Fractured Soul (Fractured Light #2)
Author: Rachel McClellanGenre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Publisher: Cedar Fort
Description:
Llona will do whatever it takes to protect her new found friends and home, but the dark plot that is threatening Lucent Academy, a school that’s supposed to be a safe place for Auras, may be too powerful for even Llona to defeat. This fast-paced tale of love, loyalty, and overcoming the darkness will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last page!
Fractured Soul is the second installment in the YA fantasy/paranormal series that continues to follow the main character of Llona Reese as she attempts to settle back into a semi-normal life at Lucent Academy after all that had happened last year. After the horrific events that had taken place, Llona is more determined than ever to protect her friends and school from the darkness that is threatening to defeat everything she has struggled so hard to save. Llona must learn to believe in herself, to control the darkness before it destroys everything she holds dear - including her own life.
This was a great second book in the series. It picked up nicely where the first book left off and the story flowed seamlessly into the next part of the plot. Llona continues to be a great heroine in the series - she learns a lot about herself, what she's capable of (both good and bad), and also how to wholely accept yourself. She showed a lot of character growth in the novel, which I think shows how multi-faceted a character she really is. The other characters showed some character growth throughout the book as well, which really moved them forward alongside Llona and also allowed the major plot to progress. The plot itself was really intriguing and rivals the intense and mind-blowing experience of the first book. I don't want to ruin anything with spoilers, so I'm not going to say much about what happens in the book - only that it keeps you turning the pages eagerly just to see what will happen next. The writing style was very effortless and clipped along at a great pace - not too fast to feel rushed but fast enough to keep you on your toes. The writing was fantastic and continues to show the talent of the author even as the series progresses. I highly recommend this book for fans of the first novel in the series, as well as fans of YA fantasy and paranormal series. I'll definitely be looking forward to the release of the third installment!
About the first book in the series:
Author: Rachel McClellan
Release Date: February 8, 2012
Publisher: Cedar Fort
Description:
I’m dying, I thought. This was unexpected and not at all how I envisioned my death. I was supposed to die gardening in a flowerbed as a hundred-year-old woman, not as a seventeen-year-old trapped in a lake beneath inches of ice.
Llona Reese is used to living on the run. After the Vykens killed her parents, she knew they would eventually come for her too. She can’t take any chances. But when she starts to make friends for the first time in her life, she gets careless and lets her guard down. Big mistake.
As an Aura, Llona can manipulate light and harness its energy. But if she wants to survive, Llona will have to defy the Auran Council and learn to use her power as a weapon against the Vyken whose sole desire is to take her light. Now she’s caught in something even bigger than she can understand, with a power she can’t wield, and no one she can trust, except, just maybe, a mysterious stranger.
In this breathtaking and romantic adventure, Rachel McClellan delivers a truly mesmerizing story that will keep you guessing to the very end.
Author Links:
Twitter: @RachelMcClellan
Buy Links:
Fractured Soul-Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/Fractured-Soul-Rachel-McClellan/dp/1462111807/ref=la_B005RFFM9M_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361366390&sr=1-1
Fractured Light-Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/Fractured-Light-Rachel-McClellan/dp/1599559420/ref=la_B005RFFM9M_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1361366390&sr=1-2
Fractured Light-Barnes and Noble:http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fractured-light-rachel-mcclellan/1105707326?ean=9781462101962
Giveaway: 10 ebooks and 5 Hardbacks - Choice between Fractured Light and Fractured Soul (INT)
