Review: Good start to a series. Looking forward for more.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2013
I'm not a huge fan of mythology, but I do find it interesting. Pair it up with a feisty heroine and I was instantly drawn to this book. It wasn't what I was expecting, but it was pretty good.At first, Maggie was hard for me to like. She came across as self-centered and as a mother myself I didn't appreciate the way she sometimes treated her mother. Thankfully, as the story progress, Maggie opened up more and I came to dislike her less. I admired the fact that she was strong-willed and treated her friends with respect. Little by little, she showed a different side to her that helped me connect to her more. Maybe not fully, but I could understand where she was coming from.Now Mac, I enjoyed him from the beginning. Maybe it was the accent, maybe it was the fact that he wasn't easily persuaded and stood his ground. Whatever the reason, I believe he was great for Maggie.Although there is some undercurrent of attraction between Mac and Maggie, I appreciated the fact that it wasn't the focus of the story. Christine O'Neill did a good job in balancing Mac and Maggie's growing connection with the other elements of the story.The plot wasn't overtly complicated, but interesting enough to keep me reading and wanting to know it all played out. And although the pace dragged in places, it did pick up speed and became more enticing towards the end of the story.The secondary characters that were introduced were interesting in their own right and added to the story. I enjoyed the friendship between Maggie and Bink ans well as her interactions with Libby. Those were the moments when I saw the vulnerable side of Maggie that she hidden from most people.Chaos is the first book in the Kardia Chronicles and I think it did a good job of establishing the world that Maggie was suddenly thrust into. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.I received this title from the publisher in exchange of my honest opinion.