Lady Danielle

"[...] hell is a place where the souls of the damned can still see heaven."

Once again, Sarah doesn't fail to impress and amaze me. 

Damn you for messing with my feels like this, Sarah. Damn you.

In a small sleepy town called Sorry-in-the-Vale (with symbolic locations named Shadownchurch Lane, Pleasant Street, Sorrier River, Hope Field, Really Depressed Quarry, and more), things are not going as planned. After finding out that an evil sorcerer with a not-so-hidden-agenda named Rob was behind the death of Nicola Prendergast in Unspoken,it's Journalist Kami's duty to let the people of Sorry-in-the-Vale know that magic exist... with the help of a few Lynburns and some friends, of course. 

"Let's not front. We all know magic is real.

You know. Or it's time you knew. It's time someone told you.

I always said that every town has a story, that even our sleepy Sorry-in-the-Vale must have one. I was so sure that I could find a story hidden somewhere under the chocolate-box prettiness of our town. I thought finding a story would be like bird-watching in the Vale woods, waiting for bright eyes and a burst of wings. I thought it would be like finding gold.

It wasn’t like that at all."

The task will not be easy. Quirky Kami will not only be encountering Scarecrows coming to life, betrayals, and the cold horrifying truth of Rob's plan, but she will experience love as well as the meaning of sacrifice.

After reading reviews of disappointment, I can wipe my forehead of its perspiration from nervousness. I enjoyed Untold just as much as the first instalment; however, I can understand why readers were disappointed with this: the angst and misunderstandings. There was so much of it that even I was shaking the book and yelling aloud in annoyance! This may be the book's greatest downfall. Nevertheless, I'm letting this slide due to the fact Unspoken left off with a jaw-dropping cliffhanger that had to continue its way in the second book of the Lynburn Legacy trilogy. Since this is the second book, everything (all the angst and anger and explanations) needs to be let out here; I feel that all of angst will not be present in the the third novel. 

Untold goes into depth with the research, knowledge, and magic -- readers will be reading stories of the Lynburn family and their past. 

"It's time to choose sides..."

Rob wants to return Sorry-in-the-Vale back to the way it used to be in the past: when sorcerer's ruled and had the people in submission; occasionally drawing blood to enhance their power. But in order to do so he'll need a blood sacrifice on the winter solstice... a human sacrifice. Kami, Ash*, Jared, Angela, Rusty, Holly, and Lillian does not want this to happen, so they're making plans to fight back.

I enjoyed reading about this gothic town. The writing was so vivid and atmospheric. I also loved the small conversations here and there between Kami and Angela about Angela's sexual orientation. Kami is there for her and never judgmental which I really liked; she didn't see Angela differently. Though there'll be problems with Holly and Angela that I found really frustrating. I'll see how all of that turns out in the final book. There is some character development in here, but not much, which is fine. 

Untold is an excellent Halloween read: outrageously funny and deliciously gothic.

I honestly have no idea what to do with life now that I'm finished with this book.

* I hated Ash so much in this one. What a little coward! I can't go into details without spoiling, but you'll find out soon enough once you've read this. I really hope he changes and develops in the next book. (Shakes my head)