Review: fantastic dystopian world
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2013
Chaos Bound.Chronicles from the Applecross 2. Rebekah TurnerReview from Jeannie Zelos Book Reviews.I struggled a bit with book one, its such a very different world within a world with characters that span species that it was difficult for me to fully engage with them. I found though on picking up this book that I’d taken in more than I though and everything came together far better for me. Lora – flawed heroine, she's learning things about her heritage she never envisaged, and its putting her into danger. Well, danger is part of her everyday life as a Runner, but even more so now that people may want her – or her blood- for the power. Roman and Seth are still around, Seth is a past lover and wants more – and though Lora would have loved that at one time she's seen another side to him now – and then there's Roman. Nephilm who thinks he's her soul-mate – that's a relationship forbidden though by the Grigori masters who control the Nephilm, so they have to be very careful. Then she's tasked with what seems like a simple job of finding a missing person – and of course its never as simple as it seems, and Lora gets drawn into life threatening danger once again.Its again a novel of non stop action, every word counts, every tiny bit of each plot adds something to the overall one, and Lora is struggling to put all the pieces together and keep herself alive. It seems everyone wants her for something, and most of them aren't too bothered whether she's alive. Its a climatic ending, with her getting involved in a blood sports game where she's the prey! And all the while trying to protect her family and help those she loves.I really felt I'd got to grips with the world of Applecross in this book, found it easier to work out the layers of hierarchy and where the varies people fit. I'm looking forward to more – I want to know what happens with them all next, and if Lora goes forward with Roman – and how she can do that – or if she goes back to Seth.Priced at 3.11/$5.01 for 241 pages its one with enough detail to bear multiple re reads.Stars: loved it – five.ARC supplied via Netgalley