Review: Awakening (The Dark Rituals, Book 1)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2014
If you’re looking for a unique and intriguing read then look no further!Awakening is the story of Colina, a healer, whose life has been completely destroyed. She has no one left to turn to so she goes to the most unexpected place for help. Luke is a death dealer. Which as you can guess is on the other end of the career spectrum as a healer. Luke is so surprised with Colina that he jokingly agrees to help her just to find out why she’s so desperate. However, things become very complicated when they are attacked at Luke’s shop because Colina is there, and his sister is abducted. Now Luke is desperate to get Darla back and will do whatever it takes, including training Colina to become a Death Dealer. Together they risk everything in order to get Darla back and to avenge Colina’s family.I really enjoyed this story! I felt so bad for Colina, but she was so strong and an admirable character. She had been taught her entire life to stay away from Death Dealers so it was a really big deal that she trusted Luke enough to help her. And Luke, oh Luke, obviously I loved him! The ‘not so’ bad boy. He may have tried to be a bad boy, but you could tell he had a soft spot for Colina from the moment she walked into his shop. The trials that Colina had to go through were so intense and crazy, and there were times I was cringing on the inside wondering what was about to happen. And the ending! Holy Cow! I was NOT expecting it to end that way. I’m quite heartbroken :( and I’m going to start Possession as soon as I can!Overall, this a great book and I would definitely recommend it to fans of paranormal young adult! Thank you Catrina for allowing me to read and review this!