Reckoning

The Tazavorn #2

by Sonya Weiss

The Great Extinction, the prophesied war between the humans and the Supernaturals, has begun.

Born a Supernatural, Juliet Sawyer has the ability to save the world from disaster. But after barely escaping the underground, power-sucking prison known as the Void, she finds herself on the brink of death and in the middle of a vengeful war. To survive, she’ll have to make a deal with her human captors. But the stakes are raised when she learns the government is holding her sister hostage. To rescue her, Juliet must become a weapon for humanity, fighting against her own kind—including Riley West, the boy she fell deeply in love with—and by whom she was abandoned.

Forced to desert Juliet, Riley is on a mission to capture the human’s president and bring her to the Supernatural’s king. But if he fails, there will be no stopping the Night of Grief, which will unleash horrors capable of destroying humans and Supernaturals alike. With battle lines drawn, amid a flurry of secrets and betrayals, can Juliet and Riley rescue their love as well as all life on Earth? Or will someone get caught in the crossfire?

150 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 21, 2016

About the author

Sonya Weiss is a freelance writer, ghostwriter and author. She's addicted to great books, good movies, and Italian chocolates.

She's passionate about causes that support abused animals and children. Her parents always supported her bringing stray animals home although the Great Dane rescue was a surprise.

Reviews

[Jacque · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is with a heavy heart I am throwing Reckoning into my DNF pile. As I received this book for review before a cover was published, I really was relying solely on the blurb to sell me this book. And sold I was. The Great Extinction, prophesied war, Supernaturals. Yes, there were quite a few elements that lured me in. I really expected to settle in to a epic read.

Unfortunately, what I did not know, nor was it listed anywhere that this is part of a series. Sometimes jumping into a series can work out fine. In this case, no. I'm going to take a wild guess and assume Reckoning actually starts where the previous book ended off at because the story immediately began with Juliet, Riley and Stone being in the Void. I don't know how they got there, what it is, or why they were put there. Better yet, who Juliet, Riley and Stone are. There's very little back story to tell me what is going on. Things do not get any less confusing from there. I checked out the author's page to find out indeed this is a series. I pushed through all my lack of knowledge of the who/what/whys and made it to about 60%. If I managed to just focus on what was currently going on it was good, but with no understanding of humans, Guards, Supernaturals and everything else, I'm just spinning my wheels in a world of lost confusion.

Is it my fault I'm not finishing the book? Possibly. I think if I had known this was a series I could have been a bit more prepared, maybe read the blurb to the previous book or at least had chosen whether or not to jump in with both feet blindly. At this point, I have no desire to go back and start from the beginning. I highly recommend to anyone who plans to read this book to make sure to start with the previous title, Revenge. Without it, you may be as lost as I was.


I received this book from the JeepDiva for the express purposes of an honest review. The opinions and rating of this review are solely mine.

I am giving this book a neutral rating of 3-stars

[Angela ReadingCave · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will be making vague statements as to not spoil the story. Reckoning picks up right where Revenge ends, and is told in dual point of view. Just when their relationship was finally showing signs of trust they get tossed into the Void by Riley’s half-brother. The Great Extinction has been prophesized, as well as Juliet saving both races. Ide taking over though has changed her destiny. The action that must be taken is something she cannot, will not do.

In Revenge, both Riley and Juliet were strong characters. They were decision makers, individuals to look up to. In Reckoning, I couldn’t help but wonder what happen to them. Did love really make them this weak? Maybe it was that even though the story is told in dual points of view, we were seeing it in real time. Or maybe it was that their relationship had hit the honeymoon stage, where all they have time for is each other. Regardless for about half of the book, they both got on my nerves. Half of the angst could have been avoided if only they had talked to each other. Granted Juliet really couldn’t tell Riley about her destiny. He still could have avoided a lot of he had told her his plan.

Internally, their dialogues were always about how much they love the other person. Which would have been nice if peppered throughout the book instead of being the main portion of the book. Umm… a war is going on? Speaking of the war, Ide is one sick dude. We already knew he was messed up but seriously, after Riley witness the power of the Night of Grief, we had no clue. Then again, the humans were just as sick. What they were willing to do to win the war was heartbreaking.

Juliet is strong on the outside. She gives off the perception of being calm, cool and collective. Internally throughout much of the book she is beating herself up. Riley, oh how I adored you and then wanted to punch you. I mean, you ask her to trust you, to listen to you. The reverse though is not given.

Reckoning was an enjoyable book, in the end all of your questions are answered. Normally this would have been enough. Revenge was a great book- a hard one to follow. Now I am kinda feeling off. Kinda like when you go on a date and you want a steak but you get salad instead.

[Karennwrites · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I’ve read other books by Sonya Weiss and like her style. Her cutesy humor filled romances, brighten my day, and are in vivid contrast to her edgier “The First Last Boy.”
In Reckoning, the chemistry between Juliet and Riley, along with the intense scenes drew me in. I enjoyed the ride, and stayed till the end.
Reckoning begins where the first book in the trilogy - Revenge left off. However, there was enough back-story woven in to enable it to be read as a standalone.
Reckoning starts with Riley, Stone and Juliet’s time in the void, and ends just after the ensuing war between species. The stakes are clear from the beginning, and are raised more than once for both the hero and heroine.
For Juliet, the curse of the untold’s keeps her from sharing the truth. Her destiny is to save humanity, her goal, to do so without killing Riley, while rescuing her little sister from certain death. Of course, all things conspire to derail her plans.
For Riley, Saving his people, stopping the night of grief, rooting out the chaos and evil attempting to ascend to the throne, well, it’s enough to give a would-be king a royal headache. When he hears rumors of betrayal by Juliet, he knows it may come down to his love or his life.
The HEA is expected, but because of the suspenseful nature of the writing not guaranteed. I held my breath until the very last moment. With the mention of the eight left behind, I’m curious to read the next installment of this series.