I really enjoyed "Darkness Becomes Her", the first book in this series about a post catastrophic Hurricane New Orleans called New 2. Ari found out that she is a 'god-killer' or Gorgon at the end of book one. Her best friends and everyone of the Nine controlling families now know what evil lurks inside her. Some want to use her for protection from the evil Athena and as a bargining chip in a politically fueled duel between the Goddess and the Families. Ari wants revenge on Athena for her mother's death and desperately wants to rescue her little friend Violet and her Father. She is unsure of how Sebastian feels about her anymore since he hasn't spoken to her since the show down with Athena. Ari is sure he feels she is a monster. But Sebastian continues to feel drawn to Ari, himself a misfit as a half vampire-half warlock, and he helps her on her mission for revenge.
Ari is granted permission to search the secret library that only the council knows about for any information to help remove her curse or free Violet and her Father from Athena. Henri, Sebastian, and Ari manage to get into Mt. Olympus by following one of Athena's minions to a magic doorway. After stumbling into a banquet right in front of Athena, herself, the three must a way to rescue their friends and themselves. It is a roller coaster reading ride that you will be unable to put down.
This series is like nothing I have ever read. Keaton does a wondrous job of creating a fantasy New 2 that is based in real life. She also makes a mythological villian, the Gorgon, an identifable and courageous heroine. The story is action, romance and coming of age in a world that is seeped in mystery and magic. This is an incredible series for anyone that enjoys paranormal and highly recommended.
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Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton
When I picked up Darkness Becomes Her, I was drawn to the post-double-hurricane disaster world. Living in FL, all my life we know hurricanes and I have lived through many. I remember the year that Katrina devestated New Orleans and remember when another threatened the same coast that year. I had always though "what if" myself, so this was a very interesting premise to me.
The story start out with Ari learning from a mental institution that her mother commited sucide just months after giving her up to Children's Services at the age of 3. Ari has had a hard life being in many abusive foster homes before ending up with her last good family who have trained her in self defense and made her a legal weapon carrier. She is trained in the bail bonds business that her foster parents own. This makes Ari somewhat of a bad-A. She is a heroine that you can cheer for and will become her own savior.
Ari decides that she must go in New 2 to get a look at her birth records in hopes that her father is listed or that she can find some other information about her parentage. New 2 is the name for what is left of New Orleans of the distant future after 2 vicious devastating hurricanes have wiped out the city. The US has sold the city to 9 founding families who have formed the Novem and rule the city. It is rumored to be a haven for the paranormal. Ari finds a letter from amongst her mother's things that warns that she is in danger and must RUN! Almost as soon as she reads this eery warning, she is attacked by a huge fighter who is trying killed her and speaking in a strange foreign language. She manages to kill him with his own blade only to have his body disappear. Now she is freaked and hitches a ride into New 2 with a 15 year old UPS driver, Crank. Crank introduces her to a band of misfits that squat in an abandoned mansion in the Garden District. All of the kids are freaks like Ari. Ari fits in for the first time in her life. She also finds out the Novem has orders to bring her in also. She doesn't trust anyone and doesn't know who is after her or why. In an attenpt to find out what is exactly her curse is or what she will become, she visits a witch doctor who is deathy afraid of her. Everyone is deathly afraid of her it seems and she cannot find out why.
This story is an incredible read as it takes you into a world that is realistic yet unreal. The descriptions were awesome and I found myself wanting to visit. Ari made me laugh, cheer and cry for her. I love the band of misfits that surround her and develop into her family. She also uncovers her curse and how it will manifest. This story sucked me in and I didn't want to put it down. I can't wait for the sequel to see how Ari will continue. This book reminded me of the cult movie "Escape from New York" mixed with X-men and other paranormal. There is a little of everything in this book. I highly recommend it!
The story start out with Ari learning from a mental institution that her mother commited sucide just months after giving her up to Children's Services at the age of 3. Ari has had a hard life being in many abusive foster homes before ending up with her last good family who have trained her in self defense and made her a legal weapon carrier. She is trained in the bail bonds business that her foster parents own. This makes Ari somewhat of a bad-A. She is a heroine that you can cheer for and will become her own savior.
Ari decides that she must go in New 2 to get a look at her birth records in hopes that her father is listed or that she can find some other information about her parentage. New 2 is the name for what is left of New Orleans of the distant future after 2 vicious devastating hurricanes have wiped out the city. The US has sold the city to 9 founding families who have formed the Novem and rule the city. It is rumored to be a haven for the paranormal. Ari finds a letter from amongst her mother's things that warns that she is in danger and must RUN! Almost as soon as she reads this eery warning, she is attacked by a huge fighter who is trying killed her and speaking in a strange foreign language. She manages to kill him with his own blade only to have his body disappear. Now she is freaked and hitches a ride into New 2 with a 15 year old UPS driver, Crank. Crank introduces her to a band of misfits that squat in an abandoned mansion in the Garden District. All of the kids are freaks like Ari. Ari fits in for the first time in her life. She also finds out the Novem has orders to bring her in also. She doesn't trust anyone and doesn't know who is after her or why. In an attenpt to find out what is exactly her curse is or what she will become, she visits a witch doctor who is deathy afraid of her. Everyone is deathly afraid of her it seems and she cannot find out why.
This story is an incredible read as it takes you into a world that is realistic yet unreal. The descriptions were awesome and I found myself wanting to visit. Ari made me laugh, cheer and cry for her. I love the band of misfits that surround her and develop into her family. She also uncovers her curse and how it will manifest. This story sucked me in and I didn't want to put it down. I can't wait for the sequel to see how Ari will continue. This book reminded me of the cult movie "Escape from New York" mixed with X-men and other paranormal. There is a little of everything in this book. I highly recommend it!
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