Author: Melissa De La Cruz
Genre: Supernatural, Young Adult
Series: The Beauchamp Family #2
Synopsis (from Goodreads): Just as things have
settled down in the off-the-map Long Island town of North Hampton for
the magical Beauchamp family, everything gets turned upside down once
more when Freya's twin brother Fryr, or "Freddie" as he's called now,
returns from Limbo with shocking news - that it was none other than
Freya's fiancé, Killian Gardiner, who set up his downfall.
He begs Freya to keep his presence a secret, even from their own family, but somehow the irascible Freddie is still able to conduct many affairs with the town's young lovelies from his self-imposed exile. Until he falls for the wrong girl.
While Freya tries to keep her brother from exacting revenge on the man she loves, Ingrid has her own problems. Her human boyfriend, Matt Noble, becomes entangled in a complicated investigation, and when the magical creatures at the center of it come to Ingrid for help, she has a difficult choice to make.
To top it off, a dead spirit is trying to make contact with Joanna - but does it mean to harm or warn the witches? All hell breaks loose at the family reunion over Thanksgiving, and much mayhem ensues, but when the culprit behind Freddie's imprisonment is finally revealed, it may already be too late to staunch the poison that's been released by the serpent's kiss.
Review: The Sun god Fryr have obviously won my heart, especially because the wrong girl he falls for has the same name as I do hiding her true identity being Brunhilde - the love of Fryr's life yet he cannot have her in any way. Though I find him amusing and also found him the center of Joanna's life, goodbye Tyler Alvarez - that cute little boy whom Joanna spent her whole time with in the previous book.
I never expected Melissa to write such a twisted book (and I mean it in such a way that the plots are interrelated but still original). Most plots have a relation with each other and compared to her Blue Bloods series, she's become more simple with the details and tries not to forget these details (as one major detail flop with the Blue Bloods are the canine familiars - when they are supposed to be protectors to their vampire familiars, they just disappeared out of nowhere).
Though I'd like to point out the author's use of so much highfalutin words. I mean, if the scope of the audience of the book is for teens, I don't think words such as salacious is appropriate. I mean, it's nice for vocabulary build up but sometimes authors should consider the intellect of their readers. This is one of the few pointers I learned from my journalism teachers and mentors, use appropriate choice of words to the right group of readers. I think that's all and it has a positive face along with a negative face.
Rating: ★★★★☆
Though I'd like to point out the author's use of so much highfalutin words. I mean, if the scope of the audience of the book is for teens, I don't think words such as salacious is appropriate. I mean, it's nice for vocabulary build up but sometimes authors should consider the intellect of their readers. This is one of the few pointers I learned from my journalism teachers and mentors, use appropriate choice of words to the right group of readers. I think that's all and it has a positive face along with a negative face.
Rating: ★★★★☆
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