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Annabeth Neverending
by Leyla Kader Dahm
3.5 Stars - I recommend if you like YA fantasy/romance, plots with flash backs, or that have to do with ancient Egypt.
This book follows Annabeth as she finds a ankh necklace at a flea market, and discovers that touching it reveals memories of her past life in ancient Egypt. When she notices that the boy she is dating is also around in her past, and so is his brother, she starts to question if one of them might be her soulmate. Every time Annabeth uses the ankh to learn her memories, her body is put through serious physical strain like seizures, hypothermia, and extreme bouts of sleepwalking. How will she find out about her past if it's killing her to do so? And who can she really trust?
Overall this book was a very fun, quick read. I thought it was a little young (expected) but had some really entertaining parts to it. All of the parts in ancient Egypt were really detailed, and gave me a lot of insight into the stories and characters. I wanted a little more from Annabeth's background in the present. She sleepwalks before she finds the ankh, but there's very little info on it in the book. I also thought it was a tad unusual that Annabeth just *knows* that's she's been reincarnated. Usually that's something the character would struggle with ahead of the plot really picking up. I also though the ending was a little bit quick for me. It all "resolved" at the last second. I wanted a bit more, but I can see that it's been set up for another book. I would probably read more of this series, just because I enjoy YA plots that have a flashback element. - it reminds me a bit of TVD. :)
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Hmmm 3.5 stars.... Full review to come!
This book follows Annabeth as she finds a ankh necklace at a flea market, and discovers that touching it reveals memories of her past life in ancient Egypt. When she notices that the boy she is dating is also around in her past, and so is his brother, she starts to question if one of them might be her soulmate. Every time Annabeth uses the ankh to learn her memories, her body is put through serious physical strain like seizures, hypothermia, and extreme bouts of sleepwalking. How will she find out about her past if it's killing her to do so? And who can she really trust?
Overall this book was a very fun, quick read. I thought it was a little young (expected) but had some really entertaining parts to it. All of the parts in ancient Egypt were really detailed, and gave me a lot of insight into the stories and characters. I wanted a little more from Annabeth's background in the present. She sleepwalks before she finds the ankh, but there's very little info on it in the book. I also thought it was a tad unusual that Annabeth just *knows* that's she's been reincarnated. Usually that's something the character would struggle with ahead of the plot really picking up. I also though the ending was a little bit quick for me. It all "resolved" at the last second. I wanted a bit more, but I can see that it's been set up for another book. I would probably read more of this series, just because I enjoy YA plots that have a flashback element. - it reminds me a bit of TVD. :)
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Hmmm 3.5 stars.... Full review to come!