Underworld
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Meg Cabot
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, the dark reimagining of the Persephone myth begun in ABANDON continues ... into the Underworld. Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn't dead. Not this time. But she is being held against her will in the dim, twilit world between heaven and hell, where the spirits of the deceased wait before embarking upon their final journey. Her captor, John Hayden, claims it's for her own safety. Because not all the departed are dear. Some are so unhappy with where they ended up after leaving the Underworld, they've come back as Furies, intent on vengeance . . . on the one who sent them there and on the one whom he loves. But while Pierce might be safe from the Furies in the Underworld, far worse dangers could be lurking for her there . . . and they might have more to do with its ruler than with his enemies.
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Author
Meg Cabot
Pages
322
Publisher
Point
Published Date
2013
ISBN
0545040639 9780545040631
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"This the second book in the <i>Abandon Trilogy</i>.<br/><br/><center><b><u>The Plot</b></u><br/><br/>Pierce has been taken to the Underworld for her own protection after being nearly killed by her grandmother. The book opens with her having nightmares of being out at sea and John drowning. At first, she thinks she saves him but a wave overtakes him and he is swept away from her. It is then she, as she awakens back to reality, that she is being held by someone and finds a nearly half-naked John holding her. Of course Pierce jumps to conclusion and believes that she slept with John in the same bed but John tells her he actually slept on the couch until her heard her cry. <br/><br/>As they sit down to breakfast, John neglects to tell Pierce that eating anything in the Underworld (much as it had done to Persephone) will forever keep her there. Of course this upsets Pierce and she ends up jumping to more conclusions which angers John (not that I cannot say I blame him for being angry).<br/><br/>Before he leaves, he gives her a bird in which she names Hope. He also warns her not to leave the castle. Of course, Pierce does not listen especially after finding her bag and cell phone which has a video of her cousin, Alex, trying to get out of a box. <br/><br/>We also meet members of John's crew as well as Typhon. Pierce comes across a young boy named Henry when she feels that she is being stalked by a Fury. The boy, who has been told not to let Pierce see him, has come to gather the dishes when she finds him. She follows him where she is attacked by Typhon who is pulled away by Frank. She also meets Mr. Graves, the ship's surgeon, and the mysterious Mr. Liu. They also seem to remind Pierce of the guards she had first met upon her first death. <br/><br/>It is Mr. Liu that tells her the images might be happening in the future or could have already happened. It just depends. Before anything further could be said upon the subject, John appears and takes Pierce to a beach. There she tells him of the images in her cell phone and pleads with him to help her cousin. Of course, he does agree.<br/><br/>But the question remains: will they make in time to save Alex?<br/><br/><center><b><u>Characters</b></u><br/>Pierce - She wasn't as annoying as she had been in <i>Abandon</i> but there were some instances where I still wanted to smack her upside her head for either crying or jumping to conclusions too soon. <br/><br/>John - I was sort of annoyed with him in the beginning. He should have understood that Pierce did not know everything there was to know about life in the Underworld. She did tell him that she had not read much mythology as it had not been entirely taught in school. I would have expected him to understand that and give her a bit of a lesson beforehand.<br/><br/>Alex - He was a bit annoying. <br/><br/>Kayla - I was glad to see her back. She was definitely missed!<br/><br/>Typhon - Loved the dog! <br/><br/>Overall the book had a bit more action than the first one and it was hard to put down. I did enjoy it. I think I only had problem with the rules set about killing furies. If you can suddenly find a way, then why not have worded it: "there is a possibility that a fury can be killed or destroyed" instead? I think it would have been a lot better than the rule book set."
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