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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
Getting through this book was a serious chore. I have loved all the JLA books I have read before, especially the Covenant series, and especially Seth, so I know its my own fault. I think I am outgrowing her writing style and her humour. All the "donkey balls" and "douche nozzles" are just annoying and not funny to me anymore. It makes everyone seem really immature, and they even talk like that during the heavy moments which takes something away from it. I also didn't like Alex and Aiden in this one. They were being really annoying. I kind of wanted Josie to go off on her own at the end so I wouldn't have to tolerate those two in the next book. I will try reading one more book in this series and see if I will be more accepting next time, since I am still interested in what happens.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This reread is giving me everything I need right now. I love this series so freaking much. Can’t wait for the next two books cause I know that they’ll be even better than the second one.
I think I made a huge mistake. I should have waited for final book to come out and then, only then, read this book. I have to wait a year. A fucking year!!!!!!!!! It's no fair!!!!!!!! That ending ruined me! I want to see Seth get better! And I want people to forgive him already! I know Josie tends to be annoying with her Seth defending, but it's like she's the only one on his side. Me no likey!
I liked this book better than the first one. I didn't bond with characters then, but this book ripped me to shreads and I just have to hurt all over for Seth. This book had more heartache than the previous one, and I like that. It seems I like it better when characters suffer. It makes them more real in my mind. I'm messed up, I know.
I like how this series is developing, and I can't wait for the book 3!!!!!!!! Give it to meeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!
I liked this book better than the first one. I didn't bond with characters then, but this book ripped me to shreads and I just have to hurt all over for Seth. This book had more heartache than the previous one, and I like that. It seems I like it better when characters suffer. It makes them more real in my mind. I'm messed up, I know.
I like how this series is developing, and I can't wait for the book 3!!!!!!!! Give it to meeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!
Josie learns more about her purpose as she attempts to stay ahead of the deadly titans in the follow up to The Return.
Once again, I loved the mythology and the setting. However, the main plot seems to be pushed to the side to focus on the romance and the disintegration between the two factions (full and half bloods). I really wish more time was spent fleshing out the main narrative. I want to know more about the titans and more about the demigods!
Finally, I'm really disappointed at the ending. What's the point in having demigods if Seth can handle the job? I want more of an active role from Josie, and I would rather the trilogy had spent more time pulling in the other demigods rather than focusing so much on previous characters.
tl;dr While the story has a wonderful mythology, the characters, plot, and setting are losing their initial drive within the narrative.
Once again, I loved the mythology and the setting. However, the main plot seems to be pushed to the side to focus on the romance and the disintegration between the two factions (full and half bloods). I really wish more time was spent fleshing out the main narrative. I want to know more about the titans and more about the demigods!
Spoiler
Gods help me, I really wish Aiden and Alex had not been a part of the narrative. While I really enjoyed the Covenant series plot and setting, I actually was not the biggest fan of Aiden and Alex. Adding them to the story not only made it boring for me, it did not help the characterization of Josie at all. Is it just me, or do her and Alex have way too many similar character traits? It's honestly a little disturbing thinking Seth has ended up with an Alex knock-off. I would have preferred Alex stay in the underworld until maybe the end of the trilogy (if she made an appearance at all).Finally, I'm really disappointed at the ending. What's the point in having demigods if Seth can handle the job? I want more of an active role from Josie, and I would rather the trilogy had spent more time pulling in the other demigods rather than focusing so much on previous characters.
tl;dr While the story has a wonderful mythology, the characters, plot, and setting are losing their initial drive within the narrative.
Meinung
Jennifer L. Armentrouts Schreibstil hat mir wieder unglaublich gut gefallen. Auf der einen Seite ist man laut am Lachen (das ist mir sehr oft passiert), weil der Humor grandios ist und auf der anderen Seite weint man, weil einem das Herz gebrochen wird. Es war eine Achterbahnfahrt der Gefühle, die ich wirklich genossen habe und auf die ich mich immer wieder einlassen würde.
Sowohl Seht als auch Josie haben mir in diesem Band besser gefallen als im ersten Band. Beide haben sich charakterlich stark entwickelt und sind an sich selber und den Ereignissen, die geschehen sind, gewachsen. Teilweise hätte ein klärendes Gespräch sicherlich dafür gesorgt, dass einige Dinge leichter vonstatten gegangen wären, aber sie sind nicht perfekt. Sie haben Fehler, Ecken sowie Kanten und genau das sorgt dafür, dass sich die beiden einen Platz in meinem Herzen erschlichen haben. Josie tat mir, genauso wie Seth, an einigen Stellen unglaublich leid und ich hätte sie am liebsten in meine Arme geschlossen.
Zudem wird die Beziehung der beiden immer komplexer und vielschichtiger. Sie haben mir nicht nur einmal mein Herz rausgerissen und es wieder zusammengeflickt - nicht nur sie selber wachsen, sondern auch die Beziehung und das war unglaublich schön zu beobachten.
Auch die Nebencharaktere haben mir wirklich gut gefallen, gerade Deacon hat mich verzaubert: er ist unglaublich sympathisch und liebenswert. Außerdem tauchen zwei neue Charaktere auf, die ich unglaublich interessant fand. Ich bin wirklich gespannt, was noch kommen wird und freue mich schon sehr, wenn ich weiterlesen kann.
Die Handlung an sich hat mir ebenfalls wirklich gut gefallen.
Es war um einiges spannender, als im ersten Band und ich wurde von der ersten Seite an mitgerissen. Die Situation mit den Titanen spitzt sich immer weiter zu und nicht nur einmal kommt es zu Kampfszenen (die mich unglaublich überzeugt haben). Ich habe mich mitten im Geschehen wiedergefunden und mitgefiebert. Josie und ihre Kräfte haben mich immer wieder faszinieren können und es scheint sogar noch mehr zu kommen, worauf ich mich ebenfalls freue.
Zum Ende hin kamen einige Dinge zum Vorschein, die dafür gesorgt haben, dass ich die Luft angehalten habe. Ich bin unglaublich gespannt, wie es nach diesem Ende weitergehen wird - ich habe überhaupt keine Ahnung, welche Richtung die Reihe einschlagen wird.
Fazit
Somit komme ich auf 4,5 von 5 Sterne.
Der zweite Band hat mir nochmal um einiges besser gefallen, als der erste. Es gab alles, was das Leserherz begehrt: Spannung, Action, Humor und eine große Portion Liebe.
Ich mag die Reihe wirklich immer mehr und freue mich schon sehr auf den nächsten Band - ich bin gespannt, wie die Geschichte von Seth und Josie weitergehen wird.
Jennifer L. Armentrouts Schreibstil hat mir wieder unglaublich gut gefallen. Auf der einen Seite ist man laut am Lachen (das ist mir sehr oft passiert), weil der Humor grandios ist und auf der anderen Seite weint man, weil einem das Herz gebrochen wird. Es war eine Achterbahnfahrt der Gefühle, die ich wirklich genossen habe und auf die ich mich immer wieder einlassen würde.
Sowohl Seht als auch Josie haben mir in diesem Band besser gefallen als im ersten Band. Beide haben sich charakterlich stark entwickelt und sind an sich selber und den Ereignissen, die geschehen sind, gewachsen. Teilweise hätte ein klärendes Gespräch sicherlich dafür gesorgt, dass einige Dinge leichter vonstatten gegangen wären, aber sie sind nicht perfekt. Sie haben Fehler, Ecken sowie Kanten und genau das sorgt dafür, dass sich die beiden einen Platz in meinem Herzen erschlichen haben. Josie tat mir, genauso wie Seth, an einigen Stellen unglaublich leid und ich hätte sie am liebsten in meine Arme geschlossen.
Zudem wird die Beziehung der beiden immer komplexer und vielschichtiger. Sie haben mir nicht nur einmal mein Herz rausgerissen und es wieder zusammengeflickt - nicht nur sie selber wachsen, sondern auch die Beziehung und das war unglaublich schön zu beobachten.
Auch die Nebencharaktere haben mir wirklich gut gefallen, gerade Deacon hat mich verzaubert: er ist unglaublich sympathisch und liebenswert. Außerdem tauchen zwei neue Charaktere auf, die ich unglaublich interessant fand. Ich bin wirklich gespannt, was noch kommen wird und freue mich schon sehr, wenn ich weiterlesen kann.
Die Handlung an sich hat mir ebenfalls wirklich gut gefallen.
Es war um einiges spannender, als im ersten Band und ich wurde von der ersten Seite an mitgerissen. Die Situation mit den Titanen spitzt sich immer weiter zu und nicht nur einmal kommt es zu Kampfszenen (die mich unglaublich überzeugt haben). Ich habe mich mitten im Geschehen wiedergefunden und mitgefiebert. Josie und ihre Kräfte haben mich immer wieder faszinieren können und es scheint sogar noch mehr zu kommen, worauf ich mich ebenfalls freue.
Zum Ende hin kamen einige Dinge zum Vorschein, die dafür gesorgt haben, dass ich die Luft angehalten habe. Ich bin unglaublich gespannt, wie es nach diesem Ende weitergehen wird - ich habe überhaupt keine Ahnung, welche Richtung die Reihe einschlagen wird.
Fazit
Somit komme ich auf 4,5 von 5 Sterne.
Der zweite Band hat mir nochmal um einiges besser gefallen, als der erste. Es gab alles, was das Leserherz begehrt: Spannung, Action, Humor und eine große Portion Liebe.
Ich mag die Reihe wirklich immer mehr und freue mich schon sehr auf den nächsten Band - ich bin gespannt, wie die Geschichte von Seth und Josie weitergehen wird.
Strong second book in The Titian Series. I loved seeing how Seth is navigating his and Josie relationship (even though I wanted to punch him through the first half of the book). I also love that we are starting to see Josie become strong in her own way and that she went through a grieving process, which I appreciated that JLA described.
Even though I was crying at the end of this book, I know that there is a HEA destined for these two. I am so excited to continue reading their story and can't wait for book three!
Even though I was crying at the end of this book, I know that there is a HEA destined for these two. I am so excited to continue reading their story and can't wait for book three!
“I had to prove what he believed wasn’t true. Prove that he was the total of everything he’d done and not just the dark things he was ashamed of, and I would do so, because I loved him and accepted him for who he was, for all his faults. That was what love meant. Love fostered courage.”
The Power picks up where The Return left off. Josie’s Demigod powers have been unleashed and she is training with Seth to not only learn how to fight but also how to use her powers as well. The discord between the Halfs and the Pures is getting worse and fights are breaking out all over the University campus. It’s during one of these fights that Alex and Aiden return from the Underworld and I was so happy to see these characters again. Apollo finally comes through with another born Demigod in the form of Hercules to help them locate the other Demigods that are needed to fight the Titans. The action really picks up when they travel to California to find the Demigod located there and then the book ends with something that had me crying and wanting to immediately start reading the next book.
Josie is such a kick ass heroine but she also has her doubts and I love that about her. In the middle of a daimon fight she has to remind herself that she can do this, and then she lets her training take over. She has her heart broken by Seth, we’ll get to that in a minute, feels rejected by her father Apollo but she keeps going. Don’t get me wrong, she has a pity party for a few days when Seth breaks her heart but she realizes that she needs to keep training so even though she’s unhappy she pushes through it. Then she decides to fight for Seth and she finally gets through to him. She believes in Seth even when he doesn’t believe in himself and that makes my heart so happy because I hate how feels about himself.
Seth, oh dear vulnerable Seth. Yes, he does at one point break Josie’s heart, but he truly believes that he’s doing the right thing and that she would be better off without him around her. That entire situation breaks my heart for both of them, Seth because he feels like he doesn’t deserve happiness and Josie because she doesn’t realize that he broke things off with her because he is himself broken. When Josie tells him that she is in love with him and he responds by telling her that he has never had anyone tell him that they love him or that they are in love him, it made me cry so hard. I hate everything that he’s gone through in the past and the way that it’s made him see himself. I’m so glad that he has Josie to love him and show him that he is worthy of love.
All the other characters in this book make me simultaneously happy and mad. I loved seeing Alex and Aiden again, they are one of my favorite couples and it’s wonderful seeing them after the events in the Covenant series. Apollo makes me laugh with his perfect, or maybe not so perfect, timing but I also want to throat punch him for his apparent indifference to Josie. She wants to talk to him so much, to get to know him, and to find out what is going on with Erin and her mom but he never sticks around for very long. And the way he was with Alex right in front of Josie hurts my heart because he barely glanced at her. Having already read this series a few times, I know why he’s this way, but it doesn’t change the way I feel about it as this point. Hercules is annoying, and I want to throat punch him as well. I love Luke and Deacon. And I just want to say that everyone needs a best friend like Deacon.
There are times when you can definitely tell that this is a second book in a series but it didn’t stop me from loving it. I absolutely cannot wait to read the next book!
“I’m not saying he’s all forgiven or that he’s perfect. He’s not. I know that. But he’s Seth. He’s not just the sum of only half of what he’s done. He’s whole and he’s not going to be referred to from here on out as the God Killer. That is not who he is. And he needs help, and because I love him - because I’m in love with him - I’m going to help him instead of give up on him.”
The Power picks up where The Return left off. Josie’s Demigod powers have been unleashed and she is training with Seth to not only learn how to fight but also how to use her powers as well. The discord between the Halfs and the Pures is getting worse and fights are breaking out all over the University campus. It’s during one of these fights that Alex and Aiden return from the Underworld and I was so happy to see these characters again. Apollo finally comes through with another born Demigod in the form of Hercules to help them locate the other Demigods that are needed to fight the Titans. The action really picks up when they travel to California to find the Demigod located there and then the book ends with something that had me crying and wanting to immediately start reading the next book.
Josie is such a kick ass heroine but she also has her doubts and I love that about her. In the middle of a daimon fight she has to remind herself that she can do this, and then she lets her training take over. She has her heart broken by Seth, we’ll get to that in a minute, feels rejected by her father Apollo but she keeps going. Don’t get me wrong, she has a pity party for a few days when Seth breaks her heart but she realizes that she needs to keep training so even though she’s unhappy she pushes through it. Then she decides to fight for Seth and she finally gets through to him. She believes in Seth even when he doesn’t believe in himself and that makes my heart so happy because I hate how feels about himself.
Seth, oh dear vulnerable Seth. Yes, he does at one point break Josie’s heart, but he truly believes that he’s doing the right thing and that she would be better off without him around her. That entire situation breaks my heart for both of them, Seth because he feels like he doesn’t deserve happiness and Josie because she doesn’t realize that he broke things off with her because he is himself broken. When Josie tells him that she is in love with him and he responds by telling her that he has never had anyone tell him that they love him or that they are in love him, it made me cry so hard. I hate everything that he’s gone through in the past and the way that it’s made him see himself. I’m so glad that he has Josie to love him and show him that he is worthy of love.
All the other characters in this book make me simultaneously happy and mad. I loved seeing Alex and Aiden again, they are one of my favorite couples and it’s wonderful seeing them after the events in the Covenant series. Apollo makes me laugh with his perfect, or maybe not so perfect, timing but I also want to throat punch him for his apparent indifference to Josie. She wants to talk to him so much, to get to know him, and to find out what is going on with Erin and her mom but he never sticks around for very long. And the way he was with Alex right in front of Josie hurts my heart because he barely glanced at her. Having already read this series a few times, I know why he’s this way, but it doesn’t change the way I feel about it as this point. Hercules is annoying, and I want to throat punch him as well. I love Luke and Deacon. And I just want to say that everyone needs a best friend like Deacon.
There are times when you can definitely tell that this is a second book in a series but it didn’t stop me from loving it. I absolutely cannot wait to read the next book!
“I’m not saying he’s all forgiven or that he’s perfect. He’s not. I know that. But he’s Seth. He’s not just the sum of only half of what he’s done. He’s whole and he’s not going to be referred to from here on out as the God Killer. That is not who he is. And he needs help, and because I love him - because I’m in love with him - I’m going to help him instead of give up on him.”
This book was such an emotional rollercoaster for me, it's hard to describe what I'm feeling.
JLA is my favourite author and oh my gods she has done it again.
Alex and Aiden are back in this book and although the reunion didn't quite go as I'd hoped, it was still a lot of fun having them around. I just really wish I could have read their scenes from their point of view because I miss them so much. (Therefore, I will probably re-read at least two of the Covenant series books. Do I have the time to do that? No, but that never stopped me before.)
Also, can we all just take a moment to appreciate Deacon? They way he was there for Josie and how he defended Seth at the end.
Even though Seth did annoy at times, I feel like his relationship with Josie was very real. Those two will do anything and everything for each other and even tho THIS SERIES IS KILLING ME I'm all here for it.
I totally understand where Alex and Aiden where coming from in that last scene, but, even though they did eventually agree with everyone, it hurt me to see them as "the bad guys". Not that they were the bad guys but I don't know how else to put it.
JLA is my favourite author and oh my gods she has done it again.
Alex and Aiden are back in this book and although the reunion didn't quite go as I'd hoped, it was still a lot of fun having them around. I just really wish I could have read their scenes from their point of view because I miss them so much. (Therefore, I will probably re-read at least two of the Covenant series books. Do I have the time to do that? No, but that never stopped me before.)
Also, can we all just take a moment to appreciate Deacon? They way he was there for Josie and how he defended Seth at the end.
Even though Seth did annoy at times, I feel like his relationship with Josie was very real. Those two will do anything and everything for each other and even tho THIS SERIES IS KILLING ME I'm all here for it.
I totally understand where Alex and Aiden where coming from in that last scene, but, even though they did eventually agree with everyone, it hurt me to see them as "the bad guys". Not that they were the bad guys but I don't know how else to put it.
Fantasy #2
OMG! I cannot believe that I have to wait a couple of months until "The Struggle" comes out.
OMG! I cannot believe that I have to wait a couple of months until "The Struggle" comes out.