Kelley Armstrong’s The Summoning is the first book in the “Darkest Powers” series. Chloe Sanders is a fifteen year old girl. After running around her high school being chased by a ghost, Chloe is sent to the Lyle House for "special kids". While there she makes an attempt to recover from her horrifying experience by trying to deny the fact the she saw a ghost. As time goes on, she begins to accept the fact that she is a necromancer. She soon notices that she isn’t the only one in the Lyle House with special powers and the nurses their may be up to something more sinister than what meets the eye. Chloe works to uncover the secrets of the Lyle House and come to terms with her terrifying power.
Chloe Sanders likes to think of herself as a normal girl. She went to an art school and dreamed of becoming a movie director. Because of this, when faced with challenges, she tries to remove herself from the situation and think of the problem as if it were an event in a movie. Sadly, she rarely takes her own advice and often assumes that what happens in theaters can never happen in real life. It took an annoyingly long time for her to accept that she was a supernatural, but it pays off in the end.
Kelley Armstrong’s The Summoning is a great read. Waiting for Chloe to accept her powers was boring, but the plot kicked up after that. The majority of the book takes place in a group home, so there are a limited amount of characters. A good portion of these characters fit into common stereotypes with only minor changes to fit the setting. Many of the adults act the same and are viewed to same by the protagonist. The plot moves slowly at first, but as the mystery of the Lyle House comes together, the stakes are raised and the book becomes much more interesting. I give this 390 page book 4 stars.
Chloe Sanders likes to think of herself as a normal girl. She went to an art school and dreamed of becoming a movie director. Because of this, when faced with challenges, she tries to remove herself from the situation and think of the problem as if it were an event in a movie. Sadly, she rarely takes her own advice and often assumes that what happens in theaters can never happen in real life. It took an annoyingly long time for her to accept that she was a supernatural, but it pays off in the end.
Kelley Armstrong’s The Summoning is a great read. Waiting for Chloe to accept her powers was boring, but the plot kicked up after that. The majority of the book takes place in a group home, so there are a limited amount of characters. A good portion of these characters fit into common stereotypes with only minor changes to fit the setting. Many of the adults act the same and are viewed to same by the protagonist. The plot moves slowly at first, but as the mystery of the Lyle House comes together, the stakes are raised and the book becomes much more interesting. I give this 390 page book 4 stars.