Arcana Chronicals #1
Kresley Cole
October 2nd, 2012
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
369 pages
Amazon/Book Depository/B&N
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole introduces The Arcana Chronicles, post-apocalyptic tales filled with riveting action, the dark mysticism of Tarot cards, and breathtaking romance.Shut the Front Door because this book was awesome. I just finished listening to Poison Princess by Kresley today and I really liked it. This book gets four Laser Pistols. In my opinion it started off kind of slow, where you first meet Arthur who is a bad guy in a Post Apocalyptic world. He kidnaps girls for his nefarious experiments and Evie is just one in a long line of many he is trying to trick. She tells him her story of before and after the flash. The before the flash part of the book was kind of boring and I thought Evie was weak. After the flash the novel takes off like a flash so to speak and really kicks it into high gear. Evie pairs up with Jack, the Cajun, and the adventures start as Evie races to find her grandmother for answers.
She could save the world—or destroy it.
Sixteen year old Evangeline “Evie” Greene leads a charmed life, until she begins experiencing horrifying hallucinations. When an apocalyptic event decimates her Louisiana hometown, Evie realizes her hallucinations were actually visions of the future—and they’re still happening. Fighting for her life and desperate for answers, she must turn to her wrong-side-of-the-bayou classmate: Jack Deveaux.
But she can’t do either alone.
With his mile-long rap sheet, wicked grin, and bad attitude, Jack is like no boy Evie has ever known. Even though he once scorned her and everything she represented, he agrees to protect Evie on her quest. She knows she can’t totally depend on Jack. If he ever cast that wicked grin her way, could she possibly resist him?
Who can Evie trust?
As Jack and Evie race to find the source of her visions, they meet others who have gotten the same call. An ancient prophesy is being played out, and Evie is not the only one with special powers. A group of twenty-two teens has been chosen to reenact the ultimate battle between good and evil. But it’s not always clear who is on which side…
I liked the action and adventure Poison Princess had to offer, and the scrapes Evie got herself into had me on the edge of my seat wondering how she was going to survive. I loved the ending when Evie comes into her powers and becomes a force to reckon with. She is no longer weak but a strong female heroine. I love the kind of Highlander twist the book takes in the end as in "There can only be One," arcana that is.
What I didn't like about the book is there is not that much romance in this book. I can tell the author is setting it up for more books to come, but sometimes I just wanted to shake Evie and Jack and tell them to grow up and tell each other the truth. I wasn't always feeling Jack as a love interest for Evie because I felt their relationship was immature and volatile.
I recommend reading or listening to Poison Princess because it has on the edge of your seat adventure and intrigue set in a post apocalyptic world, what's not to love. Emma Galvin does an excellent job narrating especially the Cajun accents.
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