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rachelmanija Jan. 4th, 2008 12:06 pm)
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I finally managed to obtain the sequels to the delicious psychic kids novel, This Strange Power. While I like the first book the best, partly for the thrill of discovery but also because it had my favorite plotline, "We all live together in a little psychic house," the third book in particular brought on the crack and came to a mostly satisfying conclusion, even though I don't ship the same characters the author does.
The second book consists of the five teenagers, now connected telepathically whether they like it or not, driving around in assorted vehicles hunting for a house they saw in a dream. Meanwhile, Gabriel has been altered by his encounter with the evil crystal and must suck people's life force to survive. He can do it from Kaitlyn, who has plenty to spare, but doesn't want to because she's the girlfriend of Golden Boy Rob and Gabriel's angst o'erhangs him like a hat. In a nice interlude, they go visit the family of Marisol, whom the evil dude put in a coma, and her cool brother drops a little Spanish, then says, "Want some food? We've got tamales and chow mein." Heh.
Fighting off psychic attacks all the way, they make it to the House O' Refuge. Unfortunately, it turns out to be inhabited by this totally uptight, useless Lost Race of Atlantis, who make Gabriel sleep in the toolshed because he took human life, oh noes! They don't care that it was self-defense. But luckily, Zetes (the evil dude) sends more psychic attackers, and the good Atlantean crystal explodes, leaving them with a fragment they can use to destroy the evil crystal. But UNluckily, Gabriel defects to the dark side, along with Lydia, the Big Bad's daughter, who mostly seems to have appeared so Lewis could have a love interest, as Smith is now shipping Rob/Anna and Kaitlyn/Gabriel. Dammit, I like Anna/Lewis!
In book three, Kaitlyn infiltrates the House O' Evil Crystal, claiming that she was madly in love with Gabriel and must go wherever he goes. The house is now inhabited by other psychic kids... all totally insane from evil crystal exposure. I have to say, this is awesome! The timeline is a little wonky, as the psycho psychics pre-dated our guys so I don't know where they were before, but I love them and they are very creepy.
In the end, the evil crystal blows up, the Atlanteans realize that they're a bunch of stultified hippies, the psycho psychics flee screaming, get therapy, and/or die, comatose Marisol recovers, and Kaitlyn/Gabriel, Anna/Rob, and Lewis/Lydia live happily ever after. Maybe later Lewis and Anna can realize that they belong together, and Rob and Lydia can join the Atlantean hippie love-fest.
I have obtained but not yet read the complete "Secret Circle" trilogy, book two of "The Forbidden Game," book two of "The Vampire Diaries," and two volumes of "Night World," which has no sequence listed: Soulmate and Daughters of Darkness. Can those be read in any order? How do you all like the ones I have?
The second book consists of the five teenagers, now connected telepathically whether they like it or not, driving around in assorted vehicles hunting for a house they saw in a dream. Meanwhile, Gabriel has been altered by his encounter with the evil crystal and must suck people's life force to survive. He can do it from Kaitlyn, who has plenty to spare, but doesn't want to because she's the girlfriend of Golden Boy Rob and Gabriel's angst o'erhangs him like a hat. In a nice interlude, they go visit the family of Marisol, whom the evil dude put in a coma, and her cool brother drops a little Spanish, then says, "Want some food? We've got tamales and chow mein." Heh.
Fighting off psychic attacks all the way, they make it to the House O' Refuge. Unfortunately, it turns out to be inhabited by this totally uptight, useless Lost Race of Atlantis, who make Gabriel sleep in the toolshed because he took human life, oh noes! They don't care that it was self-defense. But luckily, Zetes (the evil dude) sends more psychic attackers, and the good Atlantean crystal explodes, leaving them with a fragment they can use to destroy the evil crystal. But UNluckily, Gabriel defects to the dark side, along with Lydia, the Big Bad's daughter, who mostly seems to have appeared so Lewis could have a love interest, as Smith is now shipping Rob/Anna and Kaitlyn/Gabriel. Dammit, I like Anna/Lewis!
In book three, Kaitlyn infiltrates the House O' Evil Crystal, claiming that she was madly in love with Gabriel and must go wherever he goes. The house is now inhabited by other psychic kids... all totally insane from evil crystal exposure. I have to say, this is awesome! The timeline is a little wonky, as the psycho psychics pre-dated our guys so I don't know where they were before, but I love them and they are very creepy.
In the end, the evil crystal blows up, the Atlanteans realize that they're a bunch of stultified hippies, the psycho psychics flee screaming, get therapy, and/or die, comatose Marisol recovers, and Kaitlyn/Gabriel, Anna/Rob, and Lewis/Lydia live happily ever after. Maybe later Lewis and Anna can realize that they belong together, and Rob and Lydia can join the Atlantean hippie love-fest.
I have obtained but not yet read the complete "Secret Circle" trilogy, book two of "The Forbidden Game," book two of "The Vampire Diaries," and two volumes of "Night World," which has no sequence listed: Soulmate and Daughters of Darkness. Can those be read in any order? How do you all like the ones I have?
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