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chloeandherbooks 's review for:
The Damned
by Renée Ahdieh
Author: Renée Ahdieh
Genre: YA Paranormal
Format: EBook advanced reader copy
Published: 7th July 2020
Pages: 432
Rating: 3.5 Stars
*I received a copy of this via Netgalley from the publisher, however, this in no way influenced my opinion. Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for providing me with a copy.*
In the sequel to ‘The Beautiful’ Sébastien Saint Germain has now been turned into a vampire and Celine has no memories of him. She is recovering from the injuries that she sustained that night in the church but she grows frustrated by the fact that everyone is lying to her about what really happened.
Unfortunately, I have to say that I’m a little bit disappointed in this since I absolutely loved the first book ‘The Beautiful’. One thing that I liked was the writing, Renée’s writing is really immersive and pulls you into the story, I hope to pick up more of her work soon.
After the climactic ending of the last book I was hoping for this to be fast-paced and full of action however, nothing really happens until around 40%. Another positive aspect that I enjoyed was the introduction of new creatures like enchantresses, I found it interesting to learn more about the mythology of this world. We also seen the further development of some of the members of the Cour des Lions, which was great as some of them played a bigger role in the plot of this novel than they did in the first. My biggest issue with this was the lack of Celine, she was barely in the story until the last part. This was disappointing as she was the main character in the first novel so I would have appreciated the story more if she played a bigger part in this story. The twist in her parentage was interesting though I do wish we could’ve seen more of Celine and her mother reconnecting. I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed the last 15% of the story, it was intense, action-packed and shocking. The death of one of my favourite characters really gutted me.
Also, I was under the impression that this was a duology however the way this ended left it open for a sequel so if that’s the case I will pick it up as I want to see what happens with Celine and Bastien next. I’m also curious about Michael’s character since he seemed to turn into a werewolf in the epilogue and Pippa witnessed it.
Overall I am a little bit let down by this sequel but it had some interesting plot twists and I enjoy Renée’s writing.
Genre: YA Paranormal
Format: EBook advanced reader copy
Published: 7th July 2020
Pages: 432
Rating: 3.5 Stars
*I received a copy of this via Netgalley from the publisher, however, this in no way influenced my opinion. Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for providing me with a copy.*
In the sequel to ‘The Beautiful’ Sébastien Saint Germain has now been turned into a vampire and Celine has no memories of him. She is recovering from the injuries that she sustained that night in the church but she grows frustrated by the fact that everyone is lying to her about what really happened.
Unfortunately, I have to say that I’m a little bit disappointed in this since I absolutely loved the first book ‘The Beautiful’. One thing that I liked was the writing, Renée’s writing is really immersive and pulls you into the story, I hope to pick up more of her work soon.
After the climactic ending of the last book I was hoping for this to be fast-paced and full of action however, nothing really happens until around 40%. Another positive aspect that I enjoyed was the introduction of new creatures like enchantresses, I found it interesting to learn more about the mythology of this world. We also seen the further development of some of the members of the Cour des Lions, which was great as some of them played a bigger role in the plot of this novel than they did in the first. My biggest issue with this was the lack of Celine, she was barely in the story until the last part. This was disappointing as she was the main character in the first novel so I would have appreciated the story more if she played a bigger part in this story. The twist in her parentage was interesting though I do wish we could’ve seen more of Celine and her mother reconnecting. I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed the last 15% of the story, it was intense, action-packed and shocking. The death of one of my favourite characters really gutted me.
Also, I was under the impression that this was a duology however the way this ended left it open for a sequel so if that’s the case I will pick it up as I want to see what happens with Celine and Bastien next. I’m also curious about Michael’s character since he seemed to turn into a werewolf in the epilogue and Pippa witnessed it.
Overall I am a little bit let down by this sequel but it had some interesting plot twists and I enjoy Renée’s writing.