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The Delphi Trilogy #2
The Delphi Deception
A desperate teen, a dangerous alliance, an ancient foe. The gripping Delphi Trilogy continues with Book II, THE DELPHI DECEPTION, plunging you deeper into a dark world of conspiracy and danger.
After ten years in hiding 17-year-old Zach made the mistake of returning to his wealthy hometown. He slammed head-on into the conspiracy that killed his parents, drove a childhood friend to suicide, and exploits other teens to fulfill an ancient agenda of greed. Zach should have run. But he stayed, and now the consequences are burying him.
His blind pursuit of the town’s deepest secrets has left him injured and terrified. The answers he’s gotten about his true identity are more disturbing than he could have imagined. And his first love, Ashley, is in more danger than ever.
Desperate to save Ashley, Zach is deterred by the mysterious man he thought was his ally. Forced to team with Ashley’s ambitious sister who’s willing to help—for a price—he enters an alliance fraught with deception and betrayal.
As the League of Delphi’s vicious new security chief closes in on him, Zach is propelled back into the jaws of danger by a cryptic command from beyond this world. Will his misguided mission save Ashley? Or will it get them both killed?
After ten years in hiding 17-year-old Zach made the mistake of returning to his wealthy hometown. He slammed head-on into the conspiracy that killed his parents, drove a childhood friend to suicide, and exploits other teens to fulfill an ancient agenda of greed. Zach should have run. But he stayed, and now the consequences are burying him.
His blind pursuit of the town’s deepest secrets has left him injured and terrified. The answers he’s gotten about his true identity are more disturbing than he could have imagined. And his first love, Ashley, is in more danger than ever.
Desperate to save Ashley, Zach is deterred by the mysterious man he thought was his ally. Forced to team with Ashley’s ambitious sister who’s willing to help—for a price—he enters an alliance fraught with deception and betrayal.
As the League of Delphi’s vicious new security chief closes in on him, Zach is propelled back into the jaws of danger by a cryptic command from beyond this world. Will his misguided mission save Ashley? Or will it get them both killed?
- GenresYoung AdultMystery
298 pages, ebook
First published September 28, 2013
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About the author
Chris Everheart
42 books28 followersI'm living proof that harnessing talents like staring out the window and watching TV can be put to use for the good (or at least the entertainment) of humankind.
Fifty percent of my childhood was spent staring out a classroom window, wondering what was going on "out there." I daydreamed about interesting places, fascinating people and exciting adventures.
As a reluctant and struggling young reader, my hunger for stories was fed mostly by TV and movies. I still haven't read all the classics (I promise I will eventually). PRIDE AND PREJUDICE wasn't on my reading list as a kid. But I distinctly remember going to the drive-in movies with my dad and little brother and seeing SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT for the first time! I wanted to LIVE in a world where a Trans Am really could jump a creek from a collapsed bridge and keep tooling down a dirt road away from the county mounties.
In high school, though, I was lucky enough to be inspired by a dedicated teacher to read and connect to the arts and humanities. It opened up a world that I might otherwise never have known. I went on to study art and anthropology/archaeology in New Mexico and Minnesota and traveled throughout the lower-48, Western Canada and Alaska. My jobs have included: archaeological illustrator; art gallery manager; motion picture/TV/indy film crew, writer, director and actor; waiter; maitre d; pool boy; slime line worker (people who've worked in an Alaskan fishery know what this is).
While working at an ad agency, I started writing my first book - a political thriller - because I needed to express my passion for stories but couldn't afford to go to film school. It stuck. I found that story is always lurking just below the surface of my conscious mind, so writing fiction comes very naturally to me. I got a contract to write action/adventure books for young readers and found it so easy and fun to write to my 12-year-old self (ref: "reluctant and struggling reader" above).
So I write for young readers and grown ups alike - short stories, novels, chapter books, graphic novels. I still love daydreaming about interesting places, fascinating people and exciting adventures. But window gazing has gotten even better - because today I get to share my daydreams with you. Enjoy!
Fifty percent of my childhood was spent staring out a classroom window, wondering what was going on "out there." I daydreamed about interesting places, fascinating people and exciting adventures.
As a reluctant and struggling young reader, my hunger for stories was fed mostly by TV and movies. I still haven't read all the classics (I promise I will eventually). PRIDE AND PREJUDICE wasn't on my reading list as a kid. But I distinctly remember going to the drive-in movies with my dad and little brother and seeing SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT for the first time! I wanted to LIVE in a world where a Trans Am really could jump a creek from a collapsed bridge and keep tooling down a dirt road away from the county mounties.
In high school, though, I was lucky enough to be inspired by a dedicated teacher to read and connect to the arts and humanities. It opened up a world that I might otherwise never have known. I went on to study art and anthropology/archaeology in New Mexico and Minnesota and traveled throughout the lower-48, Western Canada and Alaska. My jobs have included: archaeological illustrator; art gallery manager; motion picture/TV/indy film crew, writer, director and actor; waiter; maitre d; pool boy; slime line worker (people who've worked in an Alaskan fishery know what this is).
While working at an ad agency, I started writing my first book - a political thriller - because I needed to express my passion for stories but couldn't afford to go to film school. It stuck. I found that story is always lurking just below the surface of my conscious mind, so writing fiction comes very naturally to me. I got a contract to write action/adventure books for young readers and found it so easy and fun to write to my 12-year-old self (ref: "reluctant and struggling reader" above).
So I write for young readers and grown ups alike - short stories, novels, chapter books, graphic novels. I still love daydreaming about interesting places, fascinating people and exciting adventures. But window gazing has gotten even better - because today I get to share my daydreams with you. Enjoy!
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November 16, 2015
Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths Reviews
This second installment of the Delphi Trilogy picks up right where The League of Delphi ended. For those who have not read the first novel, here is a brief synopsis of what you missed.
Zach White is your average 16-year-old kid. Just a normal teenager really. He loves his laptop, really digs girls, and has several close friends he adores - even if they are computer hackers. Unfortunately, Zach’s life is not normal, and it has not been normal in a long while.
It didn’t start off this way, you see. As a child, Zach’s life was very normal: mom, dad, school, and friends. He lived in a small town called Arcanville. A town of tidy neatness and polite people. A place with seemingly no crime, filled with homes surrounded by uniform walls and gardens. A hamlet that was more likely to have been the subject of one of Norman Rockwell’s paintings than to be a place he would have to flee from. But once his father died in an airplane crash, Zach and his mother did indeed leave this idyllic local, vanishing into the night, and once they arrived in Europe, his mother had immediately enrolled Zach in a French boarding school under a false name and disappeared, only visiting him sporadically and for short periods of time. Her reason for all this that she was protecting him from the people who were looking for him. People that she could not let find him. These people are why they had left Arcanville. These people were why they had to each live a false life and do without any family. And these people were why he must never ever return to Arcanville no matter what!
Like any good teenager, Zach didn’t understand what was going on with his mother. Oh, she said all this cloak and dagger stuff was for his own protection, but how did he know that was true? Maybe, she had just lost her mind. You heard of it happening. And so when his mother died unexpected, Zach did what any good teenager would do: he ignored her warnings and immediately returned to Arcanville.
Once back in his old hometown, Zach gets a job at the local coffee house and sees that things in Arcanville are stranger than he remembered; an undertone of weirdness permeating the very air. So when a childhood friend commits suicide, Zach begins to investigate. Along the way, he meets a strange girl with mental issues named Ashley, who also believes Arcanville is hiding something sinister. Together, the two find themselves falling in love and rooting out the secrets of this place. And just when they believe they know what is going on, they uncover an even more terrible truth than they had suspected, for Arcanville is part of a world spanning conspiracy! A shadowy tangle of money, power, pharmaceutical experiments, and prophecies so vast that the two of them have no idea what they have stepped into.
It is more than the two teenagers can handle. Soon, they find themselves pursued by people more than willing to kill them for what they know. At least, they are willing to kill Zach, but Ashley is a special case. For you see, the League of Delphi controls the world by knowing what is going to happen in the future. This knowledge provided to them by their Pythia, or oracle, and Ashley has been identified as the next candidate to be the Delphi Pythia! The League will stop at nothing to recover their new priestess!
So as The Delphi Deception begins, Zach and Ashley are in the hospital after a near death escape from police. Unfortunately, Ashley is firmly in control of the League and is in a mental health ward, injected with the drugs necessary to induce her prophecy trance. Zach, on the other hand, finds himself able to escape from the hospital but has no idea what to do now. Should he leave Ashley to her fate or rescue her? And if he tries to rescue her, how can he fight against a world spanning organization more than willing to kill to protect its power?
Like the first installment of this series, I found The Delphi Deception a real page turner. Zach's continued efforts to uncover his past, unravel the mystery of the League of Delphi, and rescue Ashley kept the story moving along frantically to its cliffhanger ending. In fact, there was never any dull moments in this novel, because Mr. Everheart skillfully interwove secrets of Arcanville and the League together with teenage betrayal and filled other chapters with mysterious prophecies that were never exactly what Zach - or I - thought they were. So a big congratulations to Mr. Everheart for penning such an engaging YA novel without having to resort to anything “fantastical” like vampires, werewolves, or half-bloods.
Naturally, I have to mention those things which I did not enjoy about the novel, so here goes my short list.
As I mentioned in my review of the first book, Zach seems a bit “naive” at times in these books. He is in dangerous circumstances of course, over his head without a doubt, but even taking this into consideration, he does things which make you scratch your head and think “He is really going to do this. This is stupid.” And it was not a single time or even two that I felt this way but over and over again. Like I said, I understand he is a kid dealing with a situation he is incapable of handling, but I would have expected a bit more wisdom on his part, especially since the first book described him as a street suave, young man.
My second complaint is that The Delphi Deception takes place in the same location as the first, and while Mr. Everheart does his best to introduce new situations and places, he is forced to plow back over freshly tilled soil by revisiting the same locations and same issues. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, it was just difficult to read about Zach and his new sidekick doing the same things that he and Ashley did in the first book. “We have already been there and done that, give me something new” is what I was thinking at times.
Even with those issues, however, The Delphi Deception is a very good novel, and I can’t wait to see where Mr. Everheart goes with the series.
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I’d like to thank Netgalley for allowing me to receive this review copy and inform everyone that the review you have read is my opinion alone.
This second installment of the Delphi Trilogy picks up right where The League of Delphi ended. For those who have not read the first novel, here is a brief synopsis of what you missed.
Zach White is your average 16-year-old kid. Just a normal teenager really. He loves his laptop, really digs girls, and has several close friends he adores - even if they are computer hackers. Unfortunately, Zach’s life is not normal, and it has not been normal in a long while.
It didn’t start off this way, you see. As a child, Zach’s life was very normal: mom, dad, school, and friends. He lived in a small town called Arcanville. A town of tidy neatness and polite people. A place with seemingly no crime, filled with homes surrounded by uniform walls and gardens. A hamlet that was more likely to have been the subject of one of Norman Rockwell’s paintings than to be a place he would have to flee from. But once his father died in an airplane crash, Zach and his mother did indeed leave this idyllic local, vanishing into the night, and once they arrived in Europe, his mother had immediately enrolled Zach in a French boarding school under a false name and disappeared, only visiting him sporadically and for short periods of time. Her reason for all this that she was protecting him from the people who were looking for him. People that she could not let find him. These people are why they had left Arcanville. These people were why they had to each live a false life and do without any family. And these people were why he must never ever return to Arcanville no matter what!
Like any good teenager, Zach didn’t understand what was going on with his mother. Oh, she said all this cloak and dagger stuff was for his own protection, but how did he know that was true? Maybe, she had just lost her mind. You heard of it happening. And so when his mother died unexpected, Zach did what any good teenager would do: he ignored her warnings and immediately returned to Arcanville.
Once back in his old hometown, Zach gets a job at the local coffee house and sees that things in Arcanville are stranger than he remembered; an undertone of weirdness permeating the very air. So when a childhood friend commits suicide, Zach begins to investigate. Along the way, he meets a strange girl with mental issues named Ashley, who also believes Arcanville is hiding something sinister. Together, the two find themselves falling in love and rooting out the secrets of this place. And just when they believe they know what is going on, they uncover an even more terrible truth than they had suspected, for Arcanville is part of a world spanning conspiracy! A shadowy tangle of money, power, pharmaceutical experiments, and prophecies so vast that the two of them have no idea what they have stepped into.
It is more than the two teenagers can handle. Soon, they find themselves pursued by people more than willing to kill them for what they know. At least, they are willing to kill Zach, but Ashley is a special case. For you see, the League of Delphi controls the world by knowing what is going to happen in the future. This knowledge provided to them by their Pythia, or oracle, and Ashley has been identified as the next candidate to be the Delphi Pythia! The League will stop at nothing to recover their new priestess!
So as The Delphi Deception begins, Zach and Ashley are in the hospital after a near death escape from police. Unfortunately, Ashley is firmly in control of the League and is in a mental health ward, injected with the drugs necessary to induce her prophecy trance. Zach, on the other hand, finds himself able to escape from the hospital but has no idea what to do now. Should he leave Ashley to her fate or rescue her? And if he tries to rescue her, how can he fight against a world spanning organization more than willing to kill to protect its power?
Like the first installment of this series, I found The Delphi Deception a real page turner. Zach's continued efforts to uncover his past, unravel the mystery of the League of Delphi, and rescue Ashley kept the story moving along frantically to its cliffhanger ending. In fact, there was never any dull moments in this novel, because Mr. Everheart skillfully interwove secrets of Arcanville and the League together with teenage betrayal and filled other chapters with mysterious prophecies that were never exactly what Zach - or I - thought they were. So a big congratulations to Mr. Everheart for penning such an engaging YA novel without having to resort to anything “fantastical” like vampires, werewolves, or half-bloods.
Naturally, I have to mention those things which I did not enjoy about the novel, so here goes my short list.
As I mentioned in my review of the first book, Zach seems a bit “naive” at times in these books. He is in dangerous circumstances of course, over his head without a doubt, but even taking this into consideration, he does things which make you scratch your head and think “He is really going to do this. This is stupid.” And it was not a single time or even two that I felt this way but over and over again. Like I said, I understand he is a kid dealing with a situation he is incapable of handling, but I would have expected a bit more wisdom on his part, especially since the first book described him as a street suave, young man.
My second complaint is that The Delphi Deception takes place in the same location as the first, and while Mr. Everheart does his best to introduce new situations and places, he is forced to plow back over freshly tilled soil by revisiting the same locations and same issues. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, it was just difficult to read about Zach and his new sidekick doing the same things that he and Ashley did in the first book. “We have already been there and done that, give me something new” is what I was thinking at times.
Even with those issues, however, The Delphi Deception is a very good novel, and I can’t wait to see where Mr. Everheart goes with the series.
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I’d like to thank Netgalley for allowing me to receive this review copy and inform everyone that the review you have read is my opinion alone.
March 12, 2017
This was a pretty decent addition to the series, with the first part of the book being focused on getting Ashley out of the mental institute and the second part being focused on the conspiracy theory.
The main character was again Zach, this time fighting to get Ashley out of the mental instiute she is currently checked in at. It's a bit of a battle to get her out but then it's back into the real conspiracy theory of it all. Zach is still the same as in the last book except from he is more willing to accept that he has feelings for Ashley rather than Katie.
The most noteworthy secondary character is again Ashley for much the same reasons as in the first book.
The storyline is a carry on from the first book, it was an exciting and excellent addition to the series. The pacing was good although I didn't think this book was as exciting as the previous book.
4 stars
The main character was again Zach, this time fighting to get Ashley out of the mental instiute she is currently checked in at. It's a bit of a battle to get her out but then it's back into the real conspiracy theory of it all. Zach is still the same as in the last book except from he is more willing to accept that he has feelings for Ashley rather than Katie.
The most noteworthy secondary character is again Ashley for much the same reasons as in the first book.
The storyline is a carry on from the first book, it was an exciting and excellent addition to the series. The pacing was good although I didn't think this book was as exciting as the previous book.
4 stars
December 18, 2014
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest and fair review. This review is also at My Review Blog
Mild spoilers ahead.
The Delphi Deception written by Chris Everheart continues the thrilling story laid down by the first book of the series, The League of Delphi. Zachary White with the help of an unlikely ally, digs deeper into the mystery of the strange happenings in Arcanville and discovers disturbing truths about the town he once called home.
Chris Everheart writes a narrative full of atmospheric anxiety and premonition. The disregard for children and their well being in the town of Arcanville is disconcerting, but it's no different from reading about the treatment of children in The Hunger Games or Ender's Game. It continues to emphasize the fact that the pressure to perform, to meet societal standards of success can and will drive anyone to unreasonable and dangerous resorts.
Katie, Ashlynn's older sister, is the cold, calculating villain in this book. I find her to be a rather complex character, a girl driven to succeed by any means necessary. What I found rather interesting is that she wants to know who her competitors are, so that she can pulverize them into submission, but she shows a definite lack of interest in the easy way out, there is no negotiation for exam papers or answers to the pop quiz. Her interactions with Zach are fraught with a different type of tension, he knows she could betray him at any moment. Yet they have to work together to find out answers, each discovering what they must know. Katie makes for a great villain and I like that she isn't defined by her gender in her actions.
The secondary characters in this book such as Larry (the homeless man), Ashlynn (who now lies in hospital) and the new security head don't have much to do in the book. Larry gets a beautiful exposition on the relationship between the mystic and science while the new security chief is an adult version of Katie.
There continue to be some spelling and grammatical errors but those do not detract from the overall story. I give this book a well deserved 4 stars.
Mild spoilers ahead.
The Delphi Deception written by Chris Everheart continues the thrilling story laid down by the first book of the series, The League of Delphi. Zachary White with the help of an unlikely ally, digs deeper into the mystery of the strange happenings in Arcanville and discovers disturbing truths about the town he once called home.
Chris Everheart writes a narrative full of atmospheric anxiety and premonition. The disregard for children and their well being in the town of Arcanville is disconcerting, but it's no different from reading about the treatment of children in The Hunger Games or Ender's Game. It continues to emphasize the fact that the pressure to perform, to meet societal standards of success can and will drive anyone to unreasonable and dangerous resorts.
Katie, Ashlynn's older sister, is the cold, calculating villain in this book. I find her to be a rather complex character, a girl driven to succeed by any means necessary. What I found rather interesting is that she wants to know who her competitors are, so that she can pulverize them into submission, but she shows a definite lack of interest in the easy way out, there is no negotiation for exam papers or answers to the pop quiz. Her interactions with Zach are fraught with a different type of tension, he knows she could betray him at any moment. Yet they have to work together to find out answers, each discovering what they must know. Katie makes for a great villain and I like that she isn't defined by her gender in her actions.
The secondary characters in this book such as Larry (the homeless man), Ashlynn (who now lies in hospital) and the new security head don't have much to do in the book. Larry gets a beautiful exposition on the relationship between the mystic and science while the new security chief is an adult version of Katie.
There continue to be some spelling and grammatical errors but those do not detract from the overall story. I give this book a well deserved 4 stars.
July 11, 2019
Full review to come!
February 13, 2015
A Second Helping of Everything
This is the second of the Delphi books and starts up immediately where the first one ended at a semi-cliffhanger. You don't have to have read the first volume to read this one, but it sure helps on a lot of levels. The author takes great pains here in the first few chapters to summarize the earlier action and to bring the reader up to speed. This is great for someone who has read the first book because it very effectively reminds the reader of everything that happened in the first book. It would be possible to get enough from the recap if you hadn't read the first book, but it's just cryptic and bare bones enough that that would be a challenge. Perhaps more importantly, the first book was devoted heavily to establishing Arcanville, the main characters, and the mounting sense of dread and danger surrounding the heroes. That was a lot of the fun, and that scary thrilling mood is what helped readers overlook some awfully bumpy plotting. Without that background this second book could come across as pretty flat.
As it is, this second book goes back over a lot of familiar ground. Lots of places are revisited and lots of old characters are reintroduced. For a vast conspiracy we sure spend a great deal of time in a physically and emotionally and dramatically confined space. That said, a new untrustworthy, smart and devious major played is introduced in this book and she introduces new energy and unexpected complications that do move the story in some new directions. We also get a new bad guy, some unexpected twists and turns, and a number of surprises.
The upshot for me is that the book is sort of a classic middle-of-three. Everything is moved along and the final act is set up. There are enough interesting pieces in play that this series feels like it will wind up strongly in Book Three, and so I'm willing to continue to go along for the ride.
Please note that I received a free ecopy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.
This is the second of the Delphi books and starts up immediately where the first one ended at a semi-cliffhanger. You don't have to have read the first volume to read this one, but it sure helps on a lot of levels. The author takes great pains here in the first few chapters to summarize the earlier action and to bring the reader up to speed. This is great for someone who has read the first book because it very effectively reminds the reader of everything that happened in the first book. It would be possible to get enough from the recap if you hadn't read the first book, but it's just cryptic and bare bones enough that that would be a challenge. Perhaps more importantly, the first book was devoted heavily to establishing Arcanville, the main characters, and the mounting sense of dread and danger surrounding the heroes. That was a lot of the fun, and that scary thrilling mood is what helped readers overlook some awfully bumpy plotting. Without that background this second book could come across as pretty flat.
As it is, this second book goes back over a lot of familiar ground. Lots of places are revisited and lots of old characters are reintroduced. For a vast conspiracy we sure spend a great deal of time in a physically and emotionally and dramatically confined space. That said, a new untrustworthy, smart and devious major played is introduced in this book and she introduces new energy and unexpected complications that do move the story in some new directions. We also get a new bad guy, some unexpected twists and turns, and a number of surprises.
The upshot for me is that the book is sort of a classic middle-of-three. Everything is moved along and the final act is set up. There are enough interesting pieces in play that this series feels like it will wind up strongly in Book Three, and so I'm willing to continue to go along for the ride.
Please note that I received a free ecopy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.
September 9, 2013
I recently read and reviewed the first book in this series by Mr. Everheart, The League of Delphi. I received the second book in the series as a free ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Let me start out by saying this book was decent. I like the plot that Mr. Everheart is laying out, and I think he has an interesting premise for this series. It is definitely something that is a little mature for younger teens, there are some heavy subjects in this book in terms of torture and adults behaving badly towards children. I think that the mystery and intrigue introduced into the plot was entertaining and that is why I made it through the book.
That being said, the main character drove me nuts!! His narration style and voice were a bit annoying, and he made so many dumb mistakes throughout that I just wanted to smack him upside the head. Most of the book was his monologue so I had plenty of chances to become acquainted with his style.
I also felt like not much happened in this book. We deciphered a couple little clues here and there, and Zach managed to bungle a lot of information gathering forays, but in the grand scheme of things I was left feeling a little bereft of any real progress on the story line. I realize that some stuff happened, but none of our characters advanced mentally or developmentally and they are all in worse situations than they were to start with. Slightly disappointing.
I still think for teens this is an entertaining series and falls right into the genre that is in style right now. However I don't think it is a series I will be revisiting anytime soon.
Let me start out by saying this book was decent. I like the plot that Mr. Everheart is laying out, and I think he has an interesting premise for this series. It is definitely something that is a little mature for younger teens, there are some heavy subjects in this book in terms of torture and adults behaving badly towards children. I think that the mystery and intrigue introduced into the plot was entertaining and that is why I made it through the book.
That being said, the main character drove me nuts!! His narration style and voice were a bit annoying, and he made so many dumb mistakes throughout that I just wanted to smack him upside the head. Most of the book was his monologue so I had plenty of chances to become acquainted with his style.
I also felt like not much happened in this book. We deciphered a couple little clues here and there, and Zach managed to bungle a lot of information gathering forays, but in the grand scheme of things I was left feeling a little bereft of any real progress on the story line. I realize that some stuff happened, but none of our characters advanced mentally or developmentally and they are all in worse situations than they were to start with. Slightly disappointing.
I still think for teens this is an entertaining series and falls right into the genre that is in style right now. However I don't think it is a series I will be revisiting anytime soon.
June 14, 2015
Alright, book two of the Delphi trilogy jumps right into the action- right where the second book left off at. This book is definitely action packed- Zach finds an ally in an unlikely character. Though their working together is all an arrangement based on the fact that each has something the other wants. Trust runs on a very thin line between them and you can't help but get engaged with their constant battle of who is in charge (although I must say that Zach sure does hold his own!).
The complexity of Katie's character is very interesting- you almost never know what she is going to do next.
There are so many 'games' being played in this series that you can't always tell whose side someone is on. Especially at the end of this novel- there are so many unanswered questions that you can't wait to find out the truths. At the same time it answers many questions that you wanted answered from the first novel. I'm definitely diving into the next one right away.
There was some retelling throughout the first half of this book which where often just short paragraphs that gave some intimate details (could be helpful if you hadn't read the first one recently but some may find it a little annoying.) I found it both helpful and a little annoying- there were quite a few of them but at least they reminded me of some details.
There was even more world building in this novel- I must say the author makes a fantastic and very detailed world. There's also good details on some of the hacking that Zach performs but it is limited enough in detail that the reader won't get overwhelmed by it.
Note: I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
The complexity of Katie's character is very interesting- you almost never know what she is going to do next.
There are so many 'games' being played in this series that you can't always tell whose side someone is on. Especially at the end of this novel- there are so many unanswered questions that you can't wait to find out the truths. At the same time it answers many questions that you wanted answered from the first novel. I'm definitely diving into the next one right away.
There was some retelling throughout the first half of this book which where often just short paragraphs that gave some intimate details (could be helpful if you hadn't read the first one recently but some may find it a little annoying.) I found it both helpful and a little annoying- there were quite a few of them but at least they reminded me of some details.
There was even more world building in this novel- I must say the author makes a fantastic and very detailed world. There's also good details on some of the hacking that Zach performs but it is limited enough in detail that the reader won't get overwhelmed by it.
Note: I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
March 29, 2015
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.The Delphi Deception begins where The League of Delphi left off, and starts with a jolt of adrenaline. Zach must decide if it is time to cut his losses and run or if it's time to finish the task he began with -- wipe out the secret society that destroyed his family. His decision is complicated by the Sloan sisters - Ashley is being prepped for her role as an oracle, a fate that will surely destroy her, and ambitious Katie sees Zach as another stepping stone towards the future of her dreams, and she isn't above blackmailing him into helping her climb higher. This book has all the tension and intrigue of the first book, but the introduction of a few new twists and a new perspective on Katie keeps things fresh. I read it in a few hours, and I thought it was just as engaging as the first. In fact, I thought this was a bit better because it got down to business more quickly. There were some breaks in the action, but I thought they were balanced well with the action. It, again ends with a cliffhanger (gha), but as the third book has already released I'm going to download it and start it tonight. I think this is a series that many of my high school guys will enjoy, especially those who enjoy YA thriller/suspense. I'm adding the series to my classroom library wishlist and recommending it to our school librarian. Language and situations are appropriate for all ages, but this will be of more interest to grades 9+.
September 30, 2013
I have to say after reading book one and it ending on SUCH a cliff hanger I knew that I had to get my hands onto this book asap. I was very excited when Chris told me it was ready to go!
This is definitely a YA book and as such the positive and the negative (for me) are the same. There is SO much going on! But being a YA book and a lover of that intensity being ratcheted up I can see why Chris Everheart just keeps that pace moving. I mean it literally felt like I was reading 100 miles per hour and I was still being left behind! I wanted to read faster and faster to know what was going to happen next! But there was just so much going on that at some point you need a breather, something to help you understand what is going on with all this drama and of course the why of it!
That said, I love how Chris was able to dive right back into this. I felt like the two books could easily be read back to back without a break, they are that seamless. And if you’ve read and enjoyed book one, The League of Delphi, then you’re going to enjoy this. The twists are still there, the intensity, and of course our favorite characters, although Ashley is having some issues! It’s so hard not to get into what is going on without spoilers, so I’ll leave it at this… If you enjoy fast, fun, ya books these are definitely for you!
This is definitely a YA book and as such the positive and the negative (for me) are the same. There is SO much going on! But being a YA book and a lover of that intensity being ratcheted up I can see why Chris Everheart just keeps that pace moving. I mean it literally felt like I was reading 100 miles per hour and I was still being left behind! I wanted to read faster and faster to know what was going to happen next! But there was just so much going on that at some point you need a breather, something to help you understand what is going on with all this drama and of course the why of it!
That said, I love how Chris was able to dive right back into this. I felt like the two books could easily be read back to back without a break, they are that seamless. And if you’ve read and enjoyed book one, The League of Delphi, then you’re going to enjoy this. The twists are still there, the intensity, and of course our favorite characters, although Ashley is having some issues! It’s so hard not to get into what is going on without spoilers, so I’ll leave it at this… If you enjoy fast, fun, ya books these are definitely for you!
July 17, 2014
Second in the Delphi Trilogy, Chris Everheart’s The Delphi Deception starts where book one left off, but includes just enough nicely woven backstory to make it perfectly readable on its own. Of course, the ending’s a serious cliff-hanger, but enough questions are answered and mysteries solved to make the story satisfying on its own. And book III is coming soon—I hope!
The story’s told in a convincing teen voice as Zach struggles against the system, eager to save the girl he accidentally led into trouble, and reluctant to trust anyone. His mistrust is not unfounded. Ashley’s growing sicker in the hospital. Her treacherous sister’s growing more ambitious. And the mysterious Larry remains an enigmatic mix of helpful and weird.
A boy seeking purpose, a girl speaking in riddles, hidden identity, and the historical oracles of Delphi all combine in a tale that blends modern science with ancient myth and leaves a seventeen-year-old to understand the poetry of a prophet.
The Delphi Deception is a fast exciting tale with great characters, fascinating plot, and a beautifully imagined small-town, large-world location. Book one starts the story with a perfect sense of intrigue. This book continues it, bringing Zach closer to finding his purpose in life. And I can’t wait for book three.
Disclosure: I was offered a free copy and I offer my honest review.
The story’s told in a convincing teen voice as Zach struggles against the system, eager to save the girl he accidentally led into trouble, and reluctant to trust anyone. His mistrust is not unfounded. Ashley’s growing sicker in the hospital. Her treacherous sister’s growing more ambitious. And the mysterious Larry remains an enigmatic mix of helpful and weird.
A boy seeking purpose, a girl speaking in riddles, hidden identity, and the historical oracles of Delphi all combine in a tale that blends modern science with ancient myth and leaves a seventeen-year-old to understand the poetry of a prophet.
The Delphi Deception is a fast exciting tale with great characters, fascinating plot, and a beautifully imagined small-town, large-world location. Book one starts the story with a perfect sense of intrigue. This book continues it, bringing Zach closer to finding his purpose in life. And I can’t wait for book three.
Disclosure: I was offered a free copy and I offer my honest review.
October 13, 2013
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The League of Delphi was a really fast paced read that had me quickly turning pages to see what happened next! The chapters were short, which really helped set the pace properly. The story is told in one of my favorite ways -- you just leap right into the story and get the character history when you need it. This book also had the bonus of being set after a major event happened, which only grabbed my attention even more! Love it!
This second installment of the Delphi Trilogy follows "Zach" around as he tries to get a grip on the life that has begun spiraling out of control. There's a good dose of secrets, betrayal, and oracles to keep him on his toes. I was a little worried that a book lacking the usual players in the YA paranormal romance game (i.e. shifters, vampires, etc + some "girl moving to a new town") wouldn't keep my interest, but I was pleasantly surprised by this unique tale.
I can't wait to see what happens in the rest of the trilogy, especially considering where this book left us!
The League of Delphi was a really fast paced read that had me quickly turning pages to see what happened next! The chapters were short, which really helped set the pace properly. The story is told in one of my favorite ways -- you just leap right into the story and get the character history when you need it. This book also had the bonus of being set after a major event happened, which only grabbed my attention even more! Love it!
This second installment of the Delphi Trilogy follows "Zach" around as he tries to get a grip on the life that has begun spiraling out of control. There's a good dose of secrets, betrayal, and oracles to keep him on his toes. I was a little worried that a book lacking the usual players in the YA paranormal romance game (i.e. shifters, vampires, etc + some "girl moving to a new town") wouldn't keep my interest, but I was pleasantly surprised by this unique tale.
I can't wait to see what happens in the rest of the trilogy, especially considering where this book left us!
September 2, 2013
The Delphi Deception picks up the action from The League of Delphi and runs with it. Zach White desperately wants to rescue Ashley from the League's hospital. She is being drugged to prevent her from escaping the League's plans for her to become an oracle. Everything that Zach has learned in the first book is turned upside down. He finds an unlikely ally in Ashley's scheming sister Katie even as he starts to doubt his "uncle's" story. As in the first book, the action is nonstop. The author does a worthy job of continuing the story. However, after a while, I found the nonstop action to lose its impact and merely repetitious. The story is an interesting one, though, and I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
May 12, 2014
See the full review @ http://sarityahalomi.blogspot.com/201...
I will start with my previous review :
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Well I didn't change my mind - just love it....
It is smart fast enjoyable plot (please, read my previous review).... the characters that I like in the 1st book ... I still like....
and yes .... expect very interesting twists in the plot....
Mr. Everheart - I am glade that you use the fable of the frog and the scorpion.... and beside my love to fables it is so right to use them in connection to this book.
I will start with my previous review :
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Well I didn't change my mind - just love it....
It is smart fast enjoyable plot (please, read my previous review).... the characters that I like in the 1st book ... I still like....
and yes .... expect very interesting twists in the plot....
Mr. Everheart - I am glade that you use the fable of the frog and the scorpion.... and beside my love to fables it is so right to use them in connection to this book.
December 10, 2014
Chris Everheart speeds the pace up as Arcanville's hidden secrets come into view. It just gets better!
What little Zach knew when he came back to Arcanville is dwarfed now that he has learned about the secret society The League of Delphi and the lineages now living in this out-of-the-way town. The only people Zach trusts now are few. His mother's paranoia was not a mental illness. It was the sane response to events happening in the League of Delphi -- including things his own father was behind.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
http://martysreads.blogspot.com/2014/...
What little Zach knew when he came back to Arcanville is dwarfed now that he has learned about the secret society The League of Delphi and the lineages now living in this out-of-the-way town. The only people Zach trusts now are few. His mother's paranoia was not a mental illness. It was the sane response to events happening in the League of Delphi -- including things his own father was behind.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
http://martysreads.blogspot.com/2014/...
July 22, 2015
Picking up where the first book left off, Chris Everhart plunges the reader back into the mysterious and action packed world of Arcanville. Although some questions were answered in the first book, more questions remained and Zach and Ashley managed to find just as much trouble as the mysteries they uncovered.
All ages will enjoy this tale of age old secrets being brought to light as a pair of teenagers find that the idyllic college town is anything but. Follow them in a race to uncover centuries of hidden agendas and a secret society.
I eagerly await the third book in the series. Will Zach and Ashley break free of the Delphi Society, or be crushed by them.
All ages will enjoy this tale of age old secrets being brought to light as a pair of teenagers find that the idyllic college town is anything but. Follow them in a race to uncover centuries of hidden agendas and a secret society.
I eagerly await the third book in the series. Will Zach and Ashley break free of the Delphi Society, or be crushed by them.
August 19, 2013
The Delphi Deception by Chris Everheart is the follow-up to The League of Delphi. Zach continues his attempts to rescue Ashley, and his new ally is the treacherous Katie, who informed on Ashley in the first place.
What else? There is more information about Larry and a surprise twist about Zach. And there you have it.
If you liked the first one, you will probably like this one as well. I wasn't impressed with the first one and should have left this one alone.
NetGalley/PR by the Book
YA/Mystery. Oct. 1, 2013.
April 26, 2014
I have enjoyed this sequel to the League of Delphi very much but feel frustrated now not knowing what will happen next! Chris Everheart has created a thrilling and suspenseful mystery series which holds the reader in its grip and constantly leaves you guessing who is trustworthy and who is going to finally uncover the truth about the League of Delphi. There is no doubt that Everheart will be able to capture the interest and attention of middle grade readers and indeed older readers with this exciting series.
June 2, 2015
I received a copy from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This started right where the first book left off, so there wasn't anything missing. Zach is struggling with what he should do. Disappear and come back for Ashley when the time is right, or stay and fight the league. His choice is nearly made for him when Katie decides she wants to know who's ranked ahead of her at any cost. This moved at a much quicker pace than the first book, so it was very hard to put down. I can't wait to see how it all works out in the third book!
This started right where the first book left off, so there wasn't anything missing. Zach is struggling with what he should do. Disappear and come back for Ashley when the time is right, or stay and fight the league. His choice is nearly made for him when Katie decides she wants to know who's ranked ahead of her at any cost. This moved at a much quicker pace than the first book, so it was very hard to put down. I can't wait to see how it all works out in the third book!
October 4, 2013
I enjoyed this one a little more than the first book. I felt like there was a lot more action than backstory, which was what bored me a bit with the first. I'm definitely interested in reading the conclusion of the triliogy when it comes out.
I received this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
I received this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
October 3, 2013
I really thought this was a great second book in a trilogy. It was action packed and yes it is fast paced but I didn't mind. There are so many hoops Zach has to jump through and yes he does screw up frequently but that to me is what makes it interesting. I can't wait to see what happens to him and Ashley in the next book. I am already impatiently waiting for it.
December 8, 2015
I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I did enjoy this one just like the first one. The story was very suspenseful and exciting, fast-paced and action packed. While I really disliked Katie in book one, I grew to like her much more over the course of this book. I really missed Ashley in this book, though. I am looking forward to reading book 3 next.
I did enjoy this one just like the first one. The story was very suspenseful and exciting, fast-paced and action packed. While I really disliked Katie in book one, I grew to like her much more over the course of this book. I really missed Ashley in this book, though. I am looking forward to reading book 3 next.
Want to read
October 3, 2013I'm always interested in YA mythology books because I consider them my possible competition. Another book that's free for me to review. We'll see how this goes. I received an arc copy but it looks as if this already came out.
January 7, 2014
This is the second book, and I ADORED it.
It was better than the first! (that's a rarity these days!)
I love Z's devotion to Ashley, and I rationally, logically, and emotionally identified with the characters.
Full review soon!
It was better than the first! (that's a rarity these days!)
I love Z's devotion to Ashley, and I rationally, logically, and emotionally identified with the characters.
Full review soon!
August 28, 2013
I received an ARC from netgalley. I got to chapter nine and gave up.
for my full review go to rebeccalaurenreviews.blogspot.co.uk
for my full review go to rebeccalaurenreviews.blogspot.co.uk
November 14, 2013
Loved it!!! Kept me on the edge of my seat and left me wanting the next book NOW!!!. Great Job Chris!!! Keep 'em coming!!!!
January 6, 2017
Great sequel. Of course it ends on quite a cliffhanger.....
Still a great read that I recommend for a child/youth. (I enjoyed it as well).
Still a great read that I recommend for a child/youth. (I enjoyed it as well).
February 27, 2016
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