Sure, this is a magical world, but she still stutters when she’s nervous or under pressure – and more importantly, it’s okay. She’s not dramatic, she consciously keeps the whine to a minimum, she’s too compassionate but in a way that is both her strength and her weakness, and she’s got a bunch of personal flaws and issues that, like everyone else in the world, she just has to cope with. Chloe, on the other hand, never really gains a cool superpower…actually, the one she has sort of majorly sucks most of the time and probably isn’t something anyone would wish for. I’m not even really making up that statistic, because I can honestly list 10 different series and point out how most of the heroines in 9 series out of 10 are completely predictable. It’s such a refreshing change from 90% of the heroines out there, in teen and adult lit combined. Armstrong has a gift for creating these characters that are all too normal and human, but oh so admirable.įirst of all, the heroine is as real as any teenage heroine is going to get. This is almost all going to be character analysis, just because that was what impressed me most throughout the trilogy. So, what is it about this particular YA trilogy that makes it special? You can read the synopsis of the series somewhere else and I’m not even going to bother focusing on plot here, although it certainly is a good one. When Borders is potentially going to file for bankruptcy, you know the industry is in trouble. It just seems like all my favorite adult urban fantasy authors are doing these YA series now, probably because the money in the publishing industry is all in YA books right now. I’ve read at least a half dozen times.ĭespite that, I was wary of reading Armstrong’s YA trilogy, even though it’s been out since 2009. The writing is so…flawlessly executed! Maybe I’m just not at the level yet where I can see the flaws, but the action, plot, characterization, pacing, romance, and just about everything makes it one of my favorite novels. I like her other characters and novels, but I still like Elena and Clay most, and especially from Bitten. I’ve always really admired Armstrong’s writing ever since I read Bitten for the first time. I just finished Armstrong’s The Darkest Powers trilogy, in which the ugly guy gets the girl, courage is expressed in actions rather than words, and liking someone – even at age 15 – is about far more than simple attraction.
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