Here are links to my reviews of books 1 and 2 of the Caster Chronicles:Ethan Wate thought he was getting used to the strange, impossible events happening in Gatlin, his small Southern town. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home, strange and impossible have taken on new meanings. Swarms of locusts, record-breaking heat, and devastating storms ravage Gatlin as Ethan and Lena struggle to understand the impact of Lena's Claiming. Even Lena's family of powerful Supernaturals is affected - and their abilities begin to dangerously misfire. As time passes, one question becomes clear: What - or who - will need to be sacrificed to save Gatlin?
For Ethan, the chaos is a frightening but welcome distraction. He's being haunted in his dreams again, but this time it isn't by Lena - and whatever is haunting him is following him out of his dreams and into his everyday life. Even worse, Ethan is gradually losing pieces of himself - forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. He doesn't know why, and most days he's too afraid to ask.
Sometimes there isn't just one answer or one choice. Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending.
If this isn't the last book in the series, then I am officially proclaiming that I am giving up on them. If it is the last book, I am both satisfied and disappointed, because the ending was not what you'd expect for the last book in a young adult paranormal romance series. Also, if it isn't the last book, I can't imagine how the authors would continue after the big non-shocker at the end.
Like in the second book, a whole new storyline has popped up as a result of the climax in the book before. And again, Ethan feels like it's up to him to save the world (which it kind of is in this book, but that's not the point). If I made a habit of diagnosing literary characters with psychological disorders I'd say he has somewhat of a hero complex. He insists on diving into a dangerous world he knows nothing about and forcing his smarter and more talented friends to save him; his girlfriend treats him terribly and he's able to just forget the whole thing (by the way, her excuse is the lamest ever). If he would just sit back and stay out of things that are bigger than him everything would work out fine, because he never actually contributes to the situation (except in this book, but in my opinion that was his fault for getting in over his head).
The whole Liv and John thing was very predictable. So predictable that I didn't expect it. The Linkubus jokes got a little out of hand at some point and annoyed me to no end, because now there is no normal human in the giant sinkhole that is Gatlin who is in the epicenter of the earthquake in the sinkhole with Ethan. Friends should stay human with friends. It's common courtesy.
Am I the only one who noticed that there are characters named "Link" and "Larkin"? I found those names a little reminiscent of a character in Hairspray named "Link Larkin." Not that pop culture references aren't fun, but seriously, a little more originality wouldn't hurt.
4.01 stars
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