I'll start this off by saying that I really loved Doon. I loved it so much that I picked up this book immediately after finishing the first one. I'm not saying these books are hard-hitting literature.. But they are just incredibly light and enjoyable.Doon ended with Veronica and MacKenna going their separate ways, with Veronica staying in Doon as the new Queen and MacKenna heading to Chicago for her internship, believing that her and Duncan were just not meant to be. However, we find out at the end that MacKenna truly did have a Calling with Duncan.. which kind of changes everything that she had believed and makes her realise what a monumental mistake she had made by leaving.The plot itself in Destined for Doon was great - there was black magic afoot in Doon and Veronica requested MacKenna’s help to solve the mystery and save the kingdom. Albeit a bit predictable, I enjoyed where the story went and the banter between the characters had me laughing out loud. This story was definitely darker and more gruesome than the first, but I liked that about it. I really wanted to love this book as much as I loved the first one.. but I didn’t quite enjoy it as much. I still love the world of Doon and the fairytale-esque nature of the plot, but I really did not like MacKenna. Her voice was whiny and frustrating, having convinced herself that Duncan hated her despite the fact that he so obviously didn’t, and she was so stubborn that I wanted to smack her on more than one occasion. However, I loved (for the most part..) Veronica's character and thus her chapters. Her struggle with her new title and having to deal with not being completely accepted was realistic, and I think it allowed her character to develop more. The fact that Veronica and Jamie's relationship was very much less than perfect was so great. Real relationships have their ups and downs and their relationship reflected this incredibly well. I really liked that both of them stayed true to their personalities instead of giving in to each other’s every whim. It was real and I loved that about them. I only wish we had been given more Veronica chapters! Duncan is one of my favourite characters in these books. I loved him in the first book and I love him even more in Destined for Doon. His behaviour in this second book was exactly what you would have expected of someone who'd had their heart broken (as he had at the end of Doon), and it gave his character so much more depth!All in all, I would definitely recommend that you read this - especially if you enjoyed the first book! But be warned, there is a huge cliffhanger at the end that has made me feel incredibly frustrated that we have to wait months before we find out what happens next! I will definitely be pre-ordering Book 3 :) For the love of Lerner and Loewe! I am usually wary of second books in series as they often are shadowed by their predecessor but this one didn't let me down.I flew threw this book in less than a day and literally couldn't put it down. I felt as though I was under the witch's spell as I continued to read on. This book was a great continuation of the first! And seeing Kenna's story made the plot thicken even more. I still clung to the story at the end of every chapter just as I did in the first book. To stop myself from putting any spoilers in this review I will stop here.Now if I can just preoccupy myself until the next book is released. I mean, that ending of Destined for Doon was BRUTAL. And I am making it a plan to find hardcopies of these books as I have only read them on my kindle. Overall I cannot say enough good things about these books!I plan on creating a video review of the two books so I will add an update. I recommend this book (of course). But definitely read the first book!
What do You think about Destined For Doon (2014)?
Second book in the Doon series. Good young adult book. Nice fantasy.
—bianca
Not as enchanted with this one as I was the first
—mtanone
Kenna annoyed me a bit, but I still loved it!!
—Marls
