

What follows is mostly an extended chase sequence, in which Chloe and bitchy, spoiled housemate Tori outsmart the bad guys, meet up with the boys, and go on the run to find Simon's dad, a fairly powerful wizard in his own right. She's been recaptured by the Edison Group and seemingly betrayed by her Aunt Lauren, while pals Simon and Derek are still on the lam. "The Awakening" starts off the very morning after Chloe's ill-fated escape from Lyle House.

If you missed the first book, "The Summoning," you'll definitely want to start there, because "The Awakening" assumes you already know everything that happened to Chloe Saunders, our budding teen necromancer, once she was sent to Lyle House, the mysterious group home for "troubled" teens with supernatural powers. Even better, I'm back with a great book, Kelley Armstrong's "The Awakening," the second book in the "Darkest Powers" series. Now Chloe’s running for her life with three of her supernatural friends-a charming sorcerer, a cynical werewolf, and a disgruntled witch-and they have to find someone who can help them before the Edison Group catches them.I'm back to reviewing books after taking some time off for our summer reading program. She’s a teenage necromancer whose powers are out of control, which means she can raise the dead without even trying. Or die trying.Ĭhloe Saunders is a living science experiment-not only can she see ghosts, but she was genetically altered by a sinister organization called the Edison Group. Now I’m running for my life with three of my supernatural friends – a charming sorcerer, a cynical werewolf, and a disgruntled witch – and we have to find someone who can help us before the Edison Group finds us first. Trust me, that is not a power you want to have. I’m a teenage necromancer whose powers are out of control: I raise the dead without even trying. A living science experiment – not only can I see ghosts, but I was genetically altered by a sinister organization called Edison Group.

Now my life has changed forever and I’m as far away from normal as it gets. If you had met me a few weeks ago, you probably would have described me as an average teenage girl – someone normal.
