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To catch up (spoilers for Unspoken, obviously):
1. Kami’s imaginary friend, Jared, is real.
2. He’s part of an old sorcerer family.
3. … Who used to rule Sorry-in-the-Vale.
4. His uncle, Rob, is more than slightly batty and is killing people because blood gives him power.
5. Kami wants to stop him.
In many ways, Untold is very much a second book in a trilogy. The first was a brilliant setup. This one, while still interesting and laugh-out-loud funny at times, had the feel that everything is building toward some grand conclusion. However, we never quite get to it in this book.
That’s not to say that it’s a bad book. On the contrary, it’s actually quite good. Even though I felt I was spinning my wheels — will Kami and Jared get together? Will Lillian ever stop being a Royal Snob? Will Angela and Holly work out their differences? Will Ash ever grow a backbone? — it was done in a way that I didn’t mind the spinning. At all. It was also because I adore Kami. I hate to call her plucky, but she really is. She’s smart, and determined, and bossy, and willing to do ANYTHING for her family, friends, and town. I can’t help but love her.
But the true brilliance of this one was the ending. Oh. My. Gosh. If I wasn’t already convinced that endings can make or break a book, I would be now. The ending is brilliant. And painful. Because now I have to WAIT for the next book.
It was worth it, though.
Rated: Moderate for violence and some mild swearing.
