Vanish
Author: Sophie Jordan
Publisher: Harper Teen
Publication Date: September 6, 2011
Pages: 294
Series: Firelight, book two
Source: ARC from the fabulous author
About the Book: To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone.
Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family’s. Among the few who will even talk to her are Cassian, the pride’s heir apparent who has always wanted her, and her sister, Tamra, who has been forever changed by a twist of fate. Jacinda knows that she should forget Will and move on—that if he managed to remember and keep his promise to find her, it would only endanger them both. Yet she clings to the hope that someday they will be together again. When the chance arrives to follow her heart, will she risk everything for love?
In bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s dramatic follow-up to Firelight, forbidden love burns brighter than ever.
My Thoughts: I posted my review of Firelight almost exactly one year ago! I had just been to the YA lit conference put on by Anderson’s Bookshop. Sophie was there and then I saw her again the next day at a signing with Kiersten White and Claudia Gray. That weekend is what really inspired me to get serious about blogging. This gives these books a special place in my heart… that and the fact that they are awesome!
Sophie Jordan has a way of sweeping me up in the world she creates. I set out to read a chapter and then half the book later I have to put it down so I don’t lose my job! Vanish has a particularly great hook that engaged me right away. Jordan worked reminders of the events from the end of Firelight in flawlessly. They didn’t trip the story up at all. I was grateful as well as impressed!
One of my biggest pet peeves in a second book is when the characters don’t really change at all. Thankfully that cannot be said of Vanish. I really felt like I was getting to know the characters more. There are some major changes (Don’t worry! I won’t give them away!) but there is also more subtle development. AND… I still can’t choose between hot draki boy (Cassian) and hot hunter boy (Will!) This never happens!
One of my favorite parts of this book is the relationship between Jacinda and her twin sister Tamara. I loved seeing it develop from the first book. So much is going on in their lives. I wanted to know if it would bring them closer or drive them further apart. I can’t say much more without giving away major plot points so I’ll leave it at that.
Vanish is a great follow-up to Firelight. I cannot wait to see what Sophie Jordan has in store for us next!! Her books are not to be missed. If she is ever at a book event near you be sure to go! She is delightful as well as talented!
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