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InvincibleSherrilyn Kenyon
Young Adult Urban Fantasy
Chronicles of Nick/Book 2
St. Martins/March 22, 2011
*Spoilers for Book 1*
From Goodreads ~
Just when he thought things couldn’t get any worse...
Nick Gautier’s day just keeps getting better and better. Yeah, he survived the zombie attacks, only to wake up and find himself enslaved to a world of shapeshifters and demons out to claim his soul.
His new principal thinks he’s even more of a hoodlum than the last one, his coach is trying to recruit him to things he can’t even mention and the girl he’s not seeing, but is, has secrets that terrify him.
But more than that, he’s being groomed by the darkest of powers and if he doesn’t learn how to raise the dead by the end of the week, he will become one of them...
It's the day after the big zombie fest from Infinity (book 1) and Nick finds himself at Kyrian Hunter's home, safe and sound. As I was reading this, I realize I'm not reading it so much for the actual story as for the back story of Nick and company and how it relates to the current Dark Hunter/Were Hunter world of the adult series. So if I had never read Kenyon's adult series, this YA series would make me pick it up and I would most likely spend time read it rather than this one.
Nick has been, I wouldn't say a favorite character but one I've been interested to see where Kenyon would take him in the Dark Hunter series. So reading how he can to be in the world of Kyrian, Acheron and the Peltiers of Sanctuary is interesting enough to keep me reading this series. Nick is very much a teen with an attitude. He's had a hard life but he does have a mom who loves him more than words. She is the most important person in his world and it's never more evident than in his teen years.
We also see Nick developing relationships with his classmates, some of whom happen to be demons. Yeah, it's a weird world that Nick lives in but Kenyon does manage to make it all mesh together. Nick does seem surprised at every new revelation of supernatural beings. You would think he would be used to it, considering his boss is a Dark Hunter and he's friends with Acheron, who is 11,000 years old. Add in everything he's learned about and fought against in recent days, nothing should surprise him but it does.
Nick once again finds himself in trouble and not sure who he can trust. I did like the character of Death or Grim as he's also known as. He added a wicked sense of humor to the story. It's a good thing I'm not reading this series for the plot line because it didn't keep me entertained. It was easy to figure out where the story was headed and I was far more interested in how these characters fit into the Dark Hunter world. Good thing I got this from the library, not worth the hardcover price, IMO.
Rating: C+
Books in this series ~
Infinity
Invincible
Infamous (2012)
Hmmm, I don't know. I liked Nick, but some of his actions in the Dark Hunter series? Yeah, not too much. Sounds like a forgettable book...
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you read and reviewed this one for us, Leslie. I read Infinity last year and wasn't too impressed. Nick as an adult in the Dark Hunter series is one of my favorite characters and I so want to read his HEA book and basically find out how he gets out of the mess he's currently in in that series. However, I thought Infinity was kind of boring. I think there was a lot of repetitive narration and inner dialogue. Plus I'm not a fan of zombies. lol I think I may skip these Chronicle books and wait for his DH book. I probably won't miss much.
ReplyDeleteNath ~ It was fairly forgettable. I did like Death though - he's one I'd like to read more of.
ReplyDeleteChristine ~ If I read the next one, I'll probably do a lot of skimming. It is a pretty quick read - large fonts and smaller pages than a standard HC. Chances are when Nick's story comes around in the DH series, all this back story will be there too.