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Renee Winters has changed. When she looks in the mirror, a beautiful girl with an older, sadder face stares back. Her condition has doctors mystified, but Renee can never reveal the truth: she died last May, and was brought back to life by the kiss of her Undead soul mate, Dante Berlin. Now, her separation from Dante becomes almost unbearable. His second life is close to an end, and each passing day means one less that she will spend with the boy who shares her soul. Just when Renee has almost given up hope, she learns of the Nine Sisters - brilliant scholars who, according to legend, found a way to cheat death. She can't shake the feeling that they are somehow connected to her dreams, strange visions that hint at a discovery so powerful, and so dangerous, that some will stop at nothing to protect it. Renee thought she knew the truth about life and death. But there is a secret woven through history that holds the only hope for Dante and Renee. Unless they find answers soon, their time together is doomed to be cut short.
- GENRE: MYSTERY, YOUNG ADULT 13+, ZOMBIES/UNDEAD CHARATERS, ROMANCE
- 392 PAGES
- 16 CHAPTERS
- Published January 24th 2012 by Disney-Hyperion
PUG RATING:
KEY POINTS: Romance, Love Triangle, Mystery, Detective, Suspense
IN SHORT: This book was a great read; it combined a great 3D mystery with in depth characters and heart stopping action.
Life eternal is the second book in the beautiful dead series by
Yvonne Woon, In this instalment we are thrown straight into where we
were left off with the main character Renee still unsure where she fits
in her world and is unmoveable in her affections for Dante, although at
the beginning the action is set at slow burn I feel this helps build the
characters depth and helps the audience get a better feel of Renee and
her personality, along with helping to understand and feel the
interactions with some of the more minor characters such as her
granddad.
As we move through the book a subtle but page turning mystery starts
to take wing that allows the audience to discover the clues right along
with the main character Renee, we also get a deeper view of her and
Dante relationship where the audience are turned to root for the couple
as the author explores the issues within the pairing.
At this point in the book we are introduced into some past
characters and new characters which will play key roles later on, one
particularly interesting character is Noah, although I liked this
character very much I was never quite sure what his agenda was, wheather
he was truly just an enthusiastic friend who was up for fun or if he
truly loved Renee and was a big rival for Dante, this created excitement
and an audience involvement as the reader will inevitable choose to
root for certain parings.
The reader is also left feeling worried and curious about weather this character will appear in the third book due to his role in the twist in the last chapter.
There is also the classic girl rival in the character clementine who
tries to beat Renee in Academics, status and Affection for Noah. Even
though I found her abrasive at first as the author delved into the past
of this new character I found myself actually like her more and hoping
we might see her again in the third book.
The end of this book left me breathless as the action and the
mystery build up to it final stages, at this point the reader has
followed ever clue along with characters and are desperate to find out
the treasure that is buried underneath that will either save the
characters or kill them. Here the author creates one last twist that the
audience will not expect leaving them breathless and wanting more.
OTHER BOOKS IN THE DEAD BEAUTIFUL SERIES:
I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THE REVIEW, GOODNIGHT EVERYONE
PIG XX
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