Review: Hooked
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 12, 2013
I must admit I find myself quite surprised at the way things are progressing in this story. This is definitely not my typically preferred reading choice, but after a curious glance at the first installment I find myself undeniably hooked.This installment begins where the last one ended, with Mark and Tatiana finding each other in the darkness of an underground cave. They are both injured, as a result of the fall after the floor beneath them collapses.From here we are thrust into a ton of action, with Mark and Tatiana making a crazy exciting discovery of just what has been living beneath their city for centuries. We also meet Ally, the super friendly and mysterious croc we got a glimpse of in part 1.I finally started to really get into all the history that is unveiled with the reading of Adalina Espanosa's journal entries. I feel like Mark is definitely on to something big with the information contained in it...but what exactly that is, is yet to be seen.We get a little more information on what exactly is going on with Jacob and why he seems so glum all the time. I found that I could totally empathize with Mark in his dealings with his older brother. We always hate to see our family suffer, and want the best for them, but are often torn between being an enabler and using a little tough love.All in all, in was an excellent addition to the series. The only suggestion I could make is to be careful of misuse of adjectives and descriptive phrases. For example, in one part of the book Mark describes Tatiana's dad's skin tone as "burned caramel," but Tatiana is clearly of the Caucasian persuasion. Burned Caramel just seems too dark.  Maybe it's just me.I can't wait to jump into the 3rd one.