Series: The Legion (bk. 1)
Genera(s): Paranormal Romance/Horror
Subjects: supernatural, ghosts, ghost hunters, secret
societies, demons, demonology, love
Setting: Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia
POV/Tense: 1st person POV, past tense:
Kennedy Waters
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 305 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover and in Paperback
List Price: $18.00/$9.99
Publisher: Hachette: Little, Brown
Summary/ product description: “Supernatural meets The Da
Vinci Code in this action-packed paranormal thriller, the first book in a new
series from New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia.
I never
believed in ghosts. Until one tried to kill me.
When
Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, her world begins to unravel. She doesn’t
know that paranormal forces in a much darker world are the ones pulling the
strings. Not until identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into
Kennedy’s room and destroy a dangerous spirit sent to kill her. The brothers
reveal that her mother was part of an ancient secret society responsible for
protecting the world from a vengeful demon — a society whose five members were
all murdered on the same night.
Now
Kennedy has to take her mother’s place in the Legion if she wants to uncover
the truth and stay alive. Along with new Legion members Priest and Alara, the
teens race to find the only weapon that might be able to destroy the demon —
battling the deadly spirits he controls every step of the way.
Suspense,
romance, and the paranormal meet in this chilling urban fantasy, the first book
in a new series from Kami Garcia, bestselling coauthor of the Beautiful
Creatures novels.”
My Review: What
if the Winchesters from Supernatural were teenage twin brothers and part of a
secret society called the Legion and the story was told from the perspective of
a teen girl? That’s basically what this book is like. I like the main
character. Kennedy has a unique combination of talents. She’s not only a really
talented artist, but she also has a photographic memory. After her mother dies,
she’s devastated. A few weeks later she plans to go to a boarding school, but
plans change when a spirit attacks her in her house and two guys show up and
shoot the spirit. Jared and Lukas hunt the paranormal and are part of the
Legion.
Kennedy travels with them to meet the other two Legion
members, Alara and Priest. These teens
all recently suffered the loss of their mentors, which are a family member, so
now the Legion is made up of these teens. Alara is really interesting. He
grandma taught her some voodoo spells and portions to ward off evil. She hates
the color pink. Priest is goofy and invents weapons to destroy evil spirits.
Jared fights and Lukas searches for paranormal activity. They believe Kennedy
is the 5th member of Legion, but she doesn’t believe it.
The plot is mainly about the teens visiting haunted
places in search for pieces of a weapon that can supposedly destroy a demon.
Some of the spirit they meet along the way a vengeance spirits and evil, while
others are innocent and benign. They destroy or help. Some creepy stuff
happens, but it’s pretty thrilling and exciting. This book is a perfect
Halloween read or dark-and-stormy-night read. It’s not so creepy you’ll get the
chills, but creepy enough.
This book and Anna Dressed in Blood are the only YA
books I can truly say are similar to my favorite TV show, Supernatural. So
what’s with all the bad reviews on Goodreads? This is a good book! I recommend
it to those who love YA paranormal and Supernatural. There’s evil spirits and
demons and symbols and devil’s traps! Also, recommend it to fans of shows like
Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters, Constantine, Grimm and other paranormal shows
and horror movies. Also if you liked the Ghost Huntress series.
Cover Art Review: The cover is great with the big
gothic U and the face and colors, but I’m still kind of jelous of this UK
edition with Kennedy on the front:
No comments:
Post a Comment