Title: UnbreakableSeries: The Legion #1
Author: Kami Garcia
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: October 1st 2013
Pages: Hardcover, 320 pages
Source: ARC from BEA
Summary from Goodreads:
Supernatural meets The Da Vinci Code in this action-packed paranormal thriller, the first book in a new series from New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia.
I never believed in ghosts. Until one tried to kill me.
When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, her world begins to unravel. She doesn’t know that paranormal forces in a much darker world are the ones pulling the strings. Not until identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into Kennedy’s room and destroy a dangerous spirit sent to kill her. The brothers reveal that her mother was part of an ancient secret society responsible for protecting the world from a vengeful demon — a society whose five members were all murdered on the same night.
Now Kennedy has to take her mother’s place in the Legion if she wants to uncover the truth and stay alive. Along with new Legion members Priest and Alara, the teens race to find the only weapon that might be able to destroy the demon — battling the deadly spirits he controls every step of the way.
Suspense, romance, and the paranormal meet in this chilling urban fantasy, the first book in a new series from Kami Garcia, bestselling coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures novels.
- Unbreakable was a pretty fast read, there is a whole lot going on. The chapters were suspenseful and full of action.
- Legion. The entire premise was interesting and enjoyable. As mentioned above, you can see the parallels to the Da Vinci Code like plot. While I did enjoy the similarities I felt it was still lacking in development.
- Unbreakable was a little bit out there. I can accept supernatural books and even would consider it one of my favorite genres but I like it to be well done. The execution of the plot was weak and I felt like the supernatural elements lacked substance.
- The romance felt forced and unnecessary.
- Lastly, I felt that the story line was rather forced. The drama/main focus in the story was a stretch. Now I am not a huge mythology person so it may in fact be following the actual myth but Awaken just seemed to be a book there to simply end the character's story.
- The characters had a young and sometimes immature voice that I just could not overlook. It just dragged my opinion of them down and made it hard to truly root for the characters.
Unbreakable was a blend of crazy spirit/ghost hunters and secret societies. Parts reminded me of Tomb Raider. The whole idea is definitely intriguing but I felt the characters were mediocre and the romance and supernatural aspects were lacking.
