The Awakening (Darkest Powers, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Feb 15, 2017 Marla rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal, young-adult, shape-shifters, series, adventure, horror, romance, challenged, audiobook, mystery

I liked this book better than the first book. Chloe Saunders raising dead was scary and cool. We learned more about the Lyle House and the Edison Group. Chloe, Tori and Derek all bicker less than the first book.

Likes:
* Liz helped Chloe
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Dislikes:
* Lyle House and Edison Group
* Tori is such a whiny, argumentative spoiled princess
* Tori's mot ...more

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Apr 29, 2010 The Flooze rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned, ya_teen, vanquished_2010, urban-fantasy-paranormal, the_magic_number

I would highly recommend reading all of these books together. One and two do not finish in true cliffhangers, but they do feel like chapter endings rather than book endings.

The second book of the Darkest Powers Trilogy is just as exciting as the first. It covers the teens’ desperate escape from their captors and their harrowing experiences on the run. There’s a lot more character development in this book, with additional information on the kids’ powers. Chloe is still very much the 15 year-old ( ...more

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Mar 27, 2010 Samantha rated it liked it

Shelves: ebook-own, 2010

I liked this next installment in Armstrong's Darkest Powers trilogy (or ongoing series). Chloe has found out that Lyle House was not anything she expected. She's found help in her fellow Lyle House residents, Derek and Simon. They're on a mission and if they fail, the consequences will be dire.

This was a worthy sequel to The Summoning, but not without its own issues. Particularly the first third of the book dragged and although it was realistic for the situation, it didn't make for very interest ...more

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Dec 17, 2009 Cindi Kelley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2009-read

Another excellent read.

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Jan 06, 2012 Christal rated it liked it

Shelves: necromancers, ya-and-na, witches-warlocks-and-mages, ghosts, female-lead, shady-government-agency, urban-fantasy, weres-and-shifters, magic, demons

I liked the first book well enough to read this and my library had the copies so I thought why not. While the story is good, I am just not a huge fan of YA in general. If I run across a copy of the third book, I will probably pick it up, but I won't be going out of my way to purchase it like I do with her adult series. ...more

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