Ghost Crown by J. Gabriel Gates and Charlene Keel
The Tracks #2
HCI Teens – June 5, 2012
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Rating: This was an awesome read! A 2012 favorite
Source: HCI Teens
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Gates
and Keel have done it again. Back in the world of Middleburg nothing is as it
seems and nothing is left untouched from the events in Dark Territory. Everything
has changed, Ghost Crown is darker
and grittier. OOOh, what a read! There were so many moments that my mouth fell open
in disbelief. I had to stop myself from
screaming out warnings (especially when reading in public places!) I was so
involved in this book, that everything in my reality disappeared. I really
thought that I was sitting in Middleburg watching all of this happen. I felt so
many different emotions. My heart sank with the mini-defeats the characters
experienced. It soared with the mini-victories.
There were so many awesome elements that came together successfully to
make this a rock-star book. I loved the development of the characters, everyone
was tangible and felt as if they just floated of the page and came to life. The
bad guys just got darker and even more unlikable. The character that sits on
the fence-Zhai- was pushed even more into the murkiness of the gray area. I
still wonder why he chose to be the leader of the toppers. I know how he got
there but why did he accept? It’s June, and I have my first book to add to my
favorite reads list for this year.
All of the characters
are back in this sequel, and they all leave quite an impression, including the
new ones that pop up. All of the old characters, that we have grown to love or
hate, have changed since the events and Dark
Territory. I think that change would be necessary, considering everything
that they saw. Some of the changes are for the better, as when one embraces the
gifts that shen/The ALL have bestowed upon
them. Some of the changes are for the worse, as when one makes a deal with a
half-breed without really understanding what they have bargained away. Some
events are heartbreaking, as when one forgets her love as she is manipulated by
another. All of the characters surprised
me in one way or another, but truthfully, the biggest surprise was Maggie.
Ghost Crown has a little bit of everything, forbidden love, secret
love, a love triangle, secret alliances, secret society, a treasure hunt, action…everything you could ever need to tell
an awesomesauce story. Man! I could go
on and on about how awesomely happy I am with Ghost Crown, but I still feel as if this review is too vague. I don’t
think I’ve really captured how great this book is. I wish that I could find
something that I hated, to give a balanced review. I looked, flipped through
pages and couldn’t find anything. When I read the word “nephilim”, it was like
a punch to the gut. This didn’t start out like your typical angel/fallen angel
story and everything screamed that it wouldn’t fit neatly into that category. A
part of me liked it better when the mysterious creatures went unnamed. But even
that worked out in the end. I so can’t wait for book 3!!!! (Yes folks, in case
you didn’t know, there will be a book 3!!)
Recommendation: Go. Read. Now! Right now! Put The Tracks
series at the top of your reading pile.
A free copy of this book was given to me free, in exchange for my honest review.
Always Shine,
Starr K
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