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Chosen Ones
by Veronica Roth
Delightfully written, this story follows five people hand picked as teenagers to defeat a great evil: the Dark One. Ten years ago, they believed him defeated, although there was never a body for proof. Sloane, who the Dark One seemed to target specifically, has always doubted that the Dark One was truly dead. Then suddenly, three of the Chosen Ones are ripped our of their dimension and into an alternate dimension by magic. Immediately they realize that this dimension is being plagued by a being very like their Dark One, but with all the secrets and lies, how do they know who to trust? Sloane knows that something isn't right. She has always had a sense of the Dark One when near him in their own dimension. She has a feeling that the being here is the same one that plagued her dimension but to prove that she will have to risk everything, including her life, to find the truth.
The story is a fun read with several twists that keep the tale interesting and fresh. I love that we are not following the Chosen Ones as they fight their dark one, but instead we are seeing them 10 years later with all of the effects of the trauma they dealt with. Some have handled it well, others face demons every day. I really enjoyed reading it, though I did feel that the story was a little predictable. The bad guy was easy to spot, the lies were easy to spot, and the good guys were easy to spot. The story was intended to be a little more suspense filled that it provided, but it was still a thoroughly enjoyable read.
** Trigger Warnings ** This story does deal with PTSD, suicide, cancer, death, and abuse.
The story is a fun read with several twists that keep the tale interesting and fresh. I love that we are not following the Chosen Ones as they fight their dark one, but instead we are seeing them 10 years later with all of the effects of the trauma they dealt with. Some have handled it well, others face demons every day. I really enjoyed reading it, though I did feel that the story was a little predictable. The bad guy was easy to spot, the lies were easy to spot, and the good guys were easy to spot. The story was intended to be a little more suspense filled that it provided, but it was still a thoroughly enjoyable read.
** Trigger Warnings ** This story does deal with PTSD, suicide, cancer, death, and abuse.