My darling husband brought it in with lunch around 12, and after he left for his CDL class at 1, I dove in!
For those unfamiliar with Cabot's Abandon series, it is a retelling of the myth of Persephone about teenage Pierce Oliviera and the very mysterious John Hayden( Since this is a review on the second book, their may be some SPOILERS concerning the first. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED***)
Here we continue our adventure with a seventeen-year-old Pierce and her "death deity" boyfriend, John. Their relationship becomes evermore tangled, if not passionate, all whilst dealing with the evil Furies that crave John's pain and Pierce's demise. Can they find a way to defeat the Furies AND keep Pierce's loved ones out of harms way?? More than that, can Pierce come to terms with who John truly is???
I implore you to see for yourself!
True to Cabot's style, this book had me literally glued to the pages. Like, stumbling around my messy apartment( which I 100% neglected today because I had better things to do, which lead to this review), trying not to lose my spot on the page. Perhaps what I love most about Cabot's style of writing is the way that she captures your imagination without losing you in overdone detail.
What I particularly loved about Underworld is the way Pierce and John's relationship progresses. I have no doubt that there are hard times to come, but I was extremely satisfied as a reader by the maturation of their relationship.
I waited almost a year for this wonderful book to come out, and I finished it in FOUR HOURS!! And I say this not to comment on my uncommonly fast reading(my husband barely believed me) but to add another testament to how truly gripping I found this book.I HAD to know what was going to happen. Like, yesterday. :)
If you can't tell yet, it has my vote. Check it out!
P.S.- Fans can anticipate the third novel in this series, Awaken sometime in the future.
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