Review: 3 1/2 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2014
My brain is in danger of going on a brief holiday, there was something I needed to say to him, but when he’s touching me all I can think of is him, and how I want him to touch me some more.The war between the vamps, slayers and magic users continues in Tribane. Tegan has been gone for two years but now she’s back on the side against the vamps. Tegan’s Return by L.H. Cosway is book two of the Ultimate Power series and as with the first book in the series; Tegan is the center of attention. She has magical blood that has been masked but it seems she may be more than just a human with special blood. She’s starting to show magical abilities. I’m not sure if it is her blood but both Finn and Ethan are attracted to Tegan. It seems even two years away has not dampened Ethan’s attraction to her and when she’s in his presence she is totally attracted to him. I can’t help but believe they are ultimately meant to be together but it doesn’t happen in this story. There are two more books after this one and I can only hope they come together although I’m starting to wonder if this will follow a Twilight path with the Team Ethan and Team Finn or even like Sookie Stackhouse with Team Bill vs Team Eric.Finn is the first one to find Tegan and he convinces her to come back to Tribane to help find the daughter of the governor of the North. They are convinced the vamps ruling the South have taken her and using her for leverage. Somehow Tegan has enough empathy for the girl to give up the security of living alone in a faraway city to come back to Tribane. Of course the money they are going to pay her helps motivate her. What I don’t understand is how she really feels she is qualified to do a rescue missions and I can’t get over her ability to completely betray Ethan. You can tell they are meant to be together and it’s obvious his affection for her but she is still betraying him throughout the whole book.The story is told in first person from Tegan’s POV. It wasn’t my favorite form because Tegan comes across as indecisive and immature and she’s in her early 20’s. She can’t seems stop herself from talking about how much she cares for Ethan every time he is near and falling into his embraces. Then still doing what she needs to to save a child she doesn’t even know or have any connection with. There is also the whole story line about her dad who is missing. While she is concerned she seems to be making a halfhearted effort to find him. That storyline is not resolved in this book and definitely is the lead in into the next book.There were also some sentences that irked me that I’m sure are perfect English in England but here it just sounded so wrong. “Delilah is sat beside them, chatting with an older woman…” The use of the verb sat verses sitting was distracting. Again, probably perfect use of the word in England just my pet peeve.Overall I think it is a really good YA book. For me I felt like I was relieving the Twilight saga all over again with girl falls in love with vamp but can’t trust him and non-vamp boy tries to convince her he’s evil. My son did read the book as well and he loved it and is ready for the rest of the series. So I interpret that to mean a perfect YA book.Review originally appeared at: mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index.php/?p=17138