The circle's power has lured her home
Forced to move from sunny California to gloomy New England, Cassie longs for her old life. Even so, she feels a strange kinship to a terrifying group of teens who seem to rule her school. Initiated into the coven of witches that's controlled New Salem for hundreds of years, she's drawn into the Secret Circle, a thrill that's both intoxicating and deadly. But when she falls for the mysterious and intriguing Adam, Cassie must choose whether to resist temptation or risk dark forces to get what she wants—even if it means that one wrong move could ultimately destroy her.
Book Review:
For those of you who do not know, I go through phases when it comes to my interests. When I decided to pick up this series, I had just finished binge-watching the CW series loosely based off of the books. Now, don't get me wrong, I really did like the one season that there is of the show, but I hated who ended up with who. That is what led me to the books. I am hoping that the people I want to end up together, will. Plus, as the show was unfinished, I feel like I am missing out on an incredible world.
LJ Smith's writing is intriguing. I wouldn't say it is my favorite style of writing but there are elements to it that pull me in here and there. At the beginning of the book, practically for all of The Initiation I wasn't sure if I was going to like it or not, but I ended up being quite fond of it; but, I still do not believe that this is going to be one of those series that I finish quickly.
One of the reasons that it took me a while to get into was Cassie... I'm not sure what to think of her. She is not a very strong female lead, which is something that I look for in books like these. For me, as I had watched the show, it was a bit upsetting to find out that book Cassie isn't strong because show Cassie is so very strong. Her character, in the book, was just very unsure of herself, her friendships, and her powers. Now I understand the latter two because they are so new to her, but the fact that she is so unsure of who she is and depends so much on how others treat her is very unsettling. I hope that as the series progresses she becomes a stronger character.
The only other reason that I can identify for not being particular gripped by the story was how many characters there are. Now, many of the characters are minor and not really important, but it is still quite confusing. Personally, I like stories where the author focuses on a select few. In my opinion, the maximum should be six main characters. In this story, there are probably 4 that pop out as main characters but then there are about 6 that are minor characters, often mentioned with little explanation. That frustrates me to no end.
Pages: 416 Rate: 2.5/5
Favorite Quote:
"Listen to me," he said, and to her dismay he stepped closer. "When I first met you," he said, "I had no idea you were one of us. How could I? But I knew that you were different than that phony friend of yours. Not just another pretty girl, but somebody special."
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