Unleashed (Deadly Consequences Book 2)

While I adored the romance in Uninvited , I can't say I support it as much here. At the end of Uninvited , we witness Davy, Sean, Gil and Sabine escaping from the brutal imprisonment where they were held. At about pages into Unleashed , they end up getting separated. Embracing every single possible cliche known to the young adult genre, Davy ends up falling for Caden, but then she remembers she loves Sean too. I just could not support the romance. Adding a second love interest in the final book of a series is a risky and skeptical choice that I bet very, very, very few authors would be able to pull off, and Sophie Jordan was not one of them.

I wasn't the biggest fan of the romance between Sean and Davy in Uninvited , but I tolerated it well enough. Also, I definitely believe that if you're going to have an entire cliffhanger devoted to two characters, the second installment should definitely follow those two characters. The worst part though? View all 17 comments. Jul 07, Angela marked it as to-read. I spy with my little eye a love triangle 4. I already forgot what happened in Uninvited. Feb 03, Adelynne added it Shelves: Who is this Caden?? I swear, if Sean isn't in this, I'm not reading this.

Well, it looks like I'm never gonna read this. Why did she have to ruin a perfectly good romance??? View all 9 comments. Oct 01, Bodea marked it as to-read. Is that Sean spelled backwards and then sideways lie to me? View all 5 comments. Mar 14, nick marked it as abandoned-series. I have absolutely no interest in reading this. Also, I need this as a reminder to never pick up a book by this author again. When I saw Caden in the blurb and not Sean. I know quite a few people didn't enjoy book one in this series, Uninvited, but I absolutely loved it. Most people weren't happy that there wasn't an explanation provided about the HTS gene and how that is even supposed to work.

But I'm the girl who enjoys superhero movies, if I was going to sit there and question the actual science behind them then I wouldn't enjoy them half as much. Sometimes you just have to enjoy the story for what it is, a piece When I saw Caden in the blurb and not Sean. Sometimes you just have to enjoy the story for what it is, a piece of fiction.

My review for Uninvited was really glowing, I was completely won over by all of the action, but also by the romance between Davy and Sean. So imagine my surprise when the plot summary for book two doesn't even mention Sean once. I was not happy with that and I became very nervous to start this book, especially with the mention of a new male character, I began to worry that this was going to turn into another horrid love triangle book and I was not looking forward to it.

I wish that I was able to say that I enjoyed Unleashed just as much as I did Uninvited, but I would most definitely be lying. I was so disappointed by this book and part of me really wishes that I hadn't read it and had just made up my own conclusion to this duology. We come into the story right where book one left off, Davy and the others have managed to escape the training camp and are about to make the crossing into Mexico.

It's painfully obvious from the blurb that she's not going to be sticking with these guys for too long, and that happens by about page Davy finds herself in trouble and is rescued by a guy who just happens to be part of a resistance cell and is going to go out of his way to save her from everything. When I realise a books going to be ALL romance. What I really liked about book one was the fact that the romance in it wasn't the main focus.

I've said time and time again that I don't mind romance in my reads, as long as that romance only takes up a small part of the plot. Uninvited did this well, the romance was there but it was more of a slow build and wasn't the focus of the story. I liked that I couldn't put the book down because it had a lot of action to it. As Unleashed was the concluding book to the series, I assumed it would be packed full of action and I'd be reading into the early hours of the morning, unable to put the book down. I couldn't have been more wrong, this book became all about the romance.

What makes that a million times more frustrating is the fact it's a completely new romance to book one. Maybe some authors can pull of introducing an entirely new love interest and get you to suddenly root for them, but this did not work here. I liked Davy in book one, by the end she was becoming strong and didn't constantly need Sean to keep jumping in and rescuing her.

I didn't like that we suddenly have a new guy show up who feels the need to constantly jump in and save her. You'd also think that being part of the group that's trying to take down the Wainwright Agency that Davy would get to play some role in this. Everything happens without her because she's too busy having yet another romance storyline with a guy I don't really care for.

I was hoping for action, suspense and twists and turns, what I got was romance and melodrama. Review originally posted at Step Into Fiction Actual rating: There are some spoilers that were unavoidable. However; in this case, I might have preferred a standalone. This is coming from someone who is obsessed with Sean. Bringing in a new love interest was hard.

All those swoon-worthy moments were anything but for me. As a person, he was fantastic. One thing I did love was the little things in between each chapter. Some were conversations, some were emails, some were articles and some were even obituaries. I was so engrossed in Uninvited and I wanted, no, needed more. I guess sometimes when your expectations are so high, they never quite reach. I found this book to be quite predictable, as well. I predict things in a lot of books but there is always something that surprises me; not here, though. Who knows, maybe someone will actually like it more than the first book?

I will say, by the end of the book, I was okay. I came around to liking Caden and I was happy that mostly everyone was happy. As much as this pains me, because of how much I loved Uninvited, this book was a complete and utter let down. Especially to those of us who were very fond of Sean; which is probably most of us. In turn, thank you so much to HarperCollins for allowing me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

View all 8 comments. Sie hat keine eigene Meinung, ist andauernd zickig und scheint den Glauben an sich und die Menschheit verloren zu haben. Das liegt aber auch daran, dass sie mich sehr an die Shatter Me Trilogie erinnert hat. Meiner Meinung nach kam dieses Ende zu schnell, um in dieser Art von Gesellschaft realistisch zu sein. Schade, ein gutes Buch, eine grandiose Botschaft, aber von Band 2 und damit dem Finale habe ich mir etwas mehr erhofft!

Mar 21, Jessica Goldenfurpro rated it liked it Shelves: Sadly, I didn't like this book as much and, really, it didn't feel like it was even the same series. Davy and her friends have escaped their horrible imprisonment and are making their way to a safe camp down in Mexico. Things go awry along the way, though, and Davy ends up getting separated from her friends. Dying, Davy is saved by a man and taken to a hidden rebel camp. There, she will have to decide whether to stay there and fight or go back to her friends.

This book was a big disappointment. It wasn't too bad for awhile, but looking back at the book, I really have less than stellar thoughts on it. First of all, nothing really happens. The Goodreads synopsis describes this book as action-packed. It is that way in the very beginning and there are some deadly things going on in the rebel camp which ended up being stupid. More on that later , but other than that?

Most of it was Davy always changing her mind. Did she want to stay? I swear she changed her mind every chapter! Also, the romance took up a lot of the book. She kept fighting off her feelings for Caden. Caden is a guy that Davy meets at the rebel camp and she is attracted to him, despite the fact that she was still technically with Sean. Sean, by the way, is hardly in this book. He's in the first few chapters, but that's really it.

Unleashed (Uninvited, #2) by Sophie Jordan

It wasn't really the fact that she liked the other guy that bothered me, because it's been so long since I've read Uninvited so I don't really have strong feelings for Sean. What bothered me is the fact that another love interest is introduced in the sequel!

This is a huge pet peeve of mine!

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I also felt like they became close way too quickly. I didn't really have huge problems with this book until closer to the end. All the action-y things ended in a 'twist' that only made the book ridiculous. I will hide due to spoilers. So, there was a spy in the rebel camp who unleashed secrets and caused the death of many rebels. I tried not to be embarrassed about it when I'd have it at work and my coworkers saw it.

Vig has a big beard and lots of hair. He's not a clean-shaven male model type. I guess the publishers didn't think people would go for a cover with Vig as he looks in the book. It seems to me that having big beards is very much in vogue, so I'd find that intriguing if the cover actually reflected that not that like facial hair, because I don't.

I like that Vig was comfortable with himself and thus with Kera as she was. I think that's so crucial in a relationship that people accept you as you are. They want the best for you, but they aren't constantly trying to change you. The romance worked for me because it was built on mutual like and respect, as well as passion and strong emotion. This book is pretty violent, with descriptive action scenes. It wasn't over the top, and after reading Matt Reilly this past month, it seemed kind of mild, to be honest.

The story is about a violent subculture of fighters for the Norse gods who go all out. I wasn't surprised for it to be violent with that expectation. The story itself is intriguing and makes me want to keep reading this series. So I really liked this one. I liked Kera a lot. She was a real person and I appreciated her strengths and weaknesses.

She was very caring, but tough as well. I loved the multicultural feel to this book. There are people of just about every race and ethnicity. And considering this is based on Norse mythology, it was cool that Laurenston was able to achieve this. I also loved how the Crows are all strong women but not all cut from the same mode. I love when the diversity of strong women is presented instead of making it seem like all women have to be the same to be strong and confident. There was a lot to appreciate about this book.

Four well earned stars. View all 5 comments. Jun 22, Ian rated it it was ok Recommends it for: Recommended to Ian by: Anna Bobs Her Hair. Then one night as she is taking the trash out to the dumpster in the back alley she runs into a man attacking a woman. She steps in and is stabbed in the chest. As she is about to take her last breath, the Norse goddess Skuld makes her an offer. If she joins with her minions, the crows she can have a second chance at life.

But the price is she must deliver Skuld's judgement to humans who are deemed deserving of death. So, that sounds promising and there are definitely great moments. Moments that could have been pulled right out of a favorite graphic novel. But the book is a bit of a mess. It suffers from way too many POVs, things happen for no apparent reason, and there are characters whose purpose for being in the book is tantamount to a child being given the role of a mushroom in the school play.

Who knows, maybe they're important in the coming books, maybe the many POVs start to make sense as the series develops And the icing on the cake is a cover that makes no sense. I mean that's obviously supposed to be Ludvig, and I guess he's the hero of the story. He's also described as scruffy, hairy and having a beard. That isn't a beard.

OK maybe I should quit bitching The number of times one female character refers to another female character as "bitch" is close to So maybe it's just me but aren't we better than this? Haven't we moved on? It really doesn't add anything to the story and honestly I was kind of over it after the third "bitch" before page ten. Feb 26, Yodamom rated it it was amazing Shelves: Norse mythology mixed with humor and near bionic powers. Kera is a second chance person with a second chance dog. Her second chance came when a voice asked her a question and she answered yes, with one condition.

She wouldn't step into a new life without her dog. She woke in a strange bed, with uncomfortable memories in a house filled with huge beings. She did not hide, she fought beside her sweet little dog Brodie Hawaii. What she didn't know was that she had j 4. What she didn't know was that she had just kicked supernatural ancient arse and taken weapons of mystery. The weirdest part was who set her on this path. She is now a member of The Crows, one known as the thieves. There are many clans that protect and serve Odin. The Ravens are a clan filled with huge Viking men, One of them Vig.

The bigger they are the harder they fall. There is a romance brewing of course. It is slow, this baby had to be worked at. Both parties had issues and then there was the heckling. Yep, the big bad bachelor got snarked by his friends. Perfect timing for this reader, I love a great chase. Her initiation into this band of semi heroes comes with lessons, fights, nudity, emotional outbursts, unfiltered words, dog tricks and laugh your self to tears moments. These characters had me glued to the pages never a dull moment. What a fabulous way to start a new series. It was a just right read for my taste, I was left chuckling and wanting so much more.

Now where is book 2? One of the best books I've listened to this year! Typical Laurenston silliness and I loved it. You never leave a sister behind no matter how annoying she is. Star of this book if you asked me. The Unleashing Call of the Crows, 1 by Shelly Laurenston is the first book in a new paranormal series based on Norse mythology. This is the first book I have read by this author and it definitely will not be the last. I picked this up because the second book is on Net Galley and I like to read paranormal series in order due to the world-building.

Kera Watson is an ex-Marine who survived two tours in Afghanistan and then came home and was The Unleashing Call of the Crows, 1 by Shelly Laurenston is the first book in a new paranormal series based on Norse mythology. Kera Watson is an ex-Marine who survived two tours in Afghanistan and then came home and was killed behind the coffee shop she was managing. Kera has to learn to trust and go to battle with her new Crow sisters while learning all about her new life among the Norse clans.

This book was a fast and easy read. I have a rescued pittie and was so happy everyone loved her. The world-building was different and interesting. Jun 25, Amanda rated it it was amazing Shelves: I heart Shelly Laurenston! Everything I have read by her I have enjoyed and this is no exception. With Laurenston you expect somewhat off the wall characters, interesting action filled plotlines and humor. This is a brand new series set in a completely different world.

There was no cross over from an I heart Shelly Laurenston! There was no cross over from any of her shifter series at least not in this book, so if you are looking for that be prepared that it is not going to happen. In my lowly opinion there are just not enough Viking books out there so I am ecstatic that one of my favorite authors has started a Viking series! Whoot Whoot Sometimes I feel bad for the first book in a new paranormal series but this is the book that sets up the whole new world. It has to set up the rest of the series and paint a picture and sometimes it can be a bit confusing as the author lays down the tracks.

Sometimes the main characters can take a bit of a hit because of this. So an author really has to start strong and I think Laurenston accomplished that with Kera and Vig. They are both very strong characters in different ways. Vig is her lifeline in this new world. He is her very deadly but super sweet rock. Vig is kind of the boogey man in the Viking world, he is fierce and ultra deadly. He takes a shining to Kera in her human life and when she is killed he is the one that helps bring her back.

Come to find out he is not what she expected at all. These two make a great team, while Vig does take on a bit of a mentor roll it is clear that there is no dividing line between teacher and student this is pure heat and attraction. I adored Vig and wished we had some more face time with him and maybe saw a bit more of that made him so scary but what time we did have with him was well spent. Watching Kera adjust was a fun ride. The other Crows did not know what to make of this newcomer trying to organize them.

Kera was well on her way to alienating all of the Crows but after a few eye opening experiences and finding her next life calling she started to find her footing. There are a lot of side characters in this book between all of the Crows and Ravens all with strong personalities.

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I liked every single character and cannot wait to see how they develop. Sep 30, Jen rated it did not like it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. My apologies to the friend I "buddy read" this with. She loves this series and this book. I have to rip this one apart. Dude is hot, can wash clothes on his abs, five o'clock shadow, helpfully lost his shirt, etc. My beef with it?

Like so Viking, he was chas My apologies to the friend I "buddy read" this with. Yes, the author has little to say in the way of the cover, but this author has clout. So yeah, boo to the cover. It must have been the pitch to the publisher, because it doesn't exactly match the book. As in, we get no backstory or the blurb fleshed out. Just BOOM, into the story. So fail on the blurb being misleading and not explained or written through at all. He flies through the door and doorframe and she is attacked from behind, so she starts to fight to defend herself.

Because crazy people attacking her for no good reason. Said crazy people are Thor's Giant Killers, at the house of the Crows, looking for a piece of jewelry Thor lost. They think the Crows stole it. To get the Crows to leave their house, the Giant Killers used the Crow's goddess' ring or something, that they must have gotten in a less than legitimate fashion, because the Crows were all a twitter to get it back. This is Norse mythology, right?

Isn't he the trickster god? Nope, must be the Crows. Is it because they are the only non-Nordic group out of all of the groups shown? The group has people with darker than translucent skin, so they must be thieves? Kinda not PC or true. So anyway, these Giant Killers used an ill-gotten ring of Skuld, the Crow's goddess, to enter their home and look for their god's stolen jewelry. They were the ones who stole, not the Crows.

She is assigned a mentor who treats her like crap, because we need some contrived drama in a book where nothing happens til over halfway through. Seriously, for pages, we have the two at each others throats, literally, when the mentor goes for advice and is told to apologize. She does and they become besties. Not fully, but practically.

Mentor-poo won't cause, irrational hatred, so h finds H, who is part of the group called the Ravens, they follow Odin and are all male. The Ravens, who are antangonistic towards the Crows traditionally, tell her more about what is going on than her "Crow sisters". They go on and on about "Crow sisters", but I don't think they know what that term means.

She visits the Crow seer and sees the first Crow and her four sisters being created. First Crow was asked by Skuld what her name was. She says she is Slave, because when she was taken by the Viking raiders, that's what she became and she lost her name. Skuld calls her She-With-No-Name. Kunta Kinte she is NOT. Supposed to be so tough, but gives in to the raiders who kidnapped, tortured and killed her by agreeing her name was Slave?!?

I really think that thinking isn't a big thing in this book. Oh, and Raven-Pookums gave the h a book on the basic set up of the Norse pantheon. Does Lover Girl read it and make things easier for her and the reader in understanding what the f is going on? So it's ok for her to kill them, cause they are already dead and come back to "life" every day. First off, why did the vision make her want to be able to kill?

I was angry for her. She was angry, but a lil naughtiness and all was forgiven. And she never seemed to make the connection that not ALL of the warriors there were dead. She and the H were not, if they could visit, couldn't others? And Raven Pookums knew and decided not to tell her so she wouldn't get upset.

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Nothing like keeping secrets in a relationship. Like, when the H was slowly killing his "prey", he was so clinical about it. And he had to be stopped, multiple times, from killing another Norse mythology god follower, "just because he figured he should". That is creepy AF. Protectors, not sure who they follow, 4. The Silent, ditto, no clue, 5. Valkyeries-Freya and I think that is it.

They are all super-powered children who use violence to deal with ALL of their issues with one another. If they are imbued with special powers, why the HELL don't they pay closer attention to it?!? Don't they ahve protections and stuff on their property?

And wouldn't the loss of multiple amulets of power tip them off that SOMEthing bad was coming?!? I'm sure there are things I am missing about what I hate about this book, but I just don't have the energy to try to remember them right now. It was bad enough to read it once. I don't want to have to re-live more of it. My apologies if this is a fav of yours. It didn't work for me. Not giving up on this genre. Feb 15, Nadia rated it it was amazing Shelves: Thanks to Marvel's Thor I'm talking about the movie. And I know it had very little to do with the actual mythology, but it served the purpose and it got me interested in finding out more , I realized how very little nothing, really I knew about Nordic gods and mythology, and ever since I tried to soak up everything on this subject I could get my hands on.

So, naturally I wouldn't pass the chance to read something new because 1 it's about my new favorite topic and 2 Shelly Laurenston wrote i Thanks to Marvel's Thor I'm talking about the movie. So, naturally I wouldn't pass the chance to read something new because 1 it's about my new favorite topic and 2 Shelly Laurenston wrote it. The Unleashing is unlike any other book by Shelly Laurenston or G. Aiken I've read, and yet in her true style, she made it an extremely enjoyable read.

I couldn't put it down. Hell, I even messed up my one and only status update on GR because I was in a hurry to continue reading. I won't give you a synopsis because I probably wouldn't do it right, but you can always read the blurb. Better yet, go in blind. You won't regret it. It took me some time to warm up to the heroine, mainly because I am used to heroines who are tough as nails and don't have much qualms about killing. And while Kera was most certainly as tough as they get, her reluctance to deliver the final blow was a bit off-putting.

Now, I know I sound like a sociopath, but when you read about all those heroines who won't bat an eye after putting a sword or bullet or whatever through a monster literally and figuratively speaking , seeing a character having a moral dilemma about it is a bit disconcerting.

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Mainly because it makes me feel like I'm a psychotic lunatic with killer tendencies, but also because innocent people pay the price of her unwillingness to do the deed. In this book though, it lead to an epic fighting scene and then I kinda found Kera cool. To be honest, I didn't expect anything less from Laurenston.

Romance took the backseat in this book and at times I almost forgot there was some lovin' supposed to happen. Instead I got awesome side characters, strong-willed mythological creatures, epic fight scenes, silly dialogues and just a whole lot of awesomeness. One question for the end: Yes, now would be better. Can I get the sequel now? Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!

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