A review by btwnprintedpgs
The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Apparently I've never written a review for this one, despite it being an all time fave.

I'll admit, the book does have some stigmatised language by way of teenage judgement, but as a whole it holds up over time. A bit of paranormal, a bit of mystery, this book remains one of my favourites! Happy it was also the first book I decided to annotate, too.

I appreciated Simon and Rae more this time around. Since the future books mix up the cast a bit differently, I always forget about Chloe and Rae's dynamic, as well as the fact that Chloe really only knew Liz for like a week. I also forget how sweet Simon was in book one - he really did come to Chloe's defense a lot more than I remembered and I loved their budding friendship.

My favourite book of the series is next so I'll see y'all on the other side of that one!

TW: blood, injury detail, vomit, fire injury/death, death, body horror, gaslighting; mentions death of a parent, suicide, murder, torture
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