Alma Katsu
Hardcover | Pages: 346 pages Rating: 4.04 | 2905 Users | 388 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Reckoning (The Taker Trilogy #2) |
| Author | : | Alma Katsu |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 346 pages |
| Published | : | June 19th 2012 by Gallery Books (first published April 2nd 2012) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Paranormal. Historical. Historical Fiction. Romance. Paranormal Romance |
Description In Pursuance Of Books The Reckoning (The Taker Trilogy #2)
A love triangle spanning 200 years…Alma Katsu takes readers on a breathtaking journey through the landscape of the heart.Lanore McIlvrae is the kind of woman who will do anything for love. Including imprisoning the man who loves her behind a wall of brick and stone.
She had no choice but to entomb Adair, her nemesis, to save Jonathan, the boy she grew up with in a remote Maine town in the early 1800s and the man she thought she would be with forever. But Adair had other plans for her. He used his mysterious, otherworldly powers to give her eternal life, but Lanore learned too late that there was a price for this gift: to spend eternity with him. And though he is handsome and charming, behind Adair’s seductive façade is the stuff of nightmares. He is a monster in the flesh, and he wants Lanore to love him for all of time.
Now, two hundred years after imprisoning Adair, Lanore is trying to atone for her sins. She has given away the treasures she’s collected over her many lifetimes in order to purge her past and clear the way for a future with her new lover, Luke Findley. But, while viewing these items at an exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Lanore suddenly is aware that the thing she’s been dreading for two hundred years has caught up to her: Adair has escaped from his prison. He’s free— and he will come looking for her. And she has no idea how she will save herself.
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| Original Title: | The Reckoning |
| ISBN: | 1451651805 (ISBN13: 9781451651805) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Taker Trilogy #2 |
| Characters: | Lanore McIlvrae, Luke Findley, Jonathan St. Andrew, Adair |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Paranormal Fantasy (2012) |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Reckoning (The Taker Trilogy #2)
Ratings: 4.04 From 2905 Users | 388 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books The Reckoning (The Taker Trilogy #2)
Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Deeply unsettling and gripping sequel to The Taker. Part historical, part modern day thriller that explores deeper character development and emotions. Opening Sentence: We were nearly at the Victoria and Albert Museum when we saw the crowds spilling out of the entrance and across Cromwell Street, forcing our taxi to stop in the middle of the road. The Review: Lanore McIlvrae and Lucas Findley are spending some quality time together in EuropeThis is the second installment in The Taker trilogy & honestly, it should have been called "The Waiting" because that's all you're doing in anticipation of the reunion of Lanore/Adair after his 200 year entombment by her hand. If that's your huge draw, then just read the last 75-50 pages and satisfy yourself. It'll give you enough of the gist & give the payoff quickly enough. If you're really only in for the reunion, read the last 25 or so pages (it's heartbreaking). This was a lot of
A deeply dark and disturbing tale of obsession/unrequited love. After reading quite a few candyfloss YA fantasy books, this feels like drinking some decadent dark chocolate - just what I needed. I also enjoyed the authors comparison of technology to alchemy. I can't wait for book number 4.
The Reckoning is the story of immortal Lanore McIlvrae who has imprisoned her evil maker Adair in a brick wall, and has spent the last two centuries trying to atone for the sins of her mortal and immortal lives. She is looking to the future with the doctor, Luke Findley, who helped her in the first novel in the trilogy, The Taker. As she views items from her past that she has presented for an exhibit at a London museum, she feels a humming in her head warning her that Adair has escaped his
--Full, non-spoiler review courtesy at Book & Movie Dimension a Blog--For many The Taker, the first book in The Taker Trilogy, not only introduced but also swept them up into the world of some alarmingly deprived Immortals. The Reckoning has quite the few shocks and unexpected reveals. We had lastly left off in The Taker with Lanore (Lanny) having imprisoned Adair the person who gifted her with Immortility itself. Lanore had also just met Luke , a doctor, who felt a certain connection to her
oh my goodness...genius. pure genius. the wave of emotions i've felt over the couple of days it took me to read this has been overwhelming...to be completely honest, i'm speechless.the dark twists, the emotions, the inherent truths Katsu makes you face all wrapped up in this amazing story...oh, and holy zombies batman - zombies and oddly enough i'm not just ok with that - it totally works and feels completely right - how is that possible?this one has left a mark on my soul longer review to come
Um, what is with the cover...has it suddenly gone all YA on us?
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