Have you ever come across those series where the first book makes you think, "Hmm, this is going to be good!" Then you pour through the second book and just sit speechless for a bit?Yep, that's what happened to me this weekend. I recently finished reading The Fallen, the first book in The Nine Lives of Chloe King. I was left wondering after that book so went and found the second book. Just as the first was, THE STOLEN, the second book in this series, was a quick read and packed with enough action and emotion to make me lose myself completely in the story.The Fallen introduces us to Chloe King, our smart, spunky, and slightly feline heroine of the series. She discovers within the story that she is a member of the ancient race of the Mai, and feline race whose existence has been recorded since the time of the ancient Egyptians. Hunted by the human assassins, The Order of the Tenth Blade, Chloe discovers that her life is in jeopardy shortly after discovering that her new abilities exceed simple cat-like reflexes. Continuing the story in THE STOLEN, Liz Braswell explains more about the Mai and their history. We get to learn who they are, where they come from, and what has happened to the mighty race within its recent history. Schooled in Egyptology herself, Braswell really gives the story a lot of color and realism with the ancient myths. If I had to pick one thing, that would be what made THE STOLEN a complete winner for me. It was perfectly evident that Braswell did her research and the way she explained and incorporated the ancient Egyptian gods made for a brilliant book that was not only easy to follow, but addictive as well.Going beyond simple introductions to Chloe's life, we see the action kicked up a notch within the pages of THE STOLEN. Now we discover that there is more behind The Order's need to slaughter the Mai. More than that, it seems that darker plots arise around Chloe, making life even more dangerous for her and the people around her. New characters and new scenery add an interest factor to the book that is sure to keep readers entertained throughout THE STOLEN. Sometimes with a series, even though the story may be good, reading about the same characters in the same settings book in and book out can get old. While not completely throwing us into a different world from the one we were accustomed to in The Fallen, Braswell, does change THE STOLEN up a bit, adding newer dimensions to keep us attached. As I've mentioned in my review of The Fallen, this series, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, was picked up by ABC Family and will be premiering on that network June 14th. Along with many others, I was one who thought the previews looked fantastic and then only later discovered that the show was based on a book series. If you're one of those people who enjoy reading the books that go along with a show or movie, I suggest picking these up. So far the story has proved to be fascinating with just the right amount of drama and otherworldly feline awesomeness.Again, if you are looking for these books online, you may need to look under the author name Celia Thomson. The combined edition (three books in one) comes out in June under Liz Braswell, but previous editions were published under the name Celia Thomson.
"Uprowadzona" to drugi tom trylogii o losach Chloe King, która w dniu szesnastych urodzin odkryła, że jest kimś więcej niż zwyczajną nastolatką borykającą się z typowymi na ten wiek problemami. Tego dnia Chloe spadła z wieży i umarła. Jednak teraz żyje i musi uporać się z poważniejszymi trudnościami...W "Uprowadzonej" dowiadujemy się trochę więcej o świecie, z którego pochodzi Chloe, choć jej znaczenie, jako osoby posiadającej dziewięć żyć zostało wytłumaczone słabo i ostatecznie według mnie cała ta historia jest grubymi nićmi szyta. Naprawdę fajnie było w końcu dowiedzieć się czegoś o rasie Mai, ich pochodzeniu, przodkach itp., ponieważ w "Upadłej" były to tylko skąpe zalążki informacji o mitologii egipskiej, a spodziewałam się więcej po autorce, która studiowała przecież egiptologię. Jednak pod tym względem również w drugim tomie jest dość krucho. Widać, że Liz Braswell miała jakiś pomysł; ciekawy, inny i związany z mitologią egipską, jednak gdy idzie o wykonanie, to już nie wyszło tak super.Związki w tej powieści to czysta masakra.-Dlaczego właściwie jesteście razem?-Eeee, on i ja jesteśmy piękni, cool i lubimy się całować.To właśnie kwintesencja relacji w "Uprowadzonej", które pojawiają się między nastoletnimi bohaterami, według Liz Braswell. Brian jest już prawie "dorosły", więc jego uczucia można nazwać głębszymi, jednak ja zupełnie się nie zgadzam z tym, co wypisywała autorka, o tym, jaka to Chloe jest cudowna, dobra i mądra. W pierwszym tomie jest płytka, jak kałuża w sierpniu, więc nie kupuję genezy tego jego 'zakochania'.Drugi tom spodobał mi się dużo bardziej niż część pierwsza, przede wszystkim z powodu zmian, które zaszły w głównej bohaterce; oczywiście na lepsze. Chloe King była rozpuszczona, pyskata(choć niestety nie w tej inteligentnej wersji) oraz płytka, a jej największym problemem był fakt, że nowo poznany chłopak nie chce jej pocałować. Toż to skandal! Na szczęście w tej części we wszystkich bohaterach zaszły pewne zmiany; zyskali oni choć trochę głębi, a więc realności. W "Upadłej" postacie były wyjątkowo słabo zarysowane. Jednak i tak nie jestem zadowolona z przedstawienia postaci Aleka. W serialu był po prostu cudowny pod każdym względem; słodki, troskliwy i co najważniejsze inteligenty(miłym dodatkiem był znakomity wygląd aktora i jego boski akcent), a w książce określiłabym go z sympatii: głupiutki. Przynajmniej przyjaciół Chloe można było w tej części polubić. Pomogła narracja z ich punktu widzenia, a mnie osobiście urzekła siła przyjaźni pomiędzy nimi."Uprowadzona" z pewnością jest lepsza od "Upadłej" w wielu aspektach: bohaterowie zyskali odrobinę głębi; Chloe okazała się nie być taka pusta, jak autorka usilnie starła się ją przedstawić; styl powieści również był ciekawszy, a narracja z różnych punktów widzenia dodawała historii dynamiki. Jednak mimo tego wszystkiego książka jest tylko dobra. Mam nadzieję, że ostatni tom rozjaśni wszystkie zagadki i wątpliwości i oczywiście będzie naprawdę dobry.Ogólna ocena: 7/10.
What do You think about The Stolen (2004)?
Chloe King is one of those books characters that you can find something in common with her. Like most teenage girls she skips classes, hangs out with her two best friends, argues with her mother, and crush on a few boys here and there. All her qualities make her relatable in many was, to me at least, which in my opinion makes the best book characters. After watching ABC Family`s adaption of the books and cancellation of the show I began reading the books. The fact that Celia and Liz were able to
—Anna-Carol
by: Celia Thomson total pages:266 This book is about 16 year old chloe king. you could say she is like spiderman she can climb the sides of buildings with ease and she has powers. She is not your typical teen even though she seems like she is because she gets in arguments with her parents and doesn't like the responsibilities that come with being a teenager. She sometimes even skips school which is really bad for her and her mother doesn't even have a clue that she does any of this. In fact she doesn't suspect anything from her, she thinks her daughter does well in school and is the most normal teenager ever. Chloe has many secrets about herself that can only be reveled if you pick up a copy and read it but this story is very interesting because you go thorough chloe's life and see how she has grown and changed all throughout the story. Like all things with powers there are people that are against chloe and of course they do get in her way but she does find a way to overcome them and try and live an ordinary life. This book taught me that it is important always do the right thing even if you are being pressured into doing something else. In chloe's case she was always doing well in school until she started hanging out with the bad group at school then she started doing more poorly and even skipping school. Even if you are very different from everyone else don't feel pressure to do the wrong things. Chloe is a good example of this and she gets herself in a lot of trouble because she went down the wrong path and she didn't obey her mother therefore she got herself into more drama and problems then she had before.
—Christina
In The Chosen, Chloe finally knows what she is (Mai), a Rogue is trying to kill her, and her mother is kidnapped.Chloe is still stringing along Alyec and Brian. Turns out that Alyec was a Mai like her (which allows making out since she can't kill him) and Brian ended up being the son of the man who leads the The Order of the Ten Blades (which kill Mai).Chloe has already died twice and at the end of the book you'll discover why she has so many lives.Nothing really happens in the book so I don't really know what to type. She stays in the safe house for most of the book because the Order wants her dead because she was involved in the murder of their Rogue.Twitter: @bkc412Read My Other Reviews
—Brianna
