A review by babs_reviews
The Resurrection by Julie Plec

5.0

In true Mikaelson fashion, this family rips the emotions right out of you! This series was so much fun to read because you not only have a face to put with the characters (well the main ones) but you also have a voice. So along with a readers imagination you have real solid imagery to build the scenes in your head.

An enemy searches and preys upon the one thing that can drive Elijah, Rebekah and Niklaus apart; individual weakness. What better way to defeat an enemy than divide and conquer?

Klaus thrives on power and even sitting at the top he salivates for it, the thirst never being quenched. He is hell bent on taking New Orleans and at whatever cost necessary. Beautiful brute that he is.

Elijah's weakness has always been family. I've always thought he got his strength from being needed, like it was his duty to reign in Klaus and guide him as best he could. He completely loses his way and at the hand of a beautiful woman no less.

Rebekah, she's always throwing her words every which way about humans...yet her desire for love might very well be her undoing. A very human trait if you ask me.

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The will and determination of each them is put to the test. It becomes a battle and they must decide carefully just how far they are willing to go to uphold a promise they made to each other. After all, Family IS Power.

Is their loyalty as strong as they thought...strong enough to do whatever it takes to keep it?

Their loyalty has never ceased before, despite the constant treachery.

We already know as a whole, family, cumbersome as it is, not only makes them their strongest but also makes them weak.

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The question becomes which will win...strength or weakness?


Julie Plec does a great job of world building. She's created a rounded story with a plot that keeps your interest up until the end. The fight scenes are vivid and the blood shed just as messy as you'd like, even if you won't admit it. A grand finish to the series.