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Indlæser... Betrayal (Haunting Emma)af Lee Nichols
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I read this book for the "A Book With The Letter 'Y' In The Title" part of my 2018 reading challenge. It was a bit confusing at first, having not read book 1 but it was ok after a couple chapters. The plot moved quickly and didn't seem to have a realistic timespan, also the battles seemed to take 20 seconds. Reminded me a lot like City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. ( ) I love reading YA novels, but I have a sneaking suspicion that certain authors might be following a formula: the characters of the 'Haunting Emma' series by Lee Nichols and the 'Vampire Academy' books by Richelle Mead seem to have an interchangeable cast and story arc. Young girl with special powers uprooted from family? Check. Sent to live in secret community to train for her new supernatural vocation? Yup. Falls in love with slightly older and incredibly goodlooking guardian? Hell yes. I'm not complaining, by any means - I enjoyed the vampires, and I'm equally smitten with the ghosts - but teens who read nothing but these novels might get a little stalled by the similarities. The shocks keep on coming for Emma Vaile, after discovering that she is the greatest in a long line of 'ghostkeepers' in the first 'Haunting Emma' novel. The Knell, a secret society of ghostkeepers, send two new agents to Echo Point, one to train Emma and one to join with her and Natalie in the fight against Neos, but Emma is also struggling with two typically teenage worries: boyfriend trouble and fitting in at school. Bennett decides that he can't surrender his own powers to be with Emma after all, and Coby's friends are still blaming Emma for what happened. On top of all this, more Vaile family secrets are revealed. As Emma says, 'Did my whole life boil down to ancestry? My parents, who'd lied to me. My brother, who'd disappeared. The previous incarnations of me, who'd fought and died'. Gripping stuff. Another fast-paced adventure from Nichols, with a young but engaging heroine and a great concept. I love the idea of communicating with ghosts more than all the 'action scenes', but I will definitely keep reading, to find out how everything works out for Emma and Bennett. "As chilling and page-turning as Deception, this sequel will grab readers and hold them to the last page."I agree one hundred percent, Deception was a great read and Betrayal is just as good if not better. Things are quickly changing for the ghostkeepers. Everything they thought was impossible is all of a sudden possible, and everything they believed to be rumored is real after all.As Emma learns to deal with her friend's death and the weird relationship she has with Bennett, she has to also learn to use her powers and find out just how powerful she really is. In Deception I quickly fell in love with Emma's character and her relationship with Bennett.In Betrayal, Lee Nichols managed to keep their personalities exactly the same. I've read so many books where in the first book, the characters were amazing and in the second book they become so whiny and weak. Not Emma! Even after Bennett leaves, she goes through a slight depression, but did not let it stop her from doing her duties as a ghostkeeper. She knows once it's all over, then maybe her and Bennett can be together.Betrayal is full of surprises and twist, it was one shock after the other. Very easy to picture in your head and fast paced. A definite page-turner and I promise you will have goosebumps all over. I loved it and love Lee Nichol's way of writing. Betrayal is the second in her Emma Haunting series, So if you haven't read Deception, book one, I suggest you pick up a copy and enjoy the ride. :-)www.goodchoicereading.com Betrayal is the second novel of the series Haunting Emma by Lee Nichols, and I need to say that I really liked this book. CAUTION.... Some SPOILERS. The story continues where it ended on the first book, after Cody's death. When Emma finds out that she cannot be with Bennett, because he is going to lose his powers... And when Sara and Harry don't want to talk her because they feel she is responsible for Cody's death. Neos is gaining power, and she is the only one who can stop him. When I read the first novel, I fell in love with the characters, with the story, and with everything. In Betrayal, there are new characters, like Simon and Lukas. I didn't like them at the beginning of the book, but I just finished loving them like the others... specially in the voice message Emma received from them; Simon, Lukas, and Natalie... was really funny. They behaved like a family. Of course, there is big changes in some characters, like Sara and Harry, something that was understandable. What I didn't like about that, is that they believed everything too quickly. And Nicholas... I didn't like that part either. : ( This book was shorter than the first one, so it was a quick read. Really easy like Deception. I didn't feel the story improves/develops too much this time, specially at the end (Was a little bit predictable). Even though, I really enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to read the third book, Surrender. reviewed by http://urbanfantasyinvestigations.blogspot.com/ I was REALLY surprised by this series. I won book one DECEPTION from Goodreads and immediately contacted Lee to see if she was looking for reviewers for book 2 because I was just blown away with how much I truly enjoyed reading DECEPTION. Ive read plenty of ghost story's but the author takes it a step in a different direction and it totally works for me. Full of twists and surprises Emma and her friends kept me happy to read more. The explanation of all the different ghost keepers continues and new characters are introduced. Emma learns more about her family and who she is. I had a bit of a hard time with Emma and Bennett's relationship and the way the ending plays out with Bennett, I'm not sure where Lee is taking it but I guess that is part of the reason I will keep reading lol. It was a fun and fast read and I will be picking up SURRENDER when it hits the shelf. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML: Emma Vaile is the most powerful ghostkeeper in centuries. Which is great when she's battling the wraith-master Neos, but terrible when she's flirting with fellow ghostkeeper (and soul mate) Bennett. When ghostkeepers fall in love, the weaker one loses all power, and that's not something Bennett can handle. Heartbroken and alone, Emma tries to lose herself in school with fellow ghostkeeper, Natalie. When a new team of ghostkeepers arrive-one a snarky teenboy, the other a British scholar-Emma finds solace in training for the battle against Neos. But as the team grows stronger, they are threatened by an unknown force. One they thought was good.As chilling and page-turning as Deception, this sequel will grab readers and hold them to the last page. No one is safe from suspicion as Emma closes in on the traitor. .No library descriptions found. |
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