Loge of Lies
Book Review of Hover by Melissa West
Hover
is the second book in “The Taking” series. The story picks up after Ari was
taken to Loge when a neurotoxin was released on earth. Ari Alexander and
Jackson Castello, the grandson of Zeus, must save the Ancients and the humans
by trying to get them back to earth. However, this entails a dangerous mission
that is put in Ari’s hands. She must kill Zeus, the ruler of Loge. Will she
succeed or not? Will her relationship with Jackson make it through his secrets
and lies?
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I read this book without
reading the first one, except for the summary, and honestly was expecting to be
lost in the book. I don’t mean being lost as in attention but as in not
understanding. However, that wasn’t the case. Throughout the story I discovered
bits and pieces from the previous book and was able to follow along clearly
through the story. This second book was so captivating there is a lot of action
going on and I was able to learn a lot about the world of Loge, including the
unrest of some Logean people against Zeus.
For those of you who have
been waiting for the second installment of this book, you will not be
disappointed. The love interest in this story does not fail. Ari battles her
doubt over Jackson’s betrayal and the relationship is put to the test, yet this
doesn’t overpower how intense the rest of the book is. The war in Loge between
Ancients and humans and ancients and ancients continues and no on is safe. Earth
is in ruins and Loge is in turmoil.
The ending is a cliffhanger
that will leave you sad that it ended and excited for the next installment to
find out what happens. I would definitely recommend this book to someone who
enjoys dystopia, fantasy, or sci-fi literature. And I must admit that after
reading this book I am going to read the first book Gravity to learn where the love interest began. Melissa West did an
outstanding job in this book and I am excited to learn what will happen next.
***eARC provided by Heather Riccio for an honest review.
By Gilma Velasquez
