector’s and Pierce’s mom and uncle was so unnecessary. I thought this in Underworld, but it gets even more ridiculous in Awaken. Who cares if your parents got high 20 years ago and played with some human remains on the beach?! It added nothing to the story except for another eye rolling moment. Why was this included? The Rector family being terrible people had no baring on the story whatsoever. Seriously, I don’t get it.

Awaken was just anticlimactic. A lot of stuff happens over all, but almost none of it was actually relevant to the plot. In fact, I’m still a bit confused as to what the overarching plot was. The Furies coming after Pierce to torture John? The unbalance in the Underworld (which was only introduced in this final book)? Good versus Evil? I have no idea. I will just come out and say it: this series is bad. I do not recommend it. It has some moments that keep it from being dreadful, which is why it gets 2 stars instead of 1. But really, this covers a few days in the life of Pierce Oliviera, in which she falls in insta-love with a death deity, attacks her grandma and other old people with a diamond and a whip, then lives happily ever after.

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May 27, 2012 paudesilva rated it really liked it

Shelves: my-favorites, 2013-reads

It feels so good to finally finish another awesome series by one of my most sought-after authors. I really like the story of Pierce and John and I think they deserve a great happy ending. I love Greek mythology so much especially Persephone and Hades retellings. Thank you Meg Cabot for giving us another great paranormal love story. I swear I was swooning over these two lovebirds. John Hayden <3 ...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Nicole added it

I CANNOT. I JUST CANT. UGH I cant wait to read the third book. Im literally on the edge of my seat cause this book is a total cliff hanger and I cant wait for more of John's Hotness. oh. if only guys from books were real. The cover was so perfect I was like:

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Nov 23, 2012 Annalise Grey rated it it was ok

Shelves: the-wait-is-killing-me, cover-lust, had-trouble-finishing, utter-disappointment

my heart is totally broken that I didn't enjoy this book the way I so desperately wanted to.

uuggh... where to begin? the cover: I L-O-V-E it. sensuous purple, john in pierce's arms... beautiful. and terribly deceiving. I waited with baited breath for this book - I mean, it was almost painful waiting for this one. the first two books are some of my all-time favorites but this was almost a total disaster.

*Spoilers ahead* (view spoiler) my heart is totally broken that I didn't enjoy this book the way I so desperately wanted to.

uuggh... where to begin? the cover: I L-O-V-E it. sensuous purple, john in pierce's arms... beautiful. and terribly deceiving. I waited with baited breath for this book - I mean, it was almost painful waiting for this one. the first two books are some of my all-time favorites but this was almost a total disaster.

*Spoilers ahead* (view spoiler) ...more

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Aug 03, 2013 AliceRoared rated it did not like it

Pierce, Pierce, Pierce... oh man, this girl is ca-raaazy. This trilogy spans, what, a week and a half in total? By the end of this, Pierce wants to marry John and have kids with him in the foreseeable future. She's 17 and she's only properly known the guy for around a fortnight.

So apart from Pierce making stupid romantic decisions, she also makes stupid life decisions. She's got this great necklace that alerts her to the presence of evil but she never checks it? I'm not sure why she's not dead ...more

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Mar 24, 2018 Kayla rated it really liked it

A great ending to a series that was surprisingly good, I'm so shocked that I was so hating towards this series a couple of years ago.

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Apr 24, 2012 Shelley rated it liked it

Shelves: netgalley-arc, 2013-releases, ya-paranormal

*Genre* YA Paranormal
*Rating* 3.0-3.5

*Thoughts*

Awaken closes out the Abandon Trilogy in a nice tidy little bow without too many questions left to be answered. In fairness, however, there is (1) important question that I really would like answers to and I'm hoping that Ms Cabot finds a way to answer mine and Pierce's question: Why does Pierce's necklace turn purple whenever she's around Kayla?

I'm pretty sure others haven't mentioned this little tidbit, but, this happens when I take copious notes *Genre* YA Paranormal
*Rating* 3.0-3.5

*Thoughts*

Awaken closes out the Abandon Trilogy in a nice tidy little bow without too many questions left to be answered. In fairness, however, there is (1) important question that I really would like answers to and I'm hoping that Ms Cabot finds a way to answer mine and Pierce's question: Why does Pierce's necklace turn purple whenever she's around Kayla?

I'm pretty sure others haven't mentioned this little tidbit, but, this happens when I take copious notes and actually pay attention while reading and not just charge ahead like a rhino in a grocery story. Will we see another novella in the future that will explain this? Guess we shall have to wait and find out. In the meantime....

If you plan on reading the Abandon Trilogy in the future, my suggestion is that you start with Abandon, slide directly into Underworld, and then top it off with Awaken since the entire Trilogy is one huge continuous plot line without any sort of major interruptions. Yes, there are a few additional new characters added to Awaken, and they each play important roles in the continued smooth flow of the Underworld as well as add another layer to the story itself.

The opening of Awaken puts the Kibosh on Pierce's and John's mini skirmish that ended Underworld. In Awaken, Pierce is busy trying to save John from a permanent death, save the Underworld from the Furies who are causing major chaos, save her cousin Alex who was brought back from the dead by John, and her friend Kayla who got dragged into the Underworld to save her life, while trying to right a balance in the Underworld that was set adrift at sea by John's actions in saving Alex. On top of all this, she finally realizes that her angst ridden fight with John was a whole lot of nothing that could have been fixed by talking things over and saying three little words.

You are asking yourself, yes, but what about Pierce as a character and what about her growth? Pierce has definitely come a long way from the first book when it seems that the whole world was out to get her which wasn't far from the truth. She understands now that if she wants a commitment with John that she has to give up certain things while remaining in the Underworld as its Queen. She is definitely more of a take charge character than the previous books and makes some interesting choices and decisions along the way. She learns how to use a whip and her necklace against the Furies, including her Grandmother, who are relentless in their pursuit of what they call abominations.

There are some abstract story-lines added as well as an expected, I think, ending to the trilogy itself. There is the arrival, briefly, of Thanatos the death deity who I thought would have made a brilliant member of Pierce's team against the Furies or at least an antagonist that she would have to deal with more than just once. There's the fact that Pierce's parents are actually together in this story which I found pleasantly surprising as well as a sort of comic relief. Then there is the relationship between Pierce and John and what readers can guess will happen to them in the future.

In all, Awaken was pretty much what I expected from a Cabot written book. The story was fast pace. The plot lines were wrapped up quite nicely, and above all, there was no freaking 3 way love triangles which I want to send a personal note of congratulations to Ms Cabot herself!

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Aug 07, 2018 Sophie Narey (Bookreview- aholic) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Well this third novel in the series was an improvement on the others that I read, the others just didn't engage me and didn't make me want to read on. However this one had me hooked on it from about half way through the book until the end. Just like the other ones in the series it is slow to pick up any pace and to actually get into the story.

One thing I like throughout the books is the reminders of Persephone and Hades, love a bit of Greek Myth mixed into any book! I did however find out more a ...more

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Jan 04, 2013 Claudia the Night Owl rated it really liked it

Shelves: review, devoured-it, hot-guy, roman-greek-whatevs-mythology, zombie-revenant-dead-thing, young-adult

Eeeee! I've waited so long for this book! The wait was worth it. I finally got me more John! Awaken is so good and a wonderful ending to this series I love so much. After John sacrifices himself in order to save everyone Pierce along with Frank, Kayla and Alex goes up to the land of the living packing a rock and a whip in order to save John and try to bring balance to the underworld. Furies get destroyed and evil grannys get beat and then there's the sexiness that is John what more could you ...more

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Dec 24, 2012 Jessica rated it really liked it

why does she want to leave if she loves him? she is whining about spendin forevr in a castle with her hot beloved and she has a problem, shes mental!why doesnt she give herself up to the furys if she is savin people?idk! if john dies will world explode? YES!

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Dec 05, 2012 Nasty Lady MJ rated it liked it

Recommends it for: Fans of Cabot (note the series gets better as it progresses)

Recommended to Nasty Lady MJ by: Me

Shelves: better-than-the-first, cringe-worthy-covers, ebook, beware-whiplash, insta-luv, demons, easy-read, guilty-pleassure, dumb-heroines, paranormal

2020 Reread:
If you can scrimp away at all the outlandishness that this series is, it's not halfway bad. I really did enjoy the last book but man a lot of it does not make sense. Honestly, it saddens me we haven't gotten a YA series since this book from Cabot. This really is a bad swan song.

Really 3.5 stars, but given the way the series started it redeemed itself.

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May 12, 2012 Chelsea ❤Peril Please❤ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: could-read-over-and-over-again, unforgettable-male-leads, my-favorite-covers, favorites

Anything can happen in the blink of an eye. Anything at all.
One. Two. Three.
Blink.

Once upon a time I read literally everything, and I do mean everything, Meg Cabot wrote. I would wait forever for her books to come in and I would read them to the point of exhaustion. My favorite was the Mediator series. Jump twelve years later to 2013 and I still think about her fun, witty writing and why I loved the books so much. I was so happy to find this series and see that she had added some more storie Anything can happen in the blink of an eye. Anything at all.
One. Two. Three.
Blink.

Once upon a time I read literally everything, and I do mean everything, Meg Cabot wrote. I would wait forever for her books to come in and I would read them to the point of exhaustion. My favorite was the Mediator series. Jump twelve years later to 2013 and I still think about her fun, witty writing and why I loved the books so much. I was so happy to find this series and see that she had added some more stories to her long list of awesomeness. I immediately bought Abandon, and while it was okay (it could be dry at times) I knew there was so much potential for the rest of the series. The bones were there, she just needed to fill it out. I can't tell you how happy I am that I continued reading. I see the old Meg Cabot in her writing, and I love John and Pierce's relationship. Once again she has produced a favorite series of mine. I was so worried too..after she wrote the adult novels Insatiable and Overbite, which were mediocre at best, I thought she had lost her touch. But apparently YA is her bread and butter, because I couldn't put the last two in this series down.

There is an imbalance in the Underworld due to (view spoiler), so the whole book they are trying to regain the balance and beat the Furies once and for all.

I have grown to love John and Pierce as a couple, and I can't help but to get the warm and fuzzies everytime John...well....everytime John does anything. He loves Pierce so much, and you can see it in every action he takes. They each have a fire within them that can only be tamed when they are together, otherwise they start to unravel. I cannot, I repeat, cannot tell you how many passages I highlighted in Awaken. There were just so many sweet moments I absolutely had to capture.

While this series probably isn't for everyone, those who do read it and enjoy it enough to finish the trilogy will be very pleased. Everything is rounded off so nicely, a fact I won't overlook considering how badly Insatiable and Overbite ended, and it really was a very good end to a fun trilogy. If you haven't read the prior two, please do. There is just something magical about the way Meg Cabot writes and you can't help but to smile as you read-I know I couldn't. I wish I could say more to persuade those who haven't read the series to read it, but there isn't anything else to say except-are you crazy? Go read it now! Sometimes reviews are better left alone, because a person just has to read the books. This is one of those series. They speak for themselves, so I'll let them do so. Go read it. Seriously. I'll miss you John!!!

One. Two. Three.
Blink. ...more

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Oct 17, 2016 Shannon rated it liked it

Shelves: would-watch-if-it-was-a-movie, 2016

Oh jeez. This was a mess. This was the first book in this series to actually have a plot, but it was the most awkward jumble of half-formed ideas that I’ve ever read. There was so much going on that none of the storylines were dealt with in a way that went deeper than surface level. In particular, the part with Thanatos was completely pointless. He was there to basically (view spoiler). The way his character was dealt ...more

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Feb 22, 2013 Jacqueline's Reads marked it as top-tbr

Shelves: arc

I'm really excited for the the last book. I'm going to read this closer to the release date. VERY HAPPY!

Death has her in his clutches. She doesn’t want him to let go.

Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew by accepting the love of John Hayden, she’d be forced to live forever in the one place she’s always dreaded most: the Underworld. The sacrifice seemed worth it, though, because it meant she could be with the boy she loves.

But now her happiness — and safety — are threatened, all because the ...more

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Jan 06, 2013 joanne littleton rated it it was amazing

The finale of a truly adventurous trilogy has finally come to an end! But did it really go out with a bang?
Personally I love the books, I love the characters, the plot and even the use of the Greek story. But in this one I though that it was a bit short, also I think the ending wasn't explained well in depth. However overall their was great chapters and a really interesting story's, I hope we have another book later on in meg cabots career to hear more from pierce and John.

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May 24, 2012 Giselle marked it as to-read

Shelves: bought-in-store, own, age-young-adult, 2013

AHH LOVE that cover. SO feminine and soft!

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Jul 31, 2013 Chris rated it did not like it

Shelves: read-in-2013, ya

Generally I enjoy Meg Cabot, but this series, and this book in particular, are almost unreadable.

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Jul 06, 2013 Shweta Choudhary rated it really liked it

What an end to the series...SO much action and I loved Pierce and JOHN WAS GREAT !! :)

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Apr 03, 2018 Melissa rated it did not like it

Shelves: sff-extraneous-supernatural, ya-senior, mythological-religious-or-spiritual, shelf-of-luuuuurve, spin-offs-and-adaptations, realistic-fiction, death-and-grieving, abductions, family-dynamics, paranormal

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Ok, well, some thoughts:

From the dustjacket: “But now her happiness – and safety – are threatened, all because the Furies have discovered that John has broken one of their strictest rules: He revived a human soul.” ……HOW IS THIS NOT ADDRESSED BY ANY OF THE CHARACTERS?! With all of Reverend Smith’s talk of balance, how did this not occur to Pierce? This is a rule that is ingrained in John (and it’s something Pierce should technically know too since John discussed it with her a ...more

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Sep 11, 2013 Rebecca rated it really liked it · review of another edition

'If enough people go out of their way to help someone else, the spirit of kindness eventually breaks through the darkness, the way sunshine breaks through clouds after a storm and allows even more kind acts to follow. My hope has always been that some day kindness will prevail, and there won't be any Furies for us to fight.'

(view spoiler) 'If enough people go out of their way to help someone else, the spirit of kindness eventually breaks through the darkness, the way sunshine breaks through clouds after a storm and allows even more kind acts to follow. My hope has always been that some day kindness will prevail, and there won't be any Furies for us to fight.'

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My thoughts

This is the last book in the Abandon Trilogy by Meg Cabot. After finding the first book of this series in the library, I enjoyed it so much that I just had to read the next one. After reading the second book in the series, I waited a few months for the third book to be published, and luckily it was available in my library and my wait was over.

I can safely say that this conclusion to the series didn't disappoint me at all. It's always been believed, in the previous books, that The Underworld is a sanctuary where the Furies can't reach Pierce and her friends, so when the The Underworld is in danger from the Furies, it makes for a great story, as suddenly, nowhere is safe.

Pierce is once again incredibly brave, fighting against forces that she didn't even know existed a few months ago. However, Pierce is never alone, as she once again has the help of her loyal friends, as well as some new friends that she meets along the way. As the story progressed and everything became clear, I found it really hard to put this book down. I felt like I needed to know everything; the reasons behind the danger in The Underworld, the truth about Seth Rector's family and why John hates them so much, and of course the solution to the furies.

Overall, this series has been amazing. I was surprised by the first book when I read it, as I'd only ever read The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot, and this series is so different in so many ways. This series is dark, exciting, and full of wonderful characters. I definitely recommend the whole series to anyone that loves stories involving Greek mythology.

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Sep 26, 2013 Marie rated it liked it

Awaken did not meet my expectations. To be blunt, the plot was scattered and wasn't held together very well. It was messy and random, and their were many parts through the book where I literally whispered "Wait, what?" to myself.
I LOVED Abandon and Underworld. I loved the relationship between Pierce and John. I loved how Cabot interpreted the Underworld. The books were captivating and compelling, so I was highly anticipating Awaken, but it was in many ways, a let down.
I had quite a few issues Awaken did not meet my expectations. To be blunt, the plot was scattered and wasn't held together very well. It was messy and random, and their were many parts through the book where I literally whispered "Wait, what?" to myself.
I LOVED Abandon and Underworld. I loved the relationship between Pierce and John. I loved how Cabot interpreted the Underworld. The books were captivating and compelling, so I was highly anticipating Awaken, but it was in many ways, a let down.
I had quite a few issues with this book...

* First off...Was it REALLY necessary to add in new characters out of the blue? Chloe and Reed start off as randoms in a line that Pierce happened to be standing near. However, by the end of the book, they've suddenly been upgraded to full time characters who are know permanent residents of the Underworld. What??? Seriously, WHAT?!?

* The whole thing with Thanatos was randomly introduced, and I think it would have been better if he was mentioned at least once in the last 2 books.

* The ending was anti-climatic and kind of slow. The 'big fight' kind of just.... happened. I found myself lazily skimming through the fight scene, hoping it would end soon. At once point during the fight, Pierce and many other characters seem to just decide to randomly huddle around and have a nice conversation with one another. They don't seem to pay attention to the supposed 'battle' that's going on around them until after a couple of pages. This slow pacing happened numerous times throughout the novel, including the mishap at the beginning of the book concerning the hijacked boats. It seems like whenever John and Pierce decide they want to have a special moment, the madness and chaos that's happening around them seems to be put on pause.

*The ending, or more-so, the last 10 pages of the book felt INCREDIBLY rushed. It felt as if Cabot had gotten sick of the story herself so she decided to chuck everything in a neat little package and be done with it. It felt like it should have been more of an epilogue rather than a whole chapter.

Whilst Awaken did have a happy ending, I wasn't nearly as satisfied with the ending as I'd hoped I would be and it felt somewhat open-ended.
Overall, Awaken started off strong but as the book progressed, it seemed to have lost the plot a little. Unfortunately, it was a disappointing last book to an otherwise great trilogy, but having said that, it did keep me preoccupied enough and I will always be a fan of Meg Cabot :) ...more

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Aug 22, 2012 Amy rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2013, ya, reviewed, owned

I am in denial.

How could it be over? HOW?!

I don’t think you even understand. I’ve spent like three years of my life DEVOTED to this series. THREE YEARS of waiting for each book to be released, jumping up and down when it finally is, spending a full day locked in my room reading it with NO HUMAN CONTACT WHATSOEVER, and then crying when it’s over. Repeat this process twice, with extended waiting periods and misinformation on the release date, and putting myself through the pain and thrill of re- I am in denial.

How could it be over? HOW?!

I don’t think you even understand. I’ve spent like three years of my life DEVOTED to this series. THREE YEARS of waiting for each book to be released, jumping up and down when it finally is, spending a full day locked in my room reading it with NO HUMAN CONTACT WHATSOEVER, and then crying when it’s over. Repeat this process twice, with extended waiting periods and misinformation on the release date, and putting myself through the pain and thrill of re-reading the first two books over and over again when I was upset and needed hope, and you’ll sort of feel the way I’m feeling now.

I feel like I’ve spent three years in a relationship with this amazing person, except now I’ve just been brutally dumped.

And it wasn’t even as if the book was bad. The ending wasn’t even bad. The problem was, the whole series was just absolutely incredible, and now I’m devastated – DEVASTATED – that it’s over.

It didn’t even take me a day. Not even twenty-four hours, including sleep and the four hours of community service in a library that I did this morning (for fun – I know, I am just so cool and have such an amazing social life).

No, Meg Cabot. You are a cruel, cruel creature. I demand that you continue to write more and more sequels to this series until the day you die.

Actually, don’t, because – even though I am HEARTBROKEN – it ended on a high, and you couldn’t outdo yourself if you tried.

Of course, that’s what I said about Abandon… and Underworld… and the entire Princess Diaries series…

But anyway, the book. It was incredible, as I have already mentioned several times. I have developed a relationship with each and every single one of the characters in this series, and the story will remain forever in my heart, and the books close to my bed (so I can read them when I get sad, and regain my faith in good writing).

Every single teenage girl should read this series. No matter what genre you like, or if you don’t even read. It’s easy and exciting and amazing, and eventually you’ll get over the fact that John has long hair (even though it took me a while, but hey, if you’re into that sort of thing – boys sitting on large horses with the wind blowing their long, flowing hair back – good for you).

But seriously. Read it. ...more

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About Meg Cabot

Meg Cabot

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Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).

Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).

Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.

She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.

Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.

Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.

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* Airhead
* The Princess Diaries
* Mediator
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"But that was family! And I didn't kill him.” — 34 likes

“Yes, storms are damaging, but we need them because they clear away the bracken that prevents new flowers from having a chance to grow. And of course we need the sun to shine on those new flowers that without the storm might never have had a chance to bloom.” — 11 likes

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