"Storm of Shadows" by Christina Dodd. Book 2 in the Chosen Ones series.I liked this book. At first I was kind of annoyed with the main characters, Arron and Rosamund. In the beginning of the book, Arron comes off as very arrogant (ie: Rosamund doesn't give Arron the time of day when he's trying to charm her for information when any other girl would be falling all over themselves to just be near him) and Rosamund comes off as totally inept socially (ie: nose stuck in her books, not even looking at people when she's spoken to, total disregard for her appearance). But as I kept reading, the depth of each character is very well developed and you get to see each character grow emotionally.The story line is very well thought out and flows very nicely. Arron is a Chosen One and he needs Rosamund's help as an expert in extinct languages to find a prophecy that will help the Chosen Ones win the war against the Others. A lot of action throughout the whole book, a lot of globe trotting around the world. Good chemisty between Arron and Rosamund. I also enjoyed the ending. You know in old TV shows, when they wanted suspence, cue the dramatic music..."dun dun daaaaa...tune in tomorrow"....well, that's what this ending of the book made me feel! LOL!Can't wait to read the next one because I have no idea who it's going to be about! (At least, I didn't find any real set up as to which of the Chosen ones will get their story next) So, I'm excited to find out. I really liked this book. Kudos to Ms Dodd. I have not enjoyed a book this much since I started reading Sherillyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series. Rosamund was a cool character. I liked that her intelligence was played up. So ofen it's a person's physical attributes that draw the attention for a character. Aaron, I felt, could have been expanded on more but again that's just my opinion. Although this is actually the 2nd book in the series, I had no trouble following the plotlines carried forward from the first book. Naturally, now I'll go back and read the first book. I liked the way this author intertwined the good and evil elements. In other books, you see only one side and things seem easy for "the good guys". This story the heroine got taken for a ride along with the reader. I'm glad I picked this book up.
What do You think about Storm Of Shadows (2009)?
It was a good 2nd book to the series, you don't need to have read book 1, but I do recommend it, especially since Dodd is such a good writer! This paranormal romance is about a group of "chosen" people, abandoned people that get gifts. They battle against the "others", the group of gifted that decided to join the evil side. As they battle the Others during the entire series each book narrates the romance of one of the Chosen ones. In this book we have Aaron Eagle, a Native American Chosen with the gift to disappear that is one renown antiquities thief who ends up falling for a librarian that they need to find a prophesy that will help the Chosen defeat the Others.
—lilkiiddoreader
I won't start this review with a synopsis, since that is available under the book description.I really liked this book, better than the book before it. It had a lot of messages like grabbing onto love, even if nothing is guaranteed; facing your fears; etc... I absolutely loved the characters and the mystery they are unraveling. The love story in this one was done really good in my opinion. There was a lot more action here then in last book. I enjoyed this book very much.
—zhopia
