Review: A Great Follow Up
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2012
Sacrifices is a great follow up to Awakenings, we pick up right where we left off.......Kiera has forced the Witch Queen into retreating but her friends' lives still hang in the balance and she needs to find out if they are alive so Zakk talks her into looking for them. As they re-enter his world, they come across a small pocket of resistance and learn of some survivors from the Witch Queens' earlier conquests who are more than willing to help. But as they continue with their rescue mission, the Witch Queen regains her strength and pulls out all stops to force another showdown only this time - she has the upper hand and some startling knowledge. Can Kiera be who she is meant to be? Will she ever defeat the evil Witch Queen?This was a really good progression from book one, the storyline flows perfectly, seamlessly even and there is no let-up in danger or action. Kiera is having trouble dealing with what people think she is capable of and doesn't really believe the hype especially when she is forced to travel through the kingdom in a less than savoury manner, but she is soon humbled when she sees how real and horrid the conditions are. She's also struggling with other people showing Zakk affection with a couple of green eyed monster situations - she feels connected to him in a big way which leads to a big reveal towards the end that I'm just dying to find out the details to. I think this book was all about setting up the resistance and getting the players placed both in Zakk's world and through the vortex into Kiera's world also as we see what's happening there through Maddy's eyes. And there is just as much happening there, Maddy is let in on a few juicy secrets that not even Kiera is privy to and starts to feel like she is involved now and an unexpected connection to Kiera is most welcome and also makes me wonder `what's up with that?', hope we got some info on that. As some alliances are forged, some are broken and you won't see it coming as the Witch Queen seems to have everything in the bag including a piece of information that no one wants her to have - making her mission that much easier. The adventure and danger factor are felt throughout as escape plans are acted out - giving you a cat & mouse feel, the resistance are found and set up, a search and rescue operation is acted upon and some huge secrets are revealed leading to yet another showdown with evil who seems to have the upper hand this time - and all in the space of 81 pages!! What more could you wish for?I think I would like to read them all back to back when they are all released and appreciate them as a whole because each book so far has been an easy, fun read and holds every bit of my interest and can be read in a couple of hours but I know I would like to submerge myself in the full adventure and get as much as possible from the complete collection. 3.5*s