Publisher: Point
Publish Date: April 26, 2011
Source: Library
Though she tries returning to the life she knew before the accident, Pierce can't help but feel at once a part of this world, and apart from it. Yet she's never alone...because someone is always watching her. Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back.
But now she's moved to a new town. Maybe at her new school, she can start fresh. Maybe she can stop feeling so afraid.
Only she can't. because even here, he finds her. That's how desperately he wants her back. She knows he's no guardian angel, and his dark world isn't exactly heaven, yet she can't stay away...especially since he always appears when she least expects it, but exactly when she needs him most.
But if she lets herself fall any further, she may just find herself back in the one place she most fears: the Underworld.
When I
started reading Abandon, I wasn't quite feeling it. It
kept jumping around from the past to the present to the past again and it was
kind of hard to keep up. The transitions weren't at all obvious and a lot of
the times I'd have to flip back to check where in the timeline I was. In the
end, though, I was devouring it.
I thought I might have a problem with the relationship between
Pierce and John because the whole we-barely-know-each-other-but-it's-love
paranormal romance thing doesn't usually appeal to me, but I ended up really
rooting for them to be together. I'm not sure what it was about John, but he's
quite swoony. And once again, the typical paranormal bad boy is not at all my
thing. In fact, I'm more of cute-and-sweet-nerd love kind of gal. Maybe it's
that John may have been kind of grumpy sometimes but he also just seemed kind
of innocent. Like he has no idea why a girl would be terrified at the thought
of spending forever in some strange guys room.
I liked that there was a lot of setup in Abandon, but it didn't feel like there was. A lot of the side story-lines
will carry into the next book, but I didn't even realize they weren't going to
be tied up until I turned the last page. Also, for all you cliffhanger haters,
I didn't feel like the end was that much of a cliffhanger. Sure, it's not all
tied up with a pretty little bow but it's not like "will Pierce make it
out of the River Styx alive or will she DROWN?! Find out next time!" And
no, that's not a spoiler.
One minor little gripe I had was with the way the dialogue was
broken up. I don't like when it looks like this: "What," Alex asked
while turning around from his post at the dishes, "do you think you are
doing?" It just feels so unnatural and it happened SO many times.
The Nutshell: Abandon started out a little rocky for me, but I ended up loving it. I mean, if paper burns were possible, I would probably have had them from flipping pages so fast. If you like variations of Greek mythology then this is definitely a book for you. If you like Meg Cabot with a dash (and then some) of paranormal, then give Abandon a try. If you like the wounded-bad-boy thing then what are you waiting for?
Pages: 304
Series: Abandon Trilogy #1
Rating: Hit
Hmm...that dialog does seem odd, I hope I don't get too hung up on it. I won a copy of this from Erica (The Book Cellar) last month, so I'm excited to read it when it comes! I haven't ever read any Meg Cabot, but I admit that this appeals to me more than all of her contemporary books have. I'll just remember that it might take a bit to get into when reading!
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