Review of the Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelley Armstrong.
This is Kelley Armstrong's first try at writing for teens. She has written many other books but they have been for Adult readers.
This is what the back of the book says:
All Chloe Saunders wants is a life like any normal teenager - the chance to get through school, make friends, and maybe meet a boy. But when she starts seeing ghosts, she knows life will never be normal again.
Soon the ghosts are everywhere, demanding her attention. When Chloe finally breaks down, she's admitted to a group home for disturbed kids. At first Lyle House seems okay, but as she gets to know the other paitents - charming Simon and his ominous, unsmiling brother Derek, Obnoxious Tori, and Rae, who has a 'thing' for fire - Chloe begins to realise that something strange and sinister binds them all together, and it isn't your usual 'problem kid' behaviour.
And they're about to discover that Lyle House is not your usual group home, either ...
My opinion:
This trilogy of books done in first person and in the point of view of Chloe Saunders. Chloe thinks she's an ordinary girl but the truth is she's anything but ordinary. She sees ghosts but nobody believes her, so she gets sent to the Lyle house, which is a group home for disturbed kids (problem kids in other words). She meets the other patients - Lovely Liz, Charming Simon and his ominous, unsmiling brother Derek, obnoxious Tori, and Rae, who has a 'thing' for fire. Only after a day of being there she starts to realise this isn't your normal home for disruptive kids.
Throughout the three books the characters grow on you. They face challenges most people wouldn't dream of while trying to figure out who they can really trust. These books are filled with more twists and turns than a a twister game and, honestly, they are quite surprising, it's very hard to surprise me so this is saying something.
This is a paranormal book, which features creatures only known in myths no faeries or vampires, but it is great in it's own way. The author has created a world of her own which isn't seperate from the real world, but rather another part to the real world that is hidden from humans, for the fear that the humans would hunt down and kill anything deamed as not-human
I have read many paranormal and mythical books but none quite like this. It's a knew take on all things supernatural. If you hated twilight, or liked it, this book is for you. It may not have a sparkly Edward Cullen but the cast of characters and the storyline itself make up for it, and for those haters of twilight, Kelley Armstrong's world of supernatural beings, is more believeable, way more believeable.
In my opinion the Darkest Powers trilogy is better than twilight, and i say this as a twilight book fan (the movies are nothing compared to the books, it has to be said <on about twilight that is).
The story can be slow in places but it's worth reading. I would give it a 9/10 because, like all books, there are some things i would personally change but then again it all adds up to make the story what it is.
You don't have to take my word on it though, if you've read it post your own marks out of 10 for it and reasons why, but try not to give anything away because it would just spoil the trilogy for those who haven't read it and might want to someday. If you've gotten this far, thanks for reading it through, and i would love to hear your opinions about the books.
L.J
