Review: You will be consumed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2012
Consumed, the second and final book in the Devoured series will not disappoint Shelly Crane fans.  And if you have never read one of her books, what are you waiting for?  The blurb sums up the book well and lets you know what to expect from this book without giving away any clues or spoiling the outcome, which I won't do either.  As with Devoured, Eli is still a sweet heart but even more so now that he has Clara.  Clara is still strong and independent but the situation plays on this a bit and she becomes much softer with Eli.  Clara and Eli are just magical together and their connection is the stuff of stories.  Again Shelly has written characters that are just so interesting and instantly likable that you are pulling for them to have their happy ending.Consumed, initially seemed to move quite slow before Eli and Clara go on the run, but then the story moved really quick.  If anything I did feel it was a little rushed, and I felt that some of the situations would have benefited from slowing down the action and taking more time explain the new people and the new environment.  Consumed introduced a lot of different concepts, characters and mythological creatures that were not there in Devoured, and I personally I would have liked these explored more.  Shelly has such a nice way of describing people and places and I felt this was lacking a little from Consumed.  This is not to say that I did not enjoy the book, I did, I loved it, but not as much as Devoured.And for all you who think that this is the end of the series, although the story has a nice ending, I can see if Shelly wanted to she could do alot more with people she has created within this series, and I would welcome that.Will I read it again? SureWould I recommend it? Yes